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Union plans to call four weeks of continuous strikes as university reviews staffing across several academic departments

Australian study finds that philosophers outearn motor mechanics ¨C on average

Latest Scholars at Risk data records 395 attacks in 49 countries, with risk to universities spreading from authoritarian regimes to liberal democracies

Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour¡¯s widening access goals, critics fear

Coming together of 10 research-led universities not a ¡®self-serving¡¯ mission group, say vice-chancellors

UCL professor Alice Sullivan, who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection, is vying for Nature-led award

Commission confirmation that €400 billion competitiveness budget will not fund research and innovation sparks outcry

Move into DWP opens up opportunities for ¡®tailored learning¡¯, says minister, as some express unease over disjointed approach

Prime minister scraps Tony Blair¡¯s long-held target to get half of young people into higher education, instead aiming for two-thirds accessing university or apprenticeships

Developers fear ¡®glory days¡¯ of non-stop building over as some areas face over-supply problems while city centre overcrowding intensifies

Possibility of even slower visa processing ranks among the factors fuelling ¡®pessimism¡¯ about Australian university finances

Long-term employment contract better explained as form of worker protection, says author of new book

Sussex v-c says media attacks motivated by view that fewer people should obtain a degree

Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party¡¯s priority areas

Overseas students offer their judgement: excellent education, increasingly affordable, warm people ¨C but out of the way and lacking work experience opportunities

Leeds MP tells party¡¯s conference that he hopes government ¡®moves away¡¯ from planned tax on overseas earnings

Successor to Horizon Europe still at risk of being overly influenced by political priorities including defence, say leading university groups

Long-term trends including declining birth rate mean number of students looking to study abroad set to be much lower in only 10 years¡¯ time

Women¡¯s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis

White House cuts $350 million in grants for minority-serving institutions only to announce $500 million in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

New six-figure fee for visa long relied on by Indian nationals changes conversation about study destinations, say experts

Universities projected to dip into the red next year due to falling fee income and rising staff costs, with any long-term recovery likely to be uneven

International education lobby group warns against course and policy redesign based around local employability of foreign graduates

High dropout rates among international students can be combated with better lectures, researchers suggest

Researchers replicate impact of Trump¡¯s cuts on previous decades, identifying steep drop in medical innovations

Cost to UK economy of ?1.8 billion a year once ¡®gross value added¡¯ by international students factored in, new analysis shows

Decline set to accelerate, as government puts block on over-enrolments

¡®Shocking figures¡¯ show ¡®devastating¡¯ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable

¡®Massive influx¡¯ of cases following killing of right-wing activist represents new stage in campus free speech battle, say critics

With the veteran BBC presenter leaving the landmark Radio 4 show, some say the job should next go to one of a growing breed of academic broadcasters

Scholars doubtful over future of campus activism as universities move to distance themselves from student-led organisations

Little enthusiasm for US-style crackdown as voters back initiatives such as ¡®broadening the curriculum¡¯

Umbrella body calls for more investment and warns against focus on political priorities for EU mobility scheme

Government ambition to quickly develop up to five elite institutions could end up taking decades, warn experts

New chief executive of Advance HE discusses university finances, EDI pressures and plans to pivot body from ¡®development to transformation¡¯ agency

Registration requirements and compact negotiations would be reformed to funnel universities into ¡®focus areas¡¯, under panel¡¯s draft proposals

Institution at centre of franchising debate says it has lost all its students since courses de-designated

Results of the fifth annual Knowledge Exchange Framework show research-intensive institutions performed most strongly on intellectual property and commercialisation

New modelling estimates that controversial proposals could wipe about ?2.2 billion from the UK economy in just five years

Education committee says exemption to defunding plans for healthcare courses should be extended to include ¡®growth-driving¡¯ industries

Expat Ian Findlay says his fourth retirement will be his last. Before that, his task is to ¡®transform¡¯ the breeding ground of Papuan prime ministers

Breaking the link between researchers and their outputs harms academic mobility and disciplinary excellence, argue professors

Removing fees not enough to make system accessible to talented would-be applicants, says research group

Ben Macpherson returns to government in mini reshuffle triggered by Jamie Hepburn¡¯s resignation

Forcing doctoral students to extend their visas after four years could lead them to look elsewhere, experts warn

University of Cumbria opens doors of new campus in town where only 13 per cent of school leavers continue on to higher education

Divergent attitudes towards the use of AI in assessments risks weakening the credibility of academic certifications and driving mistrust between students and teachers

Political issues motivate Turkish PhD students to move abroad but sociocultural and professional anxieties stop them from returning, study finds

Experts have urged overseas universities to be flexible after banking shutdowns left Nepali students unable to transfer tuition fees or access loans

Decline in perceptions of both the UK and US as welcoming destinations, but UK remains most attractive 

Former science secretary accused British students of lacking ¡®vigour¡¯ 

Senate committee recommends major transparency and accountability changes to Australian universities¡¯ governing bodies

University leaders rule out forced redundancies as proposed UTS cuts claim the spotlight

Revived focus on Chinese TNE as wave of joint institutes approved could be hampered by changing student behaviour and stricter regulations

Ex-employees threaten legal action after collapse of private provider leaves salaries unpaid

Warnings revised TEF rules could damage universities with a widening participation agenda and fail to weed out bad actors

Industrial action follows previous walkouts in June, July and August

Experts said the idea that all universities will pass the proposed levy on international tuition fees on to students is a ¡®fantasy¡¯

Reduction in inflation compensation adds to pressures on higher education and research, universities say

Staff criticise vice-chancellor¡¯s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding