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

Parliamentarians warn removal of funding for UK in a Changing Europe might be seen as ‘deprioritisation of impact-based work’, given its success

University required to report to English watchdog as it addresses quality concerns relating to business and management courses

New directive prevents officials from issuing more than 270,000 student visas next year, and applies indicative caps on institutions previously proposed through legislation

Biochemist heads to Milton Keynes after decade leading London South Bank University

Polling indicates lack of awareness over sector’s funding turmoil, with public seeing more international enrolments as solution to difficulties

Hungary ‘has not sufficiently addressed’ conflict of interest concerns, EU body rules

Reforms will redraw funding system and create tertiary education commission, but questions remain over how much cash will materialise

New decree, also requiring exams to be held in person, divides opinion among distance-learning universities

Employers’ attitudes and pay discrepancies seen as hampering drive to increase doctoral level enrolments

Academics sign open letter to education minister amid reports she is set to ‘water down’ campus free speech legislation

Universities must rethink their use of agents and discounts and put more effort into securing and retaining enrolments, consultant says

Remaining staff will lose access to Teachers’ Pensions Scheme as union attacks ‘Scrooge playbook’ cuts

Hidden code revealed on university admissions page may have prevented Chinese students from accessing content

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reflect scale of growth in post-pandemic, pre-crackdown rebound

Despite the large increases in surpluses, top-ranked universities both report net cash outflows in operating activities of more than £58 million

Government proposals would see 30 per cent of taught postgraduate programmes shortened or reconfigured

Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods

While landmark review recommended ambitious targets, early indicators suggest participation is heading in the wrong direction

Editors at Leiden Journal of International Law affirm commitment to Palestinian self-determination after uproar over contentious article

Union considers industrial action amid long-running dispute over associate lecturer contracts

Obstetrician has led institution on interim basis since departure of Shearer West for Leeds last month

University leaders warn region’s public institutions will ‘fall behind’ without funding increase

Ministers under pressure to protect struggling universities from bankruptcy

As newly formed institution adopts non-attribution principle, Harvard is among those considering whether it should be applied more widely

Growth mindset has fostered corporate control in an environment where it ‘doesn’t work’, essay claims

Higher ratings for AI-authored abstracts should not obscure the need for engaging prose with a ‘human touch’, says study co-author

Oxbridge and STEM doctoral graduates are more likely to benefit from ‘mover’s advantage’, says Higher Education paper on international mobility

Union faces challenge to pass turnout threshold as sector finance crisis mounts

Demand ‘strong’ despite political uncertainty, soaring costs and moderating rents, says global property company

Foreign campuses entering India may struggle to compete with top local private institutions, conference hears

Agreement between coalition and opposition parties to reduce budget cuts does little to assuage sector leaders’ fears 

Winners of this year’s ̽����Ƶ Awards hope to use their moment in the spotlight as a catalyst for further achievement

Monash Malaysia eyes new articulation offerings amid doubts that Australia’s caps are off the agenda for good

Nearly one in 10 changed employment during most recent year for which data is available, but financial crisis may have curtailed this

Bringing institutions under same roof can create efficiencies but won’t solve financial crises in both sectors, leaders agree

FIRE Faculty Survey Report finds Israel-Hamas conflict is the most difficult subject to have honest conversations about

Move by 25-campus Universities of Wisconsin System to retain ownership of syllabuses and course materials could see content repurposed, according to faculty members

Generalists are needed to help India achieve its ambitious space goals, THE summit hears

‘Enforceable undertaking’ with workplace regulator also includes new checks and balances and half-million-dollar ‘contrition payment’

Dedicated source of capital funding tops umbrella body’s election wish list

One in five Chinese learners say all of their friends are drawn from their home country

Letter signed by hundreds of industry and education leaders says government should rethink plans to remove higher-level courses from levy

Outgoing president says that city’s universities still have ‘tremendous potential’, but that their autonomy should be protected

Sector-wide increase in acceptance rate arrests two years of decline

Proposed strategy sets out ‘integrated approach’ to quality, built around ‘more routine’ Teaching Excellence Framework and possible realignment with European standards

Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts

Ombudsman urges providers in England and Wales to offer ‘timely’ communication over significant course changes

Forced to leave their homeland because of political persecution or international isolation, Russian academics reflect on life in Western academia, communicating with old colleagues and what happens after Putin leaves office

Nigerian doctoral student Sue Agazie will receive compensation after Newcastle University admitted failings in supervision

While some women may not feel safe with numbers, according to stereotype, Katie Buchhorn uses numbers to help keep women safe

Milestone is little comfort to staff stuck on insecure contracts, says union

Event hears that cold spots in provision must still be addressed

Impact of AI on education may be overestimated unless used to rethink traditions, says technologist

Homecoming of sorts for Chinese-Australian vice-chancellor

Anticipated approach of rewriting ministerial direction would not require parliamentary approval

Controversial study that conducted brainwave training on children in Indigenous areas reveals some troubling truths about Canada’s research system

One in seven student rooms in UK capital now costs more than £20,000 annually, up from one in 20 just two years ago

The University of London has been held up as an example of how institutions can collaborate during tough financial times. But how easy would it be to replicate elsewhere?

Number of university-related antisemitic incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust doubles, with spike of reports in October 2023