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Defensiveness is not the way forward for besieged universities

However turbulent our times become, our responsibility as scholars and citizens alike is to keep that search for truth alive, says Bill Flanagan

Uptake of Global Talent Visa ‘at saturation point’ in academia

UK told to strengthen and protect its visa offer to international scientists if it wants to achieve ambition of becoming Europe’s leading life sciences economy

University leaders ‘should not take student protests personally’

Institutions being asked to reconcile opposing laws and values urged to focus on creating atmosphere where disagreement is valued

More overseas students propel early applications to record levels

Increase in applicants across almost all age groups raises hopes for bumper year of admissions, as interest in medical degrees recovers

Big four ‘throwing away’ advantage in international education

‘Tug of war’ within government leading to policy volatility in all major destination countries, says former UK universities minister Jo Johnson

Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned

Leading European institutions warn of ‘risk of instrumentalisation’ and say they should be allowed to determine their own role in bloc’s agenda

DeSantis calls on universities to ‘pull the plug’ on H-1B visas

HBCUs ramp up security after threats and campus shootings

Keele explores ‘later specialisation’ after new courses pay off

Newly appointed vice-chancellor wants to embrace university’s interdisciplinary heritage while managing financial pressures

‘Ask what parents do’ to better understand international students

University administrators know little about the money that supports their foreign recruits, or the pressures that come with it

‘The Shadow Scholars’: inside the essay mills serving students

Academic who travelled to Kenya to meet those ghostwriting university work says practice is ‘completely reshaping our future’

Test-optional admissions do a disservice to US students

Test scores are a much better predictor of academic progress than school grades – and students need a realistic assessment, says David Blobaum 

Attacks on universities ‘an attempt to control political system’

Former Canadian opposition leader Michael Ignatieff says no sector secure after what has happened in the US

Funding disclosure ‘first line of defence’ against misinformation

All levels of scientific research must be transparent about where grants come from to avoid ‘manipulation and bias’, global science group says

Monash University to open second Malaysia campus

Current site ‘bursting at the seams’, says v-c, as ߣߣÊÓƵn university plans 17-storey new campus in Kuala Lumpur’s financial district