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Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy

ߣߣÊÓƵn study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people at risk of redundancy

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

Research integrity experts commend arXiv’s crackdown on bogus AI-written citations but warn it may be impossible to police at scale

Former commission head discusses competitiveness focus of ‘revolutionary’ Horizon programme, why Europe has to increase spending on defence research and the need for more scientific expertise in policymaking

Rise in top marks was most prevalent when students completed written tasks at home, says University of California, Berkeley scholar

Lack of ‘suitable jobs’ for PhDs represents a ‘structural failure’ to capitalise on the ‘public investment’ in their education

Regulator says ‘prolonged litigation’ not in best interests of students or universities after High Court blocked record fine

Pressure grows on institutions to pause major restructures while sector awaits news of how much coming changes will save employers

Fears country is going ‘back to the old days’ as minister declines to explain why projects blocked, and researchers wait months longer for funding decisions

Universities still sending mixed messages, with survey finding even split between those who feel encouraged and discouraged to use new technologies

Academics say organisation that supports disadvantaged students needs governance overhaul after being placed in administration again

Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions

Points test for permanent migration also slated for reform, as Canberra eyes new methods of curtailing numbers

Education should be used to create more peaceful future at time of global upheaval, minister tells global gathering

MPs revive proposal to hold back portion of university leaders’ pay, but some question whether policy designed for bankers would make any difference

Famed journalist, biographer and Tulane professor says technology can help scholars think creatively but all writing must be done by human hand

Proposed changes could allow students to complain as soon as they accept an offer, but they will have less time to raise a grievance

Temporary work, squeezed research time and lack of institutional support all found to be factors in restricting scholars from civic participation

Tough talk on both sides of ߣߣÊÓƵn politics ‘risks further pain’ for international students and the universities that depend on them

Head of team that supports staff with visa issues accused of conflict of interest after standing for party that wishes to abolish leave to remain

Vice-chancellor promises ‘firewall’ between capital campus and Leicestershire base as university becomes latest to try hand in crowded market

Intervention comes two years after law change to prevent political interference, amid resurgent delays in grant processing

Higher education claims an ever-increasing share as country numbers grow beyond pre-Covid figures

Change of government sparks optimism, but some warn plans to keep students in Wales must be â€˜carefully handled’

Researchers fear wider changes to country’s immigration system will put off international talent

Under half of Universities UK members sign up to take part in scheme that intends to foster more flexible, lifelong study

Loss for the publishing giant in its legal action over AI crawling will make it much harder for scholars to assert control on how their outputs are used, say experts

Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans

Didier Queloz urges UK funding bodies to rethink funding changes, with scientists also fearing Nottingham’s ‘first-rate’ department is under threat

Latest regulator analysis shows sector financial health slightly up on expectations, but performance expected to deteriorate this year

‘Independent assessor’ says ߣߣÊÓƵn universities’ failure to embrace a definition of antisemitism has robbed him of a means of judging their efforts

Research-intensive universities in associated countries say delays would risk collaboration in â€˜strategically important’ science

If controversial referendum passes, country’s participation in Horizon Europe would again be at risk, fears umbrella group president

Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic

Home-grown data storage could hamper ‘global cybergangs’ and boost productivity as well as security, according to former cabinet minister

Universities should be able to continue working with one another even when governments fall out, according to the president of body that represents 900 institutions

Sutton Trust says findings support argument that value of higher education should be judged on more than post-university salaries alone

Growing levels of questionable research practices have been overshadowed by a ‘moral panic’ over student use of AI, says education dean

Innovative models of higher education, unimaginable in the West, are emerging in a big, youthful country confronting a demographic and economic crossroads

Academics who relocate to country among the most likely to only stay short term because of precarious contracts and global opportunities

University urged to follow Oxford’s lead and give staff extra allowance to cope with city’s high living costs

Treasury also implements A$11 million levy to fund National Student Ombudsman, and ‘enhanced security’ of student visa applications

Ministers urged to protect budget for ‘strategic priorities’ as government funding cuts over past decade place higher burden on graduates

New flagship university-based research centres may signal end of intentional sidelining of pedagogy academics

Latest tranche of financial accounts depicts a sector in hearty financial health, despite policy volatility

Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university

‘Stark’ regional inequalities persist despite massive expansion of higher education globally, finds Unesco

Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education

Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns

University to shutter course less than a year after it launched, despite vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of black academics

Visa cost and ‘complexity’ among the factors pushing students away from traditional education destinations, survey finds

Regulator imposes extra conditions on institution following probe into computing courses that Northampton says was based on outdated data

Automation may be used as an excuse to cut further posts, experts warn, even if it isn’t capable of replacing academics

Institutions on the continent much more susceptible to government interference owing to reliance on state funding, report warns

Case against university being thrown out ‘swings pendulum’ back towards harassment protections, says legal expert

New figures highlight contribution of international education – and danger of shutting it down

Students will no longer be given money off in final year as coalition minister calls policy ‘wasteful spending’