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Enrolment declines and surging costs also take a toll on operating margins for universities in Australia’s most populous state

Transdisciplinary solutions vital for humanity to overcome challenges it faces, according to founding dean of US’ first climate school

Three Australian and four Canadian institutions among top 10 of THE ranking exploring progress of universities worldwide towards achieving SDGs

University of Cambridge philosopher takes on crucial role following the passing of England’s new free speech legislation

Issue was not a problem before inflation started sky-rocketing but has now led to calls for system to be overhauled

Gaps between quality of providers’ teaching and the students they cater for identified in new Hepi report

First new college in half century at UC Berkeley reflects a nationwide effort to meet relentless rise in student interest in computing

Refugee participation in tertiary education rises from 1 to 6 per cent in four years but much more needs to be done, congress hears

It means both the university’s vice-chancellor and chair of council have stepped down inside just a few months

Makers of GRE seek to revamp standardised test after universities raise concerns over diversity and value

Running universities like companies has helped them look outwards, but they risk an exodus of young talent from relentless reforms

The proportion of students who want their universities to ramp up networking opportunities has quintupled, Australasian survey finds

World-leading research identified by UK’s Research Excellence Framework was also found in less well cited journals

Philosopher tells Oxford Union people must realise ‘the world does not end’ when you have disagreements

Coming changes to UK higher education’s second biggest pension scheme will add millions to costs at exactly the wrong time, leaders say

Academy â€˜at the heart’ of humanity’s failures to get to grips with scale of the issue, warns president of Arizona State University

Faculty groups say ‘we are already seeing staff and faculty leaving the state’ in response to proposed legislation

Controversial move to stop students bringing family members puts UK behind its rivals in international recruitment, but spiralling migration could lead to even more measures further down the line

Takeover of private institution by larger public one ‘holds lessons’ for sectors haemorrhaging students due to demographic decline

System comes under strain during difficult period for industrial relations but most appear committed, despite some notable departures

UQ flags new residential complex as accommodation council urges students to ‘pounce’ on mid-year vacancies

Legal backers say €40 million class action case could set precedent for universities in around 50 countries bound by the Lisbon recognition convention

Activists meet in Glasgow to discuss industrial action next steps – but ongoing divisions threaten to derail unity message

Senators hear that a waiting period for pregnancy coverage is endangering mothers and babies

Academics warn of damage to progress on equipping officers for modern-day policing and creating a ‘bona fide profession’

Revised conditions that will force universities to store millions of old essays and assignments will cost millions of pounds in annual running costs, say experts

The latest figures show more visas were granted to Nigerian dependants than to main applicants

Restructure proposal follows enrolment crash and sub-inflation boost to teaching subsidies

As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden

OfS sets sights on transnational education after finding students living overseas now account for 16 per cent of English registrations

Once-largest US online university, embracing new public partner after Arkansas rejection, agrees its for-profit sector deserves scrutiny

The statistical literacy professor talks about her working-class upbringing and her passion for helping young people break barriers

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

Analysis finds those working in higher education often enjoy better benefits than elsewhere but precarity leaves many excluded

Action could pave way for 100,000 students to sue, with cases prepared against 17 other universities

International Higher Education Commission calls for shift in international student numbers towards full-time degrees

But young carers with degrees are more likely to be in work than carers without degrees, study finds

Doubts over effectiveness fail to douse enthusiasm from duelling governments and businesses

Piggybacking on the Hollywood glitz surrounding its local football club, Wrexham Glyndwr University sets sights on America

Purchase of Vienna-based university by Mathias Corvinus Collegium seen as attempt to spread ideology of populist leader abroad

As hopes of reaching agreement fade, department heads are under pressure to pass all those who took classes taught by graduate workers before they walked out in March

International students coming to UK will be prevented from bringing family members, unless on postgraduate research courses

A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities

Universities could help alleviate any issues if they were told which of their students were bringing family members, leaders say

Advancements in technologies can also present substantial opportunities for innovation in the sector, investors say

Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities

Pyotr Kucherenko was taken ill on a return flight from Cuba, with a journalist later claiming he had privately called the invasion â€˜´Ú²¹²õ³¦¾±²õ³Ù’

Vice-chancellor and union rep make rare joint statement appealing to national negotiators to resolve dispute

Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour’s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis

Wide-ranging new powers aimed at cancelling cancel culture predicted to have a ‘seismic’ impact on English universities

Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn

PhD candidates face ‘inconsistencies and inequalities’ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study

Gatekeeping systems used by big brand institutions ‘legitimise race and class inequalities’, scholars claim in book

Census data shows 44 per cent of adult residents born outside the UK had a higher education qualification

While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation

Mechanism needed to stem ‘unlimited recruitment’ by wealthy institutions and resulting job cuts at other universities, say UCU activists

Challenge of balancing huge international expansion with sustainability leaves academic-turned-politician urging careful thinking

Investigation will look at whether enough has been done to welcome Jewish students and staff

English regulator wants institutions to have ‘contingency plans’ in case of ‘sudden drop’ in numbers

Case prompts renewed concern over plight of lecturers on temporary contracts