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‘Creeping authoritarianism’ and university expansion behind Ryan Craig’s play, after academia largely absent from UK stage since 1980s

As rentals become scarcer and dearer, international students are increasingly unwilling to travel without pre-arranged lodgings

Anger over high cost of publishing in Nature and other titles as UK universities sign up for three-year agreement

Earnings gap for poor graduates applies even taking into account university attended and subject studied, Taso report finds

Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake

But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour

At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding

Labour leader also says £9,250 fee status quo in England is ‘unfair’

May Day rallies kick off a ‘week of action’ from coast to coast, as more union branches plan stoppages – and others reach agreement

Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump’s China Initiative is continuing under new guises

Government-led review of ‘low-performing’ research system will increase pressure to reform the role of France’s biggest scientific agency

Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons

More prepared to pay for education because of innovations in flexible learning, despite demographic shifts that are harming public sector

Rare involvement of learned academy in establishing ‘reasonable doubt’ over child murder conviction paves way for mechanisms to forestall future injustices

Policy of setting aside a fifth of places unlikely to be transformative in country that ranks bottom in OECD for female STEM students, scholars say

Success of Turing Scheme should not obscure lost benefits of deeper, reciprocal student exchange initiatives, explains House of Lords review

Figures indicate ‘crisis point’ for spending on science and innovation, learned academy warns

Amid rising tensions between West and Western-educated Chinese elite, experts counter claim that universities ‘fail to instil Western values’

Home affairs minister flags better migration pathways for foreign students, but tougher entry standards in the first place

In ongoing awakening, several large universities act on evidence that marginalised students fare better with greater feelings of community

Only two of the 24 members of the Russell Group recorded a surplus for the 2021-22 academic year, Hesa figures show

Clarivate report highlights reliance of US on research collaboration with China in key fields like engineering and technology

Rearranged event causes more controversy as activists block entrance to lecture theatre 

Union attempts to rally members behind potentially game-changing action despite threats of 100 per cent wage deductions

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

Interest in India growing as Washington-Beijing tensions show no indication of waning, scholars say

Despite ‘debt avalanche’, universities stress that tuition fee loans are ‘not like grocery bills’

In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer

New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates

Elite universities could be doing far more to help disadvantaged students, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on affirmative action, say makers of Exclusion U documentary

Legislation aiming to eradicate ‘cancel culture’ will be used across political spectrum, not only by Conservatives, former minister predicts

Aiming to deny routine extension of federal debt limit, House conservatives hope to force lower Pell grant upon millions of borrowers

Parental income should not influence eligibility for living allowances, Australian academics argue

University of Winchester historian Ryan Lavelle reflects on nearly a decade advising on streaming giant’s blockbuster Vikings series

New leadership of Scottish government told to make sustainable higher education funding a priority after years of stagnation

Fears over reputation and secrecy deal major setback to online US university's once-promising bid for traditional higher ed partner

Universities’ lack of compliance with European standards raises suspicions in foreign governments that hamper expansion plans, warns agency’s chief executive

Purdue University accused of trying to force maths academic to retire after concerns about his Covid-era teaching

Colleges and universities are providing students more in tuition breaks than they collect, in sign of growing budgetary strains

Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests

Higher Education Commission could be given control over v-c appointments at public universities, with ‘disastrous consequences’ for autonomy

Institutions will be able to limit or expand recruitment depending on local circumstances, with more centralised management also possible

Regulator will not ‘prop up’ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite

Key Trump adviser warns party backers about the dangers they now face from easier registration and voting processes on campuses

Study finds trainee doctors become cynical, emotionally distanced and desensitised towards their patients

With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity

‘Entrenched’ workplace attitudes mean increase in female science and technology graduates is not transforming the field

With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic

Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars

Outgoing MP takes on role during crucial period for UK science and research

Rectors’ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears

Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come

Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated

Academics who act as court experts in return for up to £20,000 are under a ‘corrupting influence’ claims one Russia analyst, while another expert says fees help pay his mortgage

Rise in complaints to new record levels driven by medical students and those from beyond EU

Review calls for reduction in ministerial veto powers, highlights ARC’s role as ‘guardian of basic research’, but keeps applied research in the mix

Academics’ belief in merit-based promotion at odds with their experiences of discrimination, study finds

Census data shows Chinese students have one of the lowest rates of employment

Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li

Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being