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With few private school alumni, plenty of postgraduates and a few PhDs, Keir Starmer’s potential government is very different from Rishi Sunak’s top team

Significant majority for Labour would open up opportunities to change university system over the next decade, UUK chief tells meeting of black leaders

Commission says the continent needs to boost its research spend to ensure ‘long-term competitiveness’

Lawmakers promise ‘robust conversation’ on future of top science agency, but accompanying limits on funding and research freedom raise suspicions about ultimate intention

Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’

Nearly three-quarters of people want next government to take action to support a higher education institution at risk of closure

London Interdisciplinary School has geared its courses around tackling real-world challenges, but some students seem reluctant to step outside the traditional higher education sector

Increasingly bitter dispute focuses on claims of racism and broken industrial relations inside UK higher education union

ChatGPT scores half a grade higher than psychology undergraduates in experiment at University of Reading

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be treated little differently from their privileged cousins, critics say

Eye-catching R&D commitments like those seen in previous manifestos influence strongly only a small group of voters, polling shows

The updated code is the first issued in the UK by the QAA since 2018 and includes new emphasis on student voice

With more countries keen to capitalise on the lucrative industry, policymakers and companies are leaning on universities to address talent deficits

Several St Catherine’s College buildings have been largely unusable for almost a year after safety fears were raised

Kiwi institutions committed to ‘academic audit as a concept’ but look to save costs

Academics made 49 appearances on the weekly BBC debate show over a nine-year period – researchers explore what they and their universities gained

Union demands parliamentary inquiry as instances continue to emerge

Constitutional Court nullifies decree enabling Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to appoint rectors, but any respite is expected to be brief

Altmetric 500 list analyses attention paid to scholarly articles across 11 different sources, including news articles, citations, Wikipedia pages and X/Twitter posts

Major parties have been ‘silent’ on higher education challenges ahead of general election, event hears

Association heads booted out by Aichi after joining protest against Ukraine invasion and displaying banner with institution’s name on it

Software that can record and transcribe class talks and discussions is becoming increasingly common, but some fear it could prove detrimental to long-term learning

Money lent to those from wealthier backgrounds to pay for university may be better spent elsewhere, says Dame Margaret Hodge 

Yorkshire university has been led by interim leader since sudden departure of Simone Buitendijk

Education ministry steps in after competitive university entrance exam cancelled

University requests to increase visa allocations should be rejected if expansion would exacerbate local room shortages, argues Social Market Foundation paper

Multinational conglomerates have long been in the university business, but can they really compete when it comes to impact? 

Chapter of Sexual Misconduct in Academia was previously withdrawn after academic claimed he was identified

Majority of respondents to survey worry loose affiliation criteria for Research Excellence Framework could open door to ‘buying in’ star talent

Paediatrician delayed by 29 minutes helping child patient “with high death risk”

After enduring harsh national spotlight for pro-Palestinian student protests, Ivy League campus investigates case that hands its conservative critics powerful new ammunition

Labour’s shadow education secretary promises to prioritise sector finances in government, but says taxpayer-funded rescue missions ‘not necessary’

In latest intervention by conservative-dominated judiciary, proprietary schools temporarily avoid seeing student loan eligibility tied to period of degree requirements

On-site childcare is seen as vital for meeting equality and access goals, but with funding squeezed and demand unpredictable, many institutions are deciding the costs outweigh the benefits

Lack of management nous leaves legal profession vulnerable as human and technological shifts expose need for people skills

University leaders anticipate financial challenges as government invests elsewhere, with job losses and course cuts expected

Failure to raise fees or increase direct funding will see resources per domestic student fall to their lowest level since 2005, report warns

Institute for Fiscal Studies says big rise in interest accrued on student loans is direct result of high nominal interest rates

Number of study visas issued halves after introduction of annual limit, with Indian issuances down 85 per cent

As collegiate sports grow more professionalised and women gain more fans, federal audit suggests that persistent oversights still leave large gender gap in safety

As Australia mulls ‘hard’ caps on domestic as well as international students, expert warns of unintended consequences

Canberra quietly scrapped plans to join world’s biggest research collaboration scheme in mid-2023

Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says

University says students and staff are not “immune” from local laws but academics say institution should do more to protect learners

While idea of shifting from bibliometrics to peer review welcomed, questions over trust and funding loom large

Postgraduate researchers with non-visible disabilties often struggle to access proper employee-type support, says University and College Union report

More than 750 students and staff killed, injured or abducted in two years, says report

Increase necessary to keep up with cost of delivering degree programmes, government says

Department for Education figures also show that UK course with highest average salary after five years pays seven times more than the course with the lowest

Pre-election analysis shows greater concentration of international learners in major urban centres

Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education

Awareness of financial challenges among institutions remains low but seven in 10 say they would worry if dozens of campuses close, putting pressure on Labour if it does win power

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Leaving Boston University to start a new school of public health at Washington University in St Louis, the Malta native eyes the critical importance of shaping public attitudes

Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners

School-leavers showing less interest in wider campus life and increasingly view degree only as a route to employment, report suggests

‘Constructive discussions’ reported in main sector union’s in-house industrial dispute

City’s mayor ramps up university investment as South Korea continues decentralisation of the country’s education system

Former Labour Cabinet minister and BBC executive to move on after three years

Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears