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Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor

Newly re-elected government urged to treat students with more compassion, with high visa costs ‘putting off a generation’

Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections

Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology receives approval from Indian regulators

Dwindling sector finances and geopolitical challenges mean higher education will look very different in five years’ time, summit hears

Switch from Michigan could reportedly make immunologist the US’ highest-paid college leader

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump’s ‘miscalculation’ of failing to support research

Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey

Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests

Blanket bans on the amount of time staff can spend out of the country reflect ‘compliance-first’ mindset of UK universities, say critics

After comprehensive election win, Labor faces pressure to push on with wide-ranging agenda for higher education reform that stalled during last parliament

Research, teaching and external communications affected as academics report refraining from certain activities during second Trump presidency

Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest

Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university

Australia re-elects governing party after it promises to rein in costs of graduate repayments, with foreign students greeting ‘least worst outcome’

Neither party has offered realistic estimates of fee increase windfalls or implications of loan scheme proposals, critics say

Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments

Russell group institution aims to become first British university with presence in India’s second city

University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled

Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell

Proposed 60-hour limit another ‘cynical ploy’ to use students to balance the books, representative group says

Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates

Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor

‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims

Stella Maris was removed from position on St Andrews governing body after accusing Israel of genocide

Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy

Members of national executive committee claim they were ‘prohibited’ from discussion of dispute with staff in Unite union

Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents

University transformation relies on more open relationship with government, says group focused on sector-wide cost reductions

Having won three previous lawsuits, Jokowi in court again over supposed inconsistencies between typed thesis and its printed cover pages

Having pulled off an unlikely victory in snap poll, Canadian prime minister is told to make position on controversial policy clear

Use of ‘hypocritical’ confidentiality agreements by UK’s biggest academic union criticised, with increasingly disgruntled staff set to stage rally outside own offices

Australian deficits fuelled by unnecessary costs, report argues, but universities say analysis lacks ‘financial rigour’

Banker gifts institution £4 million collection including works by Antony Gormley to kickstart new philanthropic donation model

Sector should be wary of asking businesses to pay ‘additional tax’ and focus on tweaking current system instead, says Universities UK chief

Signs that university leaders are more willing to stand up to president come as administration ‘walks back’ some of its extreme policies after facing political realities

Researchers seen as having ‘untapped potential’ to meet companies’ most pressing skills challenges

Buoyant figures reflect enrolment decisions made before politicians attempted to bring in restrictions, vice-chancellor says

Skills minister urges universities to ‘rethink education’ ahead of roll-out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being ‘ignored’ by parts of the sector

University changes course on redundancies under pressure from unions and politicians, but says new proposal requires ‘significant public funding’

Dips in UK students studying abroad must be tackled to ‘add credibility’ to debates about internationalisation

Institutions advising on Armenia’s merger plans should consider how ‘academic city’ will make student protest impossible, warns Harvard professor

Amount paid out to English and Welsh students more than doubles in a year, driven by cases involving ‘serious disruption’ and ‘misleading information’

Doubling of international fees, closing visa ‘loopholes’ and tying student debt to mortgages among the ideas proposed ahead of poll

Unregistered providers account for more than half of franchised tuition fee money claimed in past three years, new figures show

More than 60 per cent increase in income over past two decades masks ‘stagnation’ in collaboration below high-performing institutions, report finds

Labor proposes A$400 hike to what are already the highest fees in the world with the opposition Liberal Party planning even steeper increases

Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work

Students recruited from surrounding areas outnumbered by international applicants at 22 institutions

Block grant funding model found to hand country edge over other research systems, but only if value of funding isn’t further eroded

Academic who has been a vocal critic of long-running student blockades joins government, sparking further demonstrations

Guidance on facilities, accommodation and equality monitoring may need to be redrawn after landmark judgment, gender-critical scholars insist

Deputy first minister chairing ministerial group to consider fresh help for university, amid continuing doubts over its viability

University cuts £18 million from its pay bill with voluntary severance scheme, but remains some way short of its target for cost reductions

While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue

Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager

After the furore of Oxford’s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want someone who can sort out internal fractures

Flagship programme and dedicated skills funding could help Europe meet labour needs, EUA says

Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose’, say leading research universities

Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders