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New research finds 20 per cent of universities still accepting cash for tuition fees and accommodation costs, despite risks posed by criminal gangs

As their flagship campus draws national alarm, professors protest Gordon Gee¡¯s move to slash positions and programmes

Labour should push for cross-party review but take lead if Tories unwilling to ¡®put needs of UK first¡¯, says former education secretary

Higher education minister given direct warning at UUK conference, where Labour pledges to create ¡®more sustainable system¡¯

Science minister says deal addresses ¡®big fear¡¯ UK participation would not recover and allows UK to be net beneficiary

Dame Sally Mapstone says universities ¡®must earn¡¯ increased public investment

More than 70 universities in the running as ¡®Oscars of higher education¡¯ held outside London for first time

Country¡¯s two years outside of €95 billion research programme comes to an end

Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them

For now, premier US university sees few good options beyond in-class assignments ¨C at least among faculty taking the threat seriously

Cedars poll highlights toxic working environments in British universities that REF¡¯s focus on research culture aims to tackle

Forward College is having some success selling LSE-designed courses in student-magnet capitals, but faces stiff competition as it seeks to build a brand beyond its awarding institution

Employers urge union members to prioritise getting final grades to students, but more strikes planned for later in the month

Rishi Sunak hints that an agreement on the European Union¡¯s research scheme is close as media reports claim a deal will be announced in coming days

Lengthy talks for opt-in read-and-publish deal, worth about €35 million a year, reached agreement as publisher warmed to open access and people involved in negotiations changed, consortium says 

Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil

Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ¡®look like a medieval theme park¡¯

Digital enrolments have grown over 400 per cent in the past decade, but segment will not serve everyone priced out of in-person study, experts say, with hinted regulation unlikely to hike quality quickly

Analysis of university employment since Dawkins ¡®massification¡¯ raises questions over where the staff will come from this time around

British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions

Report by London Economics finds sector supports more than 750,000 jobs across country

Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120

Institutions face multimillion-pound repair bills and months of disruption as estates departments digest impact of new government warnings over Raac

Country tumbles from second to fifth in winners¡¯ table as dithering over Horizon Europe association continues

Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants

Government initiative may require change in mindset for institutions ¡®historically resistant¡¯ to international activities, scholars say

While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards

Regulator must go beyond enforcing new legislation and offer universities guidance on practical approaches to ensuring diverse views are heard on campuses, academics conclude

People were remotely studying for higher degrees long before Covid, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention

Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools

Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan

As Smolny¡¯s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country

Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds

Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented

Regime¡¯s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say

California prosecution of nurse with doctoral degree held out as sign of academia¡¯s wider failure to treat profession seriously

Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on

Russell Group study says average top-up of undergraduate education costs could reach ?5,000 per student per year by end of decade

Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures

Action against RMIT service comes as institutions support ¡®yes¡¯ vote in forthcoming Australian referendum

As high-profile event to deliver ¡®major support¡¯ fades, scientists already desperate for funding explode in disgust

Scholars lament loss of ¡®critical¡¯ resource in Nordics at a time when knowledge of Asia is ¡®increasingly important¡¯

As majority of Ivy League transitions after Covid, social psychologist leaves his decade-long tenure with financial strength and labour challenges

Things go from bad to worse for student-starved sector, with unexpended funds recycled one month and repossessed the next

Start-of-year outage affects 120,000 students, faculty and staff at major US institution with top cybersecurity programme

Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness

Hepi author warns of ¡®dangerous¡¯ pressure to reduce leaders¡¯ salaries in reaction to attention from the media and politicians

Anger over ¡®double-taxing¡¯ of foreign researchers thanks to ?1,000-plus levy is causing scientific talent to explore job opportunities outside the UK, warn scientists

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media

More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests

Academics say largest US research funder¡¯s policy aimed at stopping ideas theft could also apply to search engines

Researcher who revealed censorship of gender critical feminists says no-debate policies on transgender issues are causing ¡®scholarly paralysis¡¯

Disappointment comes months after v-c told alumni that government funding was ¡®becoming extremely inadequate¡¯

US study finds doctoral students who are supervised by leading inventors, or who are male, are much more likely to file patents

Irish university pulls back from plan to handpick internal members of governing authority

Report calls for campaign to boost ¡®esteem and attractiveness¡¯ of sector¡¯s advancement profession

Faculty member shot dead at UNC, gunman chased from Florida HBCU kills three black shoppers, student dies trying wrong house

Post-Brexit expansion comes amid a shortfall of 30,000 beds, with student groups warning universities need to be more upfront about the issues 

One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up

¡®Narrow-mindedness¡¯ over China in US universities driven by fear of losing government funding, says Denis Simon