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Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected

Study finds evidence of ¡®modest¡¯ bias among reviewers covering race and gender

Politicians pushing STEM courses ¡®would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them¡¯, says Hepi report

UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes

Researchers are less likely to cite those accused of sexual misconduct but remain unmoved by fraud allegations, study finds

Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey

Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex University in 2010

British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain

Number of female university leaders reaches record high, with Switzerland seeing biggest growth

Australian department ¡®not aware¡¯ of computer ¡®bug¡¯ that applicants blame for torpedoing their PhD dreams

VET needs a boost, researcher argues, amid counter-claims that higher education is on the back foot

Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair 

Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider ¡®potential further actions¡¯

News website Bellingcat co-creates module in partnership with University of Nottingham

Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing ¡®hard conversations¡¯

Union says Westminster must follow devolved administrations in offering additional funding amid mounting bloodletting

Sector regulator Medr looking at demand and provision across the country, says Vikki Howells

New higher education minister attempts to appease students after turbulent month

Amid ongoing confusion around grant decisions and payments, scholars fear they will not be able to continue with potentially life-saving work

Institution is ¡®balancing the right to protest with the rights of others to not be adversely affected¡¯, says new vice-chancellor

Long-serving editor promoted to top job after nearly two decades with title

Dubious design registrations in the UK are being passed off as ¡®international patents¡¯ by Indian academics seeking to game promotion criteria, sleuths find

Academics ask why university needs to cut jobs when its income hit ?1.4 billion last year

Phil Brickell writes to education secretary to highlight ¡®concerning practices¡¯ at newly rebranded University of Greater Manchester

Charity says Ucas data adds to case for extending home fee status to displaced applicants

Lower number of universities penalised by government for visa practices, but scholars urge caution

Industrial action threatened for start of 2025-26 academic year if universities do not take action to minimise redundancies

Quarter of social media posts in key markets show negativity towards higher education, analysis finds

Only 42 per cent of students have seen Teaching Excellence Framework ratings for universities they were interested in

While hundreds of academics decry education minister¡¯s intervention, supporters say he acted in researchers¡¯ interests

Pro-Palestine campaigners claim ¡®important victory¡¯ but university says interim ruling demonstrates that restrictions do not limit freedom of speech

Statement endorsed by 39 Australian institutions described as both being ¡®not robust enough¡¯ and a ¡®betrayal¡¯ of staff and students

Regular breaks, mock vivas and introducing an online option among other recommendations made by review that aims to combat ¡®gladiatorial approach¡¯

Institutions generally accept budgetary demands to return unspent grants but warn long-term cuts could damage competitiveness

Party¡¯s renewed focus on winning back support of those who have not gone to college provides little incentive to defend higher education from Trumpian attacks, experts say

Almost two thirds of young people in capital participate in higher education, 15 percentage points more than next best region

Country saw demand fall in most major markets last year, with master¡¯s students making up smaller proportion of visas issued, according to new data

Major student recruitment firm sees drop in placements and English language tests after immigration changes in Canada and elsewhere

Edward Peck had already announced he would step down from university role this summer

Sutton Trust warns applicants with disadvantaged upbringings can find application process particularly complex and challenging

Proposal to restrict post-study work rights to those in ¡®graduate jobs¡¯ alarms vice-chancellors

Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity

Vice-chancellor reportedly wrote to staff encouraging them to leave if they did not support university¡¯s new strategy

Universities should prioritise ensuring that assessments are ¡®assessing what we mean to assess¡¯ rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating

Government announces 2 per cent cut to university budget in efforts to row back public spending

Advocate more judiciously, sector representatives urged, as they demand more money to ¡®do our job for the country¡¯

Coalition has departed from usual practice, outlining a comprehensive suite of changes if it regains government

One in four students tell Hepi they use text generated by tools such as ChatGPT in submitted work

Arriving from outside academia means UK Research and Innovation¡¯s new chief executive is more willing to take unorthodox but correct strategic decisions, say scientists

University seeks five-year year injunction against protests over Middle East conflict but faces opposition from union and civil liberties group

Principal warns of ¡®radical university-wide actions, which will lead to a smaller staff base¡¯

Shadow minister urges government to investigate reports of attempts to pay money to relatives of university managers

Universities must change their language to survive assault on DEI, says former Trump chief of staff

If doors to opportunity close, ¡®it can become a potent political issue very quickly¡¯

Conference also hears that proposed streamline of ARC grant schemes will give early career researchers a ¡®leg-up¡¯

Academic spin-outs have risen over the past decade, supported by a network of university-affiliated venture funds

The deadline for most 2023-24 financial accounts was the end of December

Fall in student numbers driven by lower birth rates, with smaller universities tipped to struggle

UK Atomic Energy Authority boss will take over at ?9 billion UK research funder in the summer, when Ottoline Leyser steps down

Beijing government body¡¯s affiliation with some Chinese institutions seen as threat by Taiwanese leaders