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Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators

New requirement ‘just the latest lever to reduce net migration’

Study establishes minimum income needed for students to have acceptable standard of living is £366 a week, much more than is provided in government support

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

Public supports getting firms that hire graduates to foot higher education funding bill, says union research

Quadriplegic researcher and emergency doctor explains why logistical impediments are not the primary problem

‘Differential offer rates are part of the endemic inequalities we see in higher education’, says expert

Even a favourable MAC report may not relieve political pressure on government to act further on international student numbers, risking ‘enormous damage right across the sector’

Prime minister summons sector leaders to Downing Street as campus protests spread, demanding disciplinary action against students found to be inciting hatred

Group of leading European research institutions calls for development of ‘next-generation metrics’

Encampments cleared by law enforcement as student protests spread across Europe

Biden backs Republican narrative of excessive antisemitism in demonstrations, while California tries to uncover pro-Israel attackers

Estimates suggest Russell Group’s Chinese fee income has quadrupled in recent years

Institutions have adopted differing approaches to contending with fake, conflicting and confusing reports about events on and off campuses

Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells THE that controversial reforms will help to make country a higher education destination

Right-wing thinktank argues government, not universities, should be put in control of student visa numbers to ‘reduce the potential for abuse’

Vice-chancellors refute claims that the selection process for their roles is politically driven

More than a dozen institutions affected as students join global movement with roots on US campuses

Organisation recognises pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist beliefs may be protected, bringing to an end employment tribunal brought by Shaima Dallali

Ivy League university at centre of nationwide series of student demonstrations will try for smaller events away from campus encampment

Councillors urge government not to place restrictions on post-study work rights

Authorities shrug off calls for camps to be dismantled, amid reports of antisemitism but little evidence of violence

Increased share of women in higher education overall masks continuing indifference towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Institutions where hundreds of roles are at risk will have to radically change the way they operate, staff warn, with big impact on students and the wider community

Nafsa head says universities must recruit more proactively as election looms, competition mounts and unrest grips campuses

Tracking teaching, grades and research productivity with electronic systems is affecting staff independence and well-being, union-backed survey finds

While the government plans measures to relieve placement poverty and student debt, observers also expect higher visa fees and financial capacity bar

Honour in international trade category recognises development of global business working with universities, organisations and governments around the world

Former Berkeley chancellor says sanctions on protest ringleaders must be seen to be just, although decisions may now be outside universities’ control

Wealth gap widens Down Under, with mercurial revenue increases monopolised by the few

While indexation change was widely anticipated, backdating of the measure was not

High-ranking party official suggests campuses outside the elite will have to downsize as university-age population contracts

Scholar claims selection process that led to appointment of Robert Balfour was slanted against internal candidate Vivienne Lawack

Universities Accord will not lead to rethink of universities’ research requirements, departing Teqsa boss predicts

Rejecting Ed Balls-authored study, new analysis says graduate premium outside London has held up despite soaring student numbers

Historians to be granted full access to state archives, but critics question relationship to controversial Legacy Act

End of prime minister’s two-decade term brings reflection on sector’s rapid development but also its enduring challenges

Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating

President says ‘order must prevail’ after police clear UCLA encampment

Student leaders protesting their university’s failure to accredit their degrees find themselves in Papua New Guinea jail, after ‘opportunist’ torches vehicles

Government-mandated cuts to undergraduate admissions will ‘escalate competition’ for places, sector leaders warn

Apparent turnaround in nation’s finances has done little to alleviate financial pressure on students, according to new poll

Tough decade-old experience with police violence taught California universities the value of restraint, though divisive politics may already be straining its ability to keep its ideals

Former universities minister attacks ‘sheer incoherence and self-destructiveness’ of deterring international students from coming to UK

Number of family members allowed to enter UK down 80 per cent after tightening of rules

Debate on how far governments should regulate universities without impinging on academic freedom and autonomy

Sector leaders call for rethink of teaching methods to prepare students for changing world of work

Royal Irish Academy calls for fresh push to develop higher education in north-west of island

Violence also flares at University of California, Los Angeles as pro-Palestinian demonstrations reach climax

After forcing delays in 2024-25 admissions cycle, administration promises simplified aid process will help more students, but current educational and political costs loom as substantial

Debate over how to handle polarised issues considered too polarising by students

Bringing the UK’s research budget closer to Alphabet’s spending levels is vital for fixing sluggish economic growth, says economist

Suspension threats lead to classroom seizure after Ivy League university offers to discuss but not immediately implement Israel divestment

Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier

While diversity advocates bemoaned 2023 ruling restricting affirmative action, broad tally affirms that nation’s institutions generally didn’t use that power

As part of ongoing efforts to reduce abuses and controversies in nation’s huge programme of international enrolment, Trudeau cuts back Covid-era 40-hour-a-week policy

New ‘process’ among proposals to improve quality and transparency of university governance

Just as universities enter election-year battle over their worth, cries of antisemitism – sincere or otherwise – play into their historic partisan vulnerabilities

US, with the looming possibility of a second Trump presidency, deemed a more reliable education prospect than its anglophone rivals

Investigation finds research careers create ‘perverse incentives’ that cause academics to ‘lose sight of boundaries’