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Black colleges put hope in new executive order after grant losses

Permanent contracts ‘barely improve’ job security for academics

ߣߣÊÓƵn scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work

Elite universities admit fewer local students as intakes grow

Students recruited from surrounding areas outnumbered by international applicants at 22 institutions

UK’s global research strengths ‘threatened’ by QR cuts

Block grant funding model found to hand country edge over other research systems, but only if value of funding isn’t further eroded

Is the demonisation of liberalism damning US universities?

‘White liberals’ are attacked from all sides of the US political spectrum. And with Donald Trump ramping up the rhetoric, college professors – popularly seen as archetypal liberals – are very much in...

Iran’s students are the victims of a system that is literally collapsing

Iranian HE was once an engine of social mobility. But now it is buckling under economic strain, mismanagement and political neglect, says Roohola Ramezani

Serbia appoints ‘harmful’ new education minister amid protests

Academic who has been a vocal critic of long-running student blockades joins government, sparking further demonstrations

University trans policies ‘unlawful’ after Supreme Court ruling

Guidance on facilities, accommodation and equality monitoring may need to be redrawn after landmark judgment, gender-critical scholars insist

Dundee may need further government support, ministers admit

Deputy first minister chairing ministerial group to consider fresh help for university, amid continuing doubts over its viability

Further job cuts not ruled out as 350 staff leave Edinburgh

University cuts £18 million from its pay bill with voluntary severance scheme, but remains some way short of its target for cost reductions

Accreditors rally against Trump’s ‘misleading’ executive order

Student loan forgiveness ‘won’t fix main problem’ as debt swells

While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in ߣߣÊÓƵn election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue

LSE seeks ideas for what to do with one of London’s oldest shops

Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager

Does it matter who the next Cambridge chancellor is?

After the furore of Oxford’s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want...

We can’t comprehend the threats to US HE if we dismiss every critique

This is American universities’ 9/11 moment. But now, as then, understanding why we are hated is important, says Jonathan Zimmerman