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

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

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

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

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

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

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 

Universities must rethink how they engage with students in era of major upheavals, according to Bonni Stachowiak as she reflects on 10 years of running Teaching in Higher Ed

Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts

More than half of those achieving postgraduate taught degrees registered overseas, delayed Hesa figures show

University accused of breaching contracts as redundancies of specialist staff restrict student choice

Schumacher College in Devon shuts down programmes after more than 30 years of offering degrees in ecology

University to offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across range of subjects from outpost in Delhi

Only half of US faculty members surveyed believe AI will enhance the student experience, as many report being left out of decisions on how technology is used

Government should look to foster culture of collaboration after era of competition, says Hepi paper

Academics question why some universities should be pushed to the wall while others swell their intake

Earthquake engineer on feedback loops in research and ÖйúAƬ reform

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

Two years on from international scandal, Karl Andersson claims he had received nothing but praise for article prior to online outcry

Scholars from across the political divide see reduced engagement with their research when they are more outspoken, report finds

But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader

Metric used to inform new policy adds to confusion for top-ranked institutions while other vice-chancellors welcome ¡®certainty¡¯ provided by their allocations

Freedom of Information requests reveal the wide differences in ticket prices and gown hire fees at Russell Group institutions

Australian scholars say improving response times make website ¡®an appealing tool¡¯ for cheating, but findings are disputed

University is said to have conceded to some demands over low scholarship payments, despite funding concerns

Research indicates that dozens of institutions have held lowest-level award for more than a decade and ¡®are content not to do more¡¯

Newly announced quota ¡®like a levy by stealth¡¯, analyst says, as universities evaluate the impact at institutional level

Ministry of Education ban on interprovincial expansion forces institutions to shift focus from teaching to research, or shutter planned outposts altogether

New partnership with local universities gives ¡®priority¡¯ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers

Institutions mull estates buyback schemes and more major cutbacks as post-clearing reality hits

If the choice is between impact factor and maintaining the content¡¯s integrity, there is little contest

No currently enrolled students will be disadvantaged, bureaucrat insists, despite quarrels over data and assessment that bill ¡®is more suited to national security legislation¡¯

Italian biologist makes the case for slower and smaller research

Firm whose lawyer helped initiate ACU saga handed job of finding leakers

With a six-month sunset and short-term contracts off the table, administrators can no longer rely on insecure teachers for certainty

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Security expert questions the approach, amid reports of Australia¡¯s first ¡®nationality ban¡¯

Record number of students win places having applied after main sector deadlines

Partnerships and flexibility seen as key to company¡¯s continued growth but others may struggle to follow in its path

Canberra yet to clarify future of ¡®ministerial direction 107¡¯ despite touting enrolment caps as a replacement

The vast majority of the fall in student visa numbers can be attributed to large decreases in the number of applicants from India and Nigeria

Opacity is a feature of a university sector that has ¡®lost its way¡¯, according to Australia¡¯s newest sector leader

Sociologist credited with stabilising the distance learning institution, but will leave it facing fresh financial challenges and still reeling from Jo Phoenix tribunal ruling

Apparent rise in drug use among South Korean students raises questions about high-pressure academic culture

Unique course denied reprieve as staff say loss of 62 colleagues means averting further cuts is ¡®no victory¡¯

After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated

New Labour government believes decade-long budgets will lead to more industry investment in science and fewer precariously employed researchers, but not everyone is so convinced

Controversial professor bets on Substack and right-wing links to sustain scholarship after exiting formal academic role

¡®We all fare better if we work together,¡¯ says Washington lobbyist, as US turns a corner in its approach to foreign students

International student numbers expected to drop following visa processing centre closures

Holyrood government extends home fee status to 19 students kicked off courses after the Taliban banned women from universities

Vice-chancellor says it is ¡®fine¡¯ for international students to make up nearly half of Melbourne¡¯s enrolments

University lobby demands revocation of ¡®ministerial direction 107¡¯, after education minister insists student quotas will be a ¡®better mechanism¡¯

As tech giants spend staggering sums on artificial intelligence, the head of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council explains why it¡¯s vital for academia to engage in this ¡®hot¡¯ area of research