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Resignation follows series of scandals involving academics at the leading institution

Rule changes seen as way of improving safety while avoiding billions of dollars being wasted on ‘unnecessary compliance costs’

Institutions face mounting pressures as prime minister Sanae Takaichi takes country to the polls in search of direct mandate

Exclusions from government funding pots exacerbating a challenging financial climate for creative institutions, which say talent pipeline for Labour’s priority sector at risk of being jeopardised

Council merely doing preparatory work, institution insists, after politician decries ‘historical revisionism’

Ucas January data show specialist institutions losing out as higher tariffs continue to grow, with proportion of ‘commuter students’ reaching nearly half

Controversial political scientist to represent right-wing party in Gorton and Denton by-election, after leaving university post to become GB News presenter

Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher

UK universities’ recruitment from India, China and Nigeria falls after policy changes, with student numbers now well below peak of a few years ago

Regional Australian university joins nine others in establishing South Asian outpost, promising revenue will support New South Wales heartland

New flagship institution intended to rival region’s best faces lengthy delays as highly ambitious plans to create sustainable city in the desert unravel

International partners step up offers of help as editors battle power cuts, brain drain and ongoing uncertainties of conflict to keep research publishing alive

Scholars criticise ‘crude’ exercise as Middle Eastern country tops list of donors after US institutions forced to disclose foreign funds

Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson discusses plan to reverse decline in student numbers as nationalist party targets victory in upcoming elections

Early enthusiasm for compulsory datasets has given way to ‘more qualified views’ on compliance, finds long-running survey

University to adopt tests used by other leading institutions, spelling end to complex system of internally administered exams

Labour’s push for more research specialisation fits south coast institution’s growing focus on pensioner health, say professors

Native English speakers accused of abusing anonymous feedback to offer ‘biting critiques’ of language rather than scholarship

Analyst predicts end to enrolment uncertainty despite pressure on South Asia, onshore demand and postgraduate programmes

Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes

Scholars hail ‘halcyon period’ of engagement after success of events which help researchers meet the public ‘on their terms’

Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch

University expands presence in Central Asia after growing first capital city site from 95 students to 428

Home Office won’t commit to continuing support as fresh tranche of applicants gain offers at top universities

Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever return

Some institutions respond to â€˜explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown

Adelaide ‘throwing everything’ at resolving enrolment hitches as students and staff protest

Buyers remain keen on UK higher education despite financial turmoil – but bringing in private equity can create challenges for educators

Separate rules on pay and promotions, opaque evaluations and cultural barriers jar with country’s drive to internationalise universities, say scholars

Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement

Sharp increases in outlay in recent years along with changes to the English system put pressure on Wales to ensure student loans ‘remain sustainable’, says report

Institutions reliant on cross-subsidy model need to learn how to adapt to policy changes more quickly, says Universities UK chief

Half of Russell Group universities accept record number of undergraduates, according to end-of-cycle admissions figures

University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action

Union leader says Southend campus closure will â€˜take the heart out of the town’

Visa applications from the subcontinent go under the microscope, as Canberra finalises measures to combat onshore poaching

UK international education champion Steve Smith defends new strategy from criticism that it ‘lacks substance’

Director of Institute of Development Studies discusses stepping into the role after 25 years, impact of USAID cuts and benefits of Sussex collaboration

Asian universities achieve new milestones in STEM subjects, but they are rising fastest in humanities and social sciences, reports Patrick Jack

‘Do it properly or don’t bother,’ commission sceptic advises, as others argue for more chiefs

Former University Alliance head returns to UK to lead research universities group after more than a decade in Australia

Fee freezes bring down spend per student, as overall funding for education in England reaches historic lows

Reviewer bias and higher teaching workloads for women may explain why they have to wait much longer for accept or reject decisions, say study authors

Thailand and India each clock up double-figure haul of finalists as prestigious contest enters eighth year

Some of president’s most audacious cuts have been scaled back or suspended but a year of turmoil is beginning to show in institutions’ bottom lines

More people sceptical that science makes life better compared with pre-pandemic, and public also doubting contribution to economic growth

Labour prioritises growth abroad over increasing international student numbers on home soil amid immigration concerns

Government renews drive to attract international academics with more recruits coming to UK under Global Talent Fund

Institutions forced to take matters into their own hands as high employer contributions ‘increase likelihood of university closure’

Concerns persist despite eleventh-hour watering down of legislative response to Bondi massacre

‘Trump effect’ drives surge in US HE workers looking to move abroad, with China, Australia and Ireland also big beneficiaries

Analysis suggests much of the sector remains mired in financial difficulty with total losses increasing, but rise in income brings hope

Vast majority of parents in England having to support children at university, finds poll, with some sending more than £1,000 a month

Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change

Large numbers of editors publishing in their own special issue attacked as ‘academic narcissism’ and ‘scientific misconduct’ in first-of-its-kind study

MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run

Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article

New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’

Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints

Encouraged by surge in interest in learning Gaelic, Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig looks to branch out on its own despite pressures on language courses and specialist providers