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Universities praise continuity of reappointments in era of reform, as post-election reshuffle ushers in new assistant ministry in international education

New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system

New era of collaboration will benefit both sectors, according to leader who hopes to put ‘efficiency’ skills to good use at one of England’s smallest universities

Macron criticised over €100 million package while ‘underfunding’ higher education at home

Wave of ‘low-quality’ papers threatening to overwhelm journals and peer reviewers, preventing them from assessing more meaningful research

‘Third way’ approach to international students would see country strengthen educational offer but also send more of its own citizens abroad

Universities hope to build for the future by attracting students disaffected by Trump regime

Country bucks trend of declining enrolments, suggesting policy headaches Down Under matter little compared with what is going on elsewhere, analysis suggests

Critical thinking becoming ever more important in age of AI, but departments not good at showing their worth, summit hears

Yet more universities announce job cuts amid ‘financially challenging environment’

University groups urge more flexibility and funding for ‘crucial’ cross-border education in next long-term budget

Universities mount fightback against further restrictions on international students, emphasising their role in growing the economy and lack of public support for new measures

Religious institutions’ governing documents incompatible with OfS rules, says secular society

Whole role of science in societies ‘being threatened’ by period of great turbulence, says scholar who chaired Ireland’s Covid vaccination drive

Higher education and business leaders write to Stormont over the sector’s ‘real and current jeopardy’

Office for Students warns providers against being overly ambitious in their forecasting after financial performance declines for third year running

Brigid Heywood told a court she reflects ‘every day’ on ‘momentary aberration’ that ended 40-year academic career

Report finds overseas departures among high-performing school-leavers have reached highest level in 15 years, with many heading to neighbouring Australia

Maintaining opportunities only for young people dismissed as little better than wholesale defunding

Academics at UCL’s law school challenge sector’s embrace of technology, claiming students’ over-reliance on ‘shortcuts’ damages skills acquisition

Institutions forget their importance to countries when they let themselves get embroiled in political debates, summit hears

Fundamental values that form higher education at stake, warns president of the European University Association

Scottish university looks to save further £5.5 million to bring down its deficit, a year after languages cuts

Survey highlights concerns that university leavers are less prepared for work than previous generations

Lords committee urges government to make it cheaper for foreign researchers to work in UK following science funding cuts in US

Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor

Newly re-elected government urged to treat students with more compassion, with high visa costs ‘putting off a generation’

Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections

Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology receives approval from Indian regulators

Dwindling sector finances and geopolitical challenges mean higher education will look very different in five years’ time, summit hears

Switch from Michigan could reportedly make immunologist the US’ highest-paid college leader

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump’s ‘miscalculation’ of failing to support research

Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey

Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests

Blanket bans on the amount of time staff can spend out of the country reflect ‘compliance-first’ mindset of UK universities, say critics

After comprehensive election win, Labor faces pressure to push on with wide-ranging agenda for higher education reform that stalled during last parliament

Research, teaching and external communications affected as academics report refraining from certain activities during second Trump presidency

Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university

Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest

Australia re-elects governing party after it promises to rein in costs of graduate repayments, with foreign students greeting ‘least worst outcome’

Neither party has offered realistic estimates of fee increase windfalls or implications of loan scheme proposals, critics say

Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments

Russell group institution aims to become first British university with presence in India’s second city

University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled

Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell

Proposed 60-hour limit another ‘cynical ploy’ to use students to balance the books, representative group says

‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims

Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates

Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor

Stella Maris was removed from position on St Andrews governing body after accusing Israel of genocide

Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy

Members of national executive committee claim they were ‘prohibited’ from discussion of dispute with staff in Unite union

Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents

University transformation relies on more open relationship with government, says group focused on sector-wide cost reductions

Having won three previous lawsuits, Jokowi in court again over supposed inconsistencies between typed thesis and its printed cover pages

Use of ‘hypocritical’ confidentiality agreements by UK’s biggest academic union criticised, with increasingly disgruntled staff set to stage rally outside own offices

Australian deficits fuelled by unnecessary costs, report argues, but universities say analysis lacks ‘financial rigour’

Having pulled off an unlikely victory in snap poll, Canadian prime minister is told to make position on controversial policy clear

Banker gifts institution £4 million collection including works by Antony Gormley to kickstart new philanthropic donation model

Sector should be wary of asking businesses to pay ‘additional tax’ and focus on tweaking current system instead, says Universities UK chief