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Over-enrolment fines will backfire, Canberra warned
Proposed penalties most disadvantageous to the universities already struggling with volatile enrolments, submissions say
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Universities buck trend as antisemitism rises away from campuses
Charity tracking hate crimes says things improving for Jewish students but warns of ‘short institutional memories’
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‘I thought I couldn’t lecture with a stammer – now I’m a v-c’
University of Bedfordshire’s new vice-chancellor warns financial instability and policy changes could jeopardise the progress made on supporting disabled students into higher education
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Universities teach critical thinking. Why not financial literacy?
Students can quickly improve their financial literacy when universities make space to teach it, say Sercan Demiralay and Hatice Gaye Gencer
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Bristol loses appeal over ‘anti-Zionist’ academic’s dismissal
Claims of harassment made by sociologist David Miller also thrown out by appeals body
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‘Vital issues’ being missed in post-closure DSIT limbo, say MPs
Parliamentary committee asks government to confirm details of plans for science as soon as possible
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HE review panel tasked with keeping more student funding in Wales
Eagerly anticipated higher education review set to focus on student support funding, dismantling Seren and ‘bold reforms’, but recommendations must be ‘fiscally neutral’
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Scottish Highers: record numbers secure university places
Proportion of A to C grades grows for second year in row while more people secure first choice place via Ucas
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University of Melbourne put on notice over credit rating
Top university told it must clamp down on salaries and spending to manage ‘downside risks’ of government international education policies
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Independent providers ‘ready-made solution’ to UK’s problems
Newly appointed chair of Independent Higher Education on weeding out bad actors, complementing traditional universities and the perks of small teams
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Israel’s gender-segregated courses ‘a threat to academic quality’
Critics warn new law that expands segregation to postgraduate degrees will not be easy to undo, even if Netanyahu loses upcoming election
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Explosive rise in ߣߣÊÓÆµn sector income masks individual pain
Serial deficits plague universities that have failed to recover their pre-pandemic international revenue, analysis finds
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Fewer universities ‘does not always equal better’, Vietnam warned
Country’s aim to shrink sector 20 per cent using mergers likely to have mixed results