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University of Anbar takes home prize for Leadership and Management Team of the Year for work rebuilding its war-torn campus

Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored 

Institutions in the Middle East should establish an innovation hub to help young people develop their own companies, THE summit hears

YouGov survey finds 57 per cent of adults support a proposed tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, even as universities warn of serious financial consequences

Washington University in St Louis chancellor warns that universities need to be more self-critical when engaging with politicians

Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance blamed for high-pressure academic environment as data suggest more academics are struggling to cope

Joint offer builds on existing regional partnerships as higher education institutions lean on collaboration to solve funding crisis

Plaid Cymru has pledged to probe Seren Academy programme and clamp down on student grants being used outside of Wales

Science secretary defends decision to dedicate nearly a fifth of UKRI budget to policy priorities

The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a ‘real-terms pay cut’ while management spends elsewhere

Providing a £4,000 grant for low-income students on priority courses could cost about £500 million, compared with £2.6 billion to restore former system

‘Seriousness’ of dodgy behaviour overrides concerns about ministerial overreach, inquiry concludes

UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget

Former prime minister’s thinktank suggests higher education institutions could help solve Britain’s productivity crisis with German-style support system

In wide-ranging interview, crisis-hit university’s interim principal admits further redundancies are ‘uncomfortable’ for ministers and acknowledges ‘moral hazard’ of £62 million bailout

Minister aims to bring academia in line with other regulated professions after outcry over harassment within universities

University of Hertfordshire becomes eighth institution identified by Home Office as at risk of breaching sponsorship duties in past 12 months

Representatives of chancellors, staff and students in Victoria eye doubling of elected places in rare ‘meeting of minds’

More than half of higher education institutions failed to improve gender pay equity last year

Departing vice-chancellor of Middlesbrough institution crowned University of the Year discusses riot aftermath, serving a deprived area and the importance of ‘learning gain’

Last-ditch attempts to minimise harm of incoming tax on international student fees splits sector, as research intensive universities set to save millions but post-92s would pay more

Academics warn recall-based exams are ‘obsolete’ and policing AI is ‘unrealistic’ after hundreds admit manipulating online exam at Yonsei University

Research behemoth’s plans to better coordinate staff at faculty level met with fierce opposition, amid fears of pay cuts and demotions

‘Remains to be seen’ whether initial influx of interest in Europe will consolidate into a trend in years ahead, experts say

New incentives needed to encourage collaboration and specialisation among providers, conference hears

As government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list

US giant’s capital city campus expected to attract American students to the UK, with graduates offered automatic master’s places in the US

MIT tops list for second consecutive year, but experts fear US universities will deem future interdisciplinary research projects too risky

New modelling suggests one in six English higher education institutions will have less than 30 days’ liquidity in 2025-26

Improvements in perceptions of course quality seen across student groups and disciplines despite disrupted year for UK HE

Incentivise universities to facilitate ‘meaningful’ part-time work by offering rebates on fee levy, says study

Disparity reflects broader under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says

Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students

Students struggling to find good jobs while employers say they cannot address skills shortages, Andreas Schleicher highlights

No one has come up with a better way of convincing the Treasury to bring back maintenance grants, skills minister tells social mobility event

Appointment of Kathleen Fisher to lead UK ‘high-risk, high-reward’ funding body will raise questions on shift towards defence research

Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity

Assistant minister doubles down on integrity measures, saying those who doubt the government’s determination ‘have rocks in their heads’

End of ‘boom times’ for Canadian institutions could prompt them to be more adventurous, with ‘riskier’ recruitment and more branch campuses likely, say experts

People climbing down the qualification ladder shows that higher education has not gone to plan, study suggests

R&D funders urged to work together to boost global standing of both countries in wake of new treaty

Dundalk Institute of Technology to join forces with Queen’s University Belfast to create new opportunities for student mobility and skills development

Decades-long freeze on London weighting is making PhD study unaffordable despite recent record stipend increase, student groups warn

‘Profound sustainability challenge’ forces Csiro to ‘deprioritise’ research fields to focus on key areas

University promises new school will produce graduates who are ‘ethically grounded, clinically outstanding and technologically adept’

As shelves fill up and costs mount, new scheme allows librarians to discard underused books if more than seven copies exist elsewhere

While staff protest efforts to cut hybrid working arrangements at Western institutions, university employees in Asia have long been back in the office full-time

Cross-party committee calls for higher household income threshold for maximum student support loans as more struggle to afford university

Cost to sector ‘significant’ as reports say chancellor planning to limit tax-free contributions

Labour to encourage people granted asylum to better assimilate and support themselves by introducing pathway to enrol in university

Evidence level system encourages scams while making little difference to institutional obligations, critic says

Snapshot figures from more than 800 institutions show more than half suffering from declining enrolments

‘Little universities can do’ to stop Beijing interference as politicians on both sides of the Atlantic mull enhanced restrictions

Conversations around cheating ‘misguided’ because students want technology to assist learning, not give them the answers, education lead at tech giant says

Proposed ‘one city, one faculty’ approach, reduced degree length and hostility towards international students prompt alarm

First post-Covid increase in early undergraduate applications among mature students shows adults are rethinking their options in times of economic crisis

Legal restrictions prevented Australian universities from sharing financial documents despite completing merger, former deputy vice-chancellor reveals

Australia should focus on training required number of fluent experts and leave basic translation to AI, Asia expert says

Universities complaining about over-regulation should stop committing ‘own goals’ with franchising and grade inflation, says new OfS chair who believes Labour reforms can pave way to stronger sector

Medical training organisations write to health secretary Wes Streeting as call for evidence takes ‘narrow focus’