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UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Staff and students protest after controversial scholar Nathan Cofnas moves to Ghent following free speech row at Cambridge

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player

Leaders more qualified now than decade ago, with many boasting international experience, study finds

Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Students face online learning and evacuation orders, and being unable to return home for Eid, head of international campus hub tells ߣߣ��Ƶ

Female scientists less likely to use comedy in conference presentations, finds study that highlights ‘absence of humour’ the norm

Ministers increasingly saw education as an ‘export’ after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book

Majority of institutions in ߣߣ��Ƶ, Canada and the Netherlands fall in ranking of the world’s most international universities

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts

Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’

Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Increase in PhD stipends, efforts to estimate true cost of research and reforms to key grant schemes included in long-awaited recommendations from review panel

Reliance on legacy systems and lack of investment in new technologies leaves universities struggling to meet demand for more personalised learning, report finds

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Internet blackout amid conflict with US and Israel leaves applicants in the dark over study abroad opportunities

Rocked by population decline, institutions join forces to try to achieve government aim of boosting regional campuses

Rain or excessive heat during campus tour season found to have measurable impact on whether students are likely to apply

Science committee chair describes ‘widespread cuts’ to strategically important research as ‘failure’ of leadership

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

University increases size of payout and extends deadline as it insists more staff will take up offer to move pensions after union describes scheme as ‘abject failure’

‘Expert review’ function that promises feedback ‘inspired by’ work of well-known scholars faces growing backlash over claims it ‘misrepresents views’

Careers offices urged to find better ways to judge success beyond placement rates as employers look for more from new starters

‘We know best’ mindset perpetuates Indigenous ߣߣ��Ƶns’ isolation from higher education and wealth, report argues

Trials at UK universities sent automatic email prompts to those identified as at-risk by learning analytics data

Institution faces growing backlash following media reports about allegations of bullying and harassment

Treasury committee begins inquiry after calls to restrict government’s ability to change loan conditions after they have been taken out

Business leaders might scoff but they benefit most from an educated populace, according to former opposition leader turned vice-chancellor

Latest survey of UK undergraduates’ attitudes to new technologies shows little agreement on whether huge increase in usage has been a good thing

Universities and charities should provide at least 26 weeks’ full stipend under new charter to support female researchers, says science secretary Liz Kendall

Cancer diagnostics researcher Dina Haddad mixed ballet and pole dancing for science-inspired pop video

Knock-on impact of spike in oil prices disrupts learning in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Breakdown in relationship between universities and ministers has made planning for the future even more difficult, according to former Research England chair

American universities expected to experience steeper declines in enrolments during second year of Trump presidency

Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and lose right to access expensive pensions scheme

Federation launches new online learning system to allow students to dip in and out of modules at their own pace

Growing industry of companies offering students help in navigating misconduct proceedings operates in ‘regulatory and ethical grey zone’

While soaring fees are blamed for turning people off university, programmes to forgive fees lure few graduates to the bush

‘Radical’ reform to English model should also involve shorter courses and a move away from ‘residential’ system, says former Open University v-c

With supercomputing and other AI-related spending prioritised, Research England has told institutions to focus on maintaining existing facilities instead of building new ones