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Canadian budget cuts international student cap by more than half

New target for study permits down to 150,000 a year as Carney’s government shows little sign of reducing pressure on overseas enrolments

Food insecurity linked with higher student dropout rates

Lack of access to food exacerbating health and academic challenges for students who are already socio-economically deprived, say authors

Profit seen as ‘primary focus’ of ߣߣÊÓƵn universities

Most voters believe universities are unduly focused on revenue and their students shoulder an excessive share, survey finds

Will court settlement finally lay Richard III saga to rest?

Former Leicester administrator who sued Steve Coogan says ‘we need more trust in expertise’ after actor backs inquiry into university’s actions during ‘tumultuous period’

‘Narrow’ EBacc to be scrapped after university access concerns

Focus on traditional subjects at GCSE level has not helped pupils get into top universities, says Becky Francis’ report on school curriculum

Business scholars must play a bigger role in the climate conversation

Companies face a historic transformation yet change experts are mostly missing from public discourse, say Tima Bansal and Minali Giani 

British Library chief executive quits amid strike action over pay

National library chief Rebecca Lawrence will be replaced by interim head Jeremy Silver with immediate effect

Out of caution or protest, foreign scholars skip US conferences

Will branch campuses in Saudi Arabia finally get off the ground?

Fresh set of universities attempt to launch in oil-rich country as it seeks diversification but experts warn tight control by government remains a barrier

Is the TEF a solution that has finally found a problem?

The Teaching Excellence Framework’s reliance on existing outcomes and satisfaction data, as proxies for teaching quality, has always invited criticism. But with the OfS now proposing to use it to...

Fraction of complaints to new ombudsman concern sexual violence

Teaching and learning issues dominate grievances raised with new ߣߣÊÓƵn body set up primarily to tackle gender-based violence on campuses

OfS following Atec in developing sector ‘steward’ role – Husbands

Governments leaning on agencies to convert autonomous institutions into ‘strategic national asset’ but face task like ‘herding cats’

Scholars worldwide pushed towards ‘mission-orientated’ research

Majority of researchers feel greater pressure to focus on topics deemed important by government, says Elsevier survey

A common grant application database would cut the waste of resubmission

Financial restrictions oblige funders to reject vast numbers of sound proposals. Why not retain them for other funders to consider, asks Mikhail Spivakov

Tuition fees to rise in Wales for next two academic years

Welsh government follows England in increasing its fee cap as result of financial pressures faced by institutions