Alyn Smith becomes next Scottish tertiary education minister
Former lawyer takes on brief in Scottish government amid wide-ranging review of university system
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Burnham vows to save Jodrell Bank research following outcry
Physicists welcome prime minister’s pledge but warn that telescope is ‘only one part of a much bigger picture’
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English language test ban in Iran ‘unfair and counterproductive’
Iranian students hoping to study abroad impacted as US sanctions prevent companies like ETS and DuoLingo operating
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Evelyn Welch: not all of our interests will align all the time
Bristol v-c and new chair of Russell Group discusses rogue agents, what minimum entry standards could look like and whether the sector can continue to present a united front
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Call for deeper reform as Malaysia axes decades-old university law
Scrapping of contentious legislation could open up new era of academic freedom, say scholars, but only if it is accompanied by wider changes in institutional culture
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Geographers call for journal to take action over ‘racist’ paper
Article that examined ‘Zionist Israeli’ financiers’ support for far-right riots relies on ‘antisemitic conspiracy theories’, say critics
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‘Elite capture’ of top journals prompts ‘gatekeeping’ concerns
Scholarship ‘risks drifting away from excellence-based peer review and towards serving insider interests’ when cliques dominate, warns study
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Australia mulls funding for Horizon Europe applicants
After belatedly associating with the world’s biggest research funding scheme, authorities are keen to ensure success
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The Burnham government must join up the dots in HE policy
To avoid undermining policy priorities, significant decisions affecting universities and students must be centrally managed, says Rachel Hewitt
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New Zealand university enrolments eclipse pandemic peak
Higher education dominates post-Covid recovery, as vocational enrolments remain suppressed
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‘Insurance’ choice future still unclear despite admissions surge
Elite universities’ growing selectivity fuels revival of back-up option, but no guarantees trend will continue
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More private takeovers of universities would face ‘steep hurdles’
Paris-based higher education group eyeing more UK investment says it won’t rule out any category of institution