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University says anyone not in work or further study 12 months after graduation will be given temporary employment

Legislation to rejig allocation of international student places puts everything ‘under the thumb of the minister’, his opposite number warns

Indian capital to lift restrictions that have pushed universities to outskirts but new ventures face stiff competition in city where space is a premium

With industrial action threatening graduations, parents of affected students urge parties to reach agreement

Deborah Prentice calls case an ‘aberration’ that should not be used to undermine other black scholars

Surge in generative AI use in US federal grant proposals is reducing diversity and narrowing the scope of ideas, study finds

Ban on women entering higher education leading to loss of teachers and health workers, Unesco warns

Germany’s plan to extend the length of academic contracts will do little to relieve precarity in researchers’ early careers, experts say

Australian universities most cashed up on foreign fees are not necessarily those most vulnerable to a downturn, analysis finds

Healthy growth in employment figures may be masking underlying discontent among graduates, experts warn

Court sides with government that students studying only on weekends are distance learners and should not have access to maintenance loans

Ucas chief says students may have reduced options this year but ‘number changing on a daily basis’

Deborah Prentice accused of just ‘rubber-stamping’ decisions amid university investigation ‘beset by delays’

Making the most of free offers deemed ‘extremely student behaviour’, as electricity usage guru chides precinct for ‘going nuts’

Papers still too quick to interpret results as showing no meaningful effect, ‘polluting’ scientific literature

New reporting requirements coincide with raft of campus openings on the subcontinent

Academics must be prepared to be ‘less polite’ when mandarins serve up ideas that lack evidence, Australian educator contends

Restrictions on length of study and sky-high cost of staying to work pushing more students into considering alternative destinations

Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds missing out on places despite meeting entry requirements

Slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and inflexible funding holding back specialist institutions, report claims

Significant gaps in research infrastructure and funding have made it difficult for universities to take full advantage of EU integration

Lack of extra money and risk of more centralised control means new bill ‘does not do what it says on the cover’

‘Slow and steady’ sustainability strategy utilises products founded by graduates from leading science university

University says its investigation into sociology professor will feed into wider inquiry on recruitment of senior academics

Hong Kong investment company scheme to concentrate on funding students to attend top Asian universities instead

Office for Students urged to investigate wider sector issues after star sociology professor accused of plagiarism

Purpose-built student accommodation is expanding rapidly as major cities try to attract more international students without exacerbating housing crises

Economic slowdown and concerns about the value of higher education causing slump in university enrolment

Australian policies mired in outdated perceptions about why students decrease their study loads

Force say actions of officer had the potential to ‘frustrate legitimate journalism’

Provider allowed to continue teaching existing overseas students for ‘short period’ but some may need to transfer or consider leaving the country

Country could miss goal of ensuring 18 per cent of new entrants come from most deprived backgrounds despite recent progress, report warns

Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green politicians urge new chancellor to make system more ‘supportive of aspiration’