Politics

The prime minister’s role in appointing university leaders under question as Cabinet attempts to change status quo

After previous hearing led to ousting of Harvard and Penn leaders, Baroness Shafik calls for understanding but struggles to define response

After flat research funding drew complaints last year from universities, new plan warmly welcomed

Young voters ‘desperate for politicians to offer them more’, feeling that MPs don’t value their views

As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review

Analysts suggest Yoon Suk-yeol’s handling of admissions dispute contributed to his unpopularity ahead of his party’s electoral defeat

Campus legislation passed by Nigerian senate in July 2020 still waiting for assent

Thirty years ago this month, apartheid’s opponents declared victory and signed out. Yet racist legacies persist to this day, says Noam Schimmel

Stirling principal warns against repeat of post-Brexit inclusion but concedes ministers will need to see details of next framework programme

Jobs chopped at universities, government agencies and crown research institutes

Students concerned that High Court decision to overturn a ban on political groups at university could lead to more unrest

Steepest recorded decline in college graduation numbers joins sliding enrolment and unprecedented campus closures among major nationwide warning signs

AAUP plans dozens of events on day of new congressional hearing against student protests, challenging university leaders to better protect academic independence

Hepi report on funding options, aimed at stopping politicians from ‘keeping shtum’, sees v-c back a graduate tax as ‘genuinely progressive’

US central bank finds Biden’s promises on debt are potentially turning borrowers away from loans with more favourable repayment plans

Education minister apologises after investigation finds students from migrant backgrounds were disproportionately selected for home visits

New government’s decision spells the end of ‘back-breaking’ exercise, commentators say

Early data suggest number of international students starting taught postgraduate courses is down 6 per cent, but some individual campuses hit much harder

Universities Netherlands announces new measures to limit international student numbers, but needs politicians’ help to introduce quotas

After 2020 campaign promise, and Supreme Court rejection, president still sees winning hand in college debt relief

Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts

Higher education might not be doorstep issue for voters but the importance of universities in tackling the world’s biggest problems has never been higher, argue Amanda Broderick and Patrizio Bianchi

England’s Uni Connect programme has funding reduced to £20 million at ‘exactly the wrong time’, says widening participation expert

Delays and baffling rejections are leaving their mark, analyst warns

‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals

While US prison reform campaigners celebrate reversal of 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales express concern that government inaction has stalled progress

Researchers at Risk programme currently limited to Ukrainian scholars

Latest salvo sees Keralan state government challenge national president in the Supreme Court over vice-chancellor appointments

Thousands of employees of few remaining non-foundation institutions say earnings have been heavily eroded by inflation

Facing C$3 billion revenue loss from federal crackdown on overseas gravy train, Ford administration promises to spare 22 of 23 public universities from the toll

The joint degree, a key goal of the European Education Area, is aimed at boosting student mobility across the continent

Blacklist proposal could punish millions for the actions of their ‘autocratic’ governments, critics say

New government announces evaluations of science and universities after scrapping predecessor’s efforts to do likewise

Cost of not reimbursing mandatory placements could be higher, advocates warn

Timing of review raises suspicions that ministers are keen to deflect attention from uncomfortable migration data

Legislation that places new conditions on union membership and funding already having an impact

Tory deputy chair expected to take on higher education brief

Conservative to step down as MP at next general election

Despite explicit exemption for fundamental research, Greens warn that new regime will stymie collaboration ‘outside Aukus bubble’

Prodded by conservative activists and politicians, several public universities are interpreting Supreme Court admissions ruling to include a ban on minority-focused aid

Further government investment is needed to ensure UK is a ‘leading country in the G7 on R&D’, say universities, research charities and learned societies

Holyrood government doubles down on fee-free policy despite warnings of underinvestment

With little movement at federal level, local lawmakers test long-shot strategies to stop universities giving children of alumni a foot in the door

Universities and particularly their students will not miss out in May, insiders predict

Sector leaders warn that PhD students and academics could go elsewhere if requirement to gain proficiency in Norwegian goes ahead

Economy minister Conor Murphy says the expansion ‘is key to promoting regional balance, in line with my economic vision’

Conservative attempts to silence professors face a difficult hurdle for now in Congress, but keep gaining ground in individual states

Chinese students in the Anglosphere want to develop their careers and learn English, not to be lectured about how terrible their homeland is, says Sibei Sun

MAC chair clarifies graduate visa review will define abuse purely as ‘breach of the immigration rules’

Changes to funding body’s act end its term as ‘political plaything’

Author of last Tory manifesto warns universities may attract unwanted campaign attention and says ‘everyone hates the Conservatives for the same reasons’

‘Further cuts’ required to meet government’s net migration target, expert warns

With Trudeau government emphasising visa limits tied to applications and housing availability, more established institutions gain some reassurance

Proposed commission has no shortage of work even if the Universities Accord’s other recommendations fail to materialise

European Commission announces launch of EU-Switzerland negotiations with Horizon Europe association on the table

Minister calls on universities to learn lessons from last year’s disruption at Commons hearing

New legislation will allow private universities to issue degrees and international institutes to open Greek branches

Outgoing Oxford chancellor, ‘chairman of the Tory party when there was one’, advocates cross-party consensus on state investment, not higher fees

Crucial crossbench senators signal support, amid opposition tirades against renunciation of ministerial oversight

As online delivery complicates quality assurance based on states and regions, Biden regulatory effort delves into difficulties of trade-offs