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Former Open University vice-chancellor fears ¡®over-consumption¡¯ of higher education is not addressing country¡¯s challenges

Delegations heading to China from both sides of the Tasman face questions over continued strength of student flows

UK told to strengthen and protect its visa offer to international scientists if it wants to achieve ambition of becoming Europe¡¯s leading life sciences economy

Institutions being asked to reconcile opposing laws and values urged to focus on creating atmosphere where disagreement is valued

Increase in applicants across almost all age groups raises hopes for bumper year of admissions, as interest in medical degrees recovers

¡®Tug of war¡¯ within government leading to policy volatility in all major destination countries, says former UK universities minister Jo Johnson

Leading European institutions warn of ¡®risk of instrumentalisation¡¯ and say they should be allowed to determine their own role in bloc¡¯s agenda

University administrators know little about the money that supports their foreign recruits, or the pressures that come with it

Academic who travelled to Kenya to meet those ghostwriting university work says practice is ¡®completely reshaping our future¡¯

Newly appointed vice-chancellor wants to embrace university¡¯s interdisciplinary heritage while managing financial pressures

Former Canadian opposition leader Michael Ignatieff says no sector secure after what has happened in the US

All levels of scientific research must be transparent about where grants come from to avoid ¡®manipulation and bias¡¯, global science group says

Current site ¡®bursting at the seams¡¯, says v-c, as Australian university plans 17-storey new campus in Kuala Lumpur¡¯s financial district

Proposal to take cut of international earnings now seen as inevitable after ministers tied idea to reintroduction of maintenance grants

Inequality between male and female participation rates prevails in most parts of the globe, with 88 countries in worse situation compared with a decade ago

As European nations thrash out ideas to ¡®safeguard¡¯ knowledge, Australian progress has stalled, expert warns

Former Leicester deputy registrar sued Alan Partridge actor and production companies over 2022 film which showed him in a ¡®negative light¡¯

Low wages and system reforms blamed as gap opens up between number of older scientists and new entrants

More institutions pause recruitment from countries seen as high risk in response to increased scrutiny by the Home Office

Universities would look to ¡®game¡¯ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ¡®best we¡¯ve got¡¯

Professors who moonlight as puzzle-setters for major newspapers discuss importance of ¡®letting the mind wander¡¯ after busy day in the lab

Researchers track how rising demand from international students has increased domestic enrolments and job creation

Government¡¯s antisemitism adviser condemns masked protesters who disrupted lecture being given by Israeli economics professor

Institution¡¯s provost also gains access to on-campus residence after stepping up to replace former leader who left amid funding crisis

Splitting up degree programmes into smaller parts could aid lifelong learning but students risk being seen as dropouts under current system

International student demand in Australia rising in teaching, health and science and declining in business, new figures show

President unlikely to back down after deadline passes with no takers for controversial deal that many believe would surrender institutional autonomy

New vice-chancellor at London South Bank discusses FE-HE integration, universities¡¯ reputation problem and what he learnt from years at top of Civil Service

Promises of more personalised education may stifle students¡¯ ability to grow and change, according to UCL provost

University reports itself to watchdog after employees receive letters with the words ¡®redundancy process¡¯ clearly visible through an envelope

Association to all parts of EU framework funding programme ¡®historic step¡¯, Egyptian ministry says

Institutions named by the Punjab government rule themselves out, as experts question the viability of foreign expansion into the country 

Institution at the heart of Donald Trump¡¯s attacks on higher education tops global ¡®soft power¡¯ index

¡®Significant¡¯ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced

Technology can be used to offer vital research experience and create inclusive curricula, according to physicist Jess Wade

Union claims that professional service staff have been told to move on to subsidiary firm with less generous pension scheme, or face losing their job

Chinese Communist Party control of joint ventures potentially violating UK equality and free speech laws, warns thinktank

Focus on educating locals, education minister says, as international enrolments creep over half on some campuses

Company offers universities way into transnational education push with plans to create university hub near Delhi

Research into impact of Norwegian reforms that saw several institutions join together indicates changes had little impact on perceptions of quality

¡®More interventionist, more activist¡¯ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing

Formalising process around market exit would make it impossible for institution to come back from the brink, fears UUK chief

Tertiary harmonisation agreement in Canberra sees students guaranteed direct university entry and up to a year¡¯s credit if they want to progress

Parliamentary probe will focus on staff and student representation on university councils

Researcher says course at Sorbonne did not require clearance, but university decided to conduct screening anyway

Course completion rate restrictions seen as way to tackle issue as peers mull whether new law is needed to stop student claimants

New principles that would require universities to publish executive salaries and conduct v-c performance reviews ¡®should be mandatory¡¯

Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans, with universities expected to deliver higher-quality teaching and more specialised research in return

Bridget Phillipson says fees to rise with inflation for next two academic years with automatic annual increases then set to be introduced

Higher education institutions could be penalised if they offer courses deemed subpar as universities await Labour¡¯s reform plans

Schools coming under ¡®intense pressure¡¯ to enrol students as universities become ever more reliant on cross-subsidy

Mounting institutional deficits form backdrop to coming Holyrood campaign as nationalist party looks to extend grip on power

Civil liberties champion Nadine Strossen says US universities must unite to fight president¡¯s ¡®blatantly illegal¡¯ plan to destroy institutional autonomy

Universities must show they are ¡®capable of change¡¯ to fend off Trump pressure, says Harvard professor

¡®Transformative¡¯ change will not happen unless panel outlines ¡®coherent¡¯ vision for R&D, representative bodies warn

YouGov survey finds big differences in support for universities across different political parties

Homecoming of sorts for criminologist Paul Mazerolle, who faces challenge of returning institution to surplus

The needs of students and their homelands ¨C not their hosts ¨C should govern international education offerings, policymakers told

Fast-track integrated programmes intended to address skills needs and boost postgraduate enrolments should not compromise research and curriculum design, say experts

Threat to academic freedom from secret recordings of seminars being passed to state governments must be taken seriously, says Office for Students free speech lead