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Global international student numbers triple over two decades

Almost seven million students studying in overseas location, Unesco reports, with four million of them in Europe and North America

Don’t focus key funding scheme on political priorities, EU urged

European Commission’s proposal to introduce directionality to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions met with alarm

Federal cuts put institutional aid at risk

Universities ‘can’t pick laws to follow’ despite trans tensions

Backlash inevitable as use of single-sex spaces is restricted but Supreme Court ruling has shifted institutions’ role, says equality expert

Embrace neutrality to stop Trump-like attacks, universities told

Canadian institutions should shed left-wing reputations to ward off potential Conservative criticism, according to academic

Funding lifeline nudges New Zealand universities into surplus

Annual reports paint 2024 as a year of reprieve, but expiry of teaching subsidy enhancement ‘will make things tighter’

My paper was probably reviewed by AI – and that’s a serious problem

Our paper was rejected on the basis of reviewer comments that were vague, formulaic, often irrelevant and occasionally inaccurate, says Seongjin Hong

Focus R&D spending on priority areas, says UK industrial strategy

Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth

UK finally unveils £54 million global talent scheme

Much-anticipated package for recruiting foreign researchers follows similar moves by France and the European Union to snap up US scientists

Three Florida universities hire new leaders with DeSantis links

PhD students ‘may be overlooked’ in sexual harassment regulations

Blurred line between staff and students could leave postgraduate researchers at greater risk

Foreign student fees ‘powerful lever’ for autocratic nations

Authoritarians in the Academy explores how foreign influence is undermining freedom and integrity within US universities

Universities ‘at risk of over-assessing’ in response to AI

Concerns piling on more tests may harm students as artificial intelligence forces re-evaluation of assessment methods

Is Europe really a safe haven for US academics fleeing Trump?

Europe has launched a raft of schemes to lure US academics. But as the far right’s power increases across the continent, would-be émigrés could be forgiven for fearing that universities in their...

We must help stop the haemorrhaging of medics from the Global South

Medical schools in high-income countries should expand training capacity, foster global collaborations and promote ethical practices, says Danica Sims