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Labour’s wholehearted support for Aria chair Matt Clifford’s artificial intelligence blueprint promises more funding for scholarships and fellowships

María Zambrano programme was designed to attract international talent – but many recipients say no effort has been made to retain them

Researcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion

University of Southern California says it will start semester as planned

With new restrictions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, academics prioritised protecting teaching over research, study finds

Buckinghamshire New leader says regulator needs to take stronger action on subcontracted courses

Union says running total of acknowledged underpayments now stands at A$265 million across Australia

‘People lose a lot of their energy and resources to fear and speculation versus focusing on what’s actually happening,’ says newly inaugurated Boston University leader

Staff survey results indicate one in eight employees at UK’s main research funder witnessed bullying or harassment in past year, with one in 14 on the receiving end themselves

Institutions falling short of recruitment targets will have to reform in order to receive subsidies, with extra on offer to those which merge

Institution plans £20 million in ‘pre-emptive’ savings but is threatened with strike action by union branch pointing to recent budget surpluses

December brings largest monthly increase in issuances in more than two years, but total for 2024 still down 14 per cent on 2023

Large providers struggle to ensure learners complete programmes, raising questions about whether more oversight is needed

University of Southern California stays open but cancels new student convocation

Social Market Foundation estimates more than £430 million was spent last year on funding apprenticeships for people who already hold degrees

English students oppose increase in tuition fees but uplift in maintenance support makes move more ‘palatable’, finds Hepi survey

Research England chair warned that universities in devolved nations disadvantaged by lack of dedicated research culture funding

Country’s 44th university wins ruling against Teqsa as religious-based institutions shake up long-static regulatory landscape

Student visa sponsors face increasing scrutiny from UK authorities

Ivy Leaguers ramp up Capitol Hill activity ahead of presidential inauguration

Changes in fiscal rules make hoped-for increases in direct funding grants for English higher education less likely, IFS report finds

High approval ratings for university teaching and overall usefulness of degrees, but mixed ratings on value and earnings premium, YouGov poll finds

Alma mater of Daniel Day-Lewis, Patrick Stewart and Olivia Colman says ‘new approach’ will focus on ‘intensive postgraduate courses’

Northumbria leaders say modern universities will be forced to rein in pay rises if they are compelled to offer expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme to academics

Cintana targets growing Indian market as presence grows among private universities and education investors

Losses at Queen’s, Heriot-Watt and UWS, along with Ulster, underline UK-wide nature of funding challenges

With his witty tales of lovelorn globetrotting academics at the University of Rummidge a far cry from campus life today, Jack Grove assesses the master comic novelist’s work and relevance

Campaigners claim work institutions had begun in anticipation of law change now all but abandoned

Support for 150 ‘venture science doctorates’ by 2029 aims to increase number of spin-outs developed by early career researchers in Germany

Researchers say traditional metrics for academic success and career progression ignore activities such as creating and maintaining a YouTube channel

Signs of rebound in January intake for UK universities, with Nepal and Kenya developing as key markets

Divide between number of graduates and non-graduates voting in 2024 election double what it was in 2019

Research found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly

Out-of-hours support run out of Northumbria University now works with a third of the sector

Oxford student union president Addi Haran Diman is highlighting the difficulties faced by postgraduate researchers after completing a DPhil at 22

‘Crisis’ snowballed following A$1 million payout to short-serving law dean who was sympathetic to abortion

Average salary rises 3.5 per cent to £327,000, with Cambridge’s Deborah Prentice topping pay list

Social science faculty at National University of Singapore told ‘higher risk’ campus speakers face additional ‘administrative formalities’

Former Brunel vice-chancellor alongside former Cambridge leader and King’s vice-president

Geopolitical realignment following change of leadership in Bangladesh creates new opportunities for academic collaboration 

Comments from the country’s new ministers have raised concerns about the future of women’s role in education and public positions 

‘Tweaks needed’ as eligibility remains restricted to citizens of the richest nations

Divide between scientists in research institutes and teacher-researchers at universities in spotlight after op-eds

International student mobility and postgraduate student issues continue to attract readers’ attention in tumultuous year for global sector

Leicester, Surrey, Brunel and Hull also report losses in financial accounts for 2023-24

‘Gagging clauses’ in politicians’ sights amid findings that ‘corporate’ governance has trumped the university mission

Laureate reflects on the threat posed by America’s new president, why AI should be regulated and how his student days at the University of York set him on the path to success

Mini-budget projection of expansion in higher education participation a world away from accord’s lofty ambition

Union members fear industrial action is ‘tone deaf’ amid large-scale redundancies across the sector

Of respondents to Swedish survey who reported experiencing threats or harassment, half said a student was responsible

Improved visa processing among measures proposed by umbrella groups to attract and retain international students

Proposed legislative changes will require institutions to obtain approval of ‘free speech statements’, and live up to them

King’s College London reported an operating deficit of £19 million once the impact from pensions and donations are excluded

Some educators worry new arrangement could leave them worse off than planned thresholds, but government says it is ‘well placed’ to alleviate visa delays

Decision to downgrade 271 journals on quality and operating model concerns sparks debate

Renaming approved by Office for Students despite acceptance that proposed new monikers might cause confusion among international students

At least 16 institutions announced plans to shut in 2024, with closures expected to increase significantly in the years ahead

Former University of the Arts London vice-chancellor to lead work aimed at finding ways universities can collaborate to secure savings

Need to meet commitments on loans taken out in boom years forces institutions to accept worse terms and conditions, or look to non-traditional sources for new funding

Reading professor says a version of the Teaching Excellence Framework could provide reassurance about the quality of the UK’s transnational education courses