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Transnational education moving beyond simply increasing higher education capacity, says THE report

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

Radical proposal to overhaul admissions to the UK's research-intensive universities would tackle ‘elite formation’, say LSE and Oxford professors

Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest

September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say

Goldsmiths and Chichester cases could be start of rising tide of court challenges from aggrieved students, lawyers say

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

Global network of research universities aims to help displaced learners as United Nations hits halfway mark on access target

Great British Bake Off finalist and researcher at the University of Leicester discusses the importance of community outreach, and what academia can learn from baking

As visa data backs up prediction that universities will fall short of study caps, Applyboard says there could be ‘ripple effects across the international education sector’

Google, LinkedIn and X warned that adverts for contract cheating services have ‘proliferated’ despite legislative bans

Embedding digital competency into hiring and advancement decisions would help to foster innovation, report says

Survey respondents warn of misuse of process, inadequate consultations and impact on staff left behind

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

Leading Finnish university will require fewer publications for article-based doctorates, as well as fewer course credits

Annual Education at a Glance report says graduate employment rates for women and men have almost reached parity in Greece and Portugal

UK prime minister blames previous government for state of higher education sector, as his government continues to consider options for solving funding crisis

Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts

High-profile or opinionated candidates may receive short shrift with ‘CEO in all but name’ Lord Vallance firmly in charge of UK science, experts predict

Graduates now keenly aware of loan scheme rules and how to avoid debt blowouts, figures suggest

Institutions need to communicate recognition of prior learning policies more clearly if lifelong education reforms are to bear fruit, says QAA

New regulations place strict limits on demonstrations, but students are unlikely to be deterred

Author says country should acknowledge forces to suppress academic expression, irrespective of their ideological roots 

Academics investigating why female students lose their high school grade advantage at university determine that higher levels of perceived discrimination are associated with lower academic performance for women

Scientists argue disciplines need their own ways of thinking about student belonging to reach diversity goals

Loss of Devon-based Schumacher College ‘significant blow to ecological education at a critical time’

Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears

Play celebrates the turbulent career of a pioneering female astronomer

Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn

Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival

Financial challenges facing institutions mirror those plaguing Treasury, asserts PhD-bearing science secretary, who jokes he ‘wouldn’t wish a doctorate on my own worst enemy’

Proposed Australian caps show how quickly policy environment can change, says new Manchester v-c, who has just made the switch from Down Under

Improved fortunes of UK-based researchers follows return to Horizon Europe, but grantee numbers are still much below pre-Brexit levels

Former universities minister agrees with King’s principal that ‘now is the moment’ for fee increase

More than 70 institutions shortlisted in record-breaking 20th anniversary for coveted sector awards

New institution founded by conservative figures as an alternative to ‘censoriousness’ of established universities

Serving minister and former prime ministerial aspirant to lead capital city university

Pay negotiations ‘proceeding well’, administrators insist, amid argy-bargy on both sides of the Tasman

Forcing UKRI-backed researchers to publish their papers as preprints would save £40 million annually and ‘accelerate scientific progress’, says thinktank

Report attempts to quantify economic benefit of universities as financial issues heap doubts on their future

Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?

Universities minister acknowledges ‘financial peril’ faced by UK higher education sector but insists potential remedies will ‘take time’

Commission needs standalone portfolio for research and innovation or Europe could lose ‘competitive edge’, prize winners warn

Latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ‘wake-up call’ for government, says Universities Australia

Man tasked with overseeing Office for Students’ transition says innovation, collaboration and mergers can all play a role in ensuring institutions are put on a better financial footing

Increased American targeting of foreign enrolments expected to prompt policy response and reduce competitor countries’ access to ‘low-risk’ students

Money awarded under Horizon Europe Guarantee helped scholars remain competitive as Britain returns to Europe’s research programme, says UKRI’s international champion

Some universities pressurising students to stay on unsuitable courses, risking their reputations in pursuit of fees, OfS report highlights

New role backed by cement company at Trinity College Dublin has prompted protests, but can institutions – and the planet – realistically afford to spurn such funding?

Institution that dispensed the highest vice-chancellor remuneration in sector’s history looking at course and job cuts

Author of report seeking to shape spending priorities says MPs should spend more time consulting the ‘people who know most about a subject’

‘Unwelcoming’ government policies may see international students turn to other destinations, say education agents

Disruption on campuses as large protests put pressure on Netanyahu’s government after six hostages found dead

Scheme that places researchers at heart of policymaking set to be expanded, but can evidence-based advice really make a difference in heat of politics?

Grade deflation hits institutions but Imperial tops THE analysis of universities where students receive the highest marks

Announcement of new universities likely an empty promise as military junta loses grip on control

Universities may be discouraged from taking on displaced students for fear of them counting towards their quota, policy expert warns

Nearly 100 academics placed at risk of redundancy, with union claiming staff are ‘paying the price for failed pet projects’

Spike in applicants changing their minds after dependants ban shows UK has ‘demand, not quality’ issues, says report

Previous awardees urge government to reopen Chevening Scholarship to applicants from Afghanistan