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University groups say plans to reduce funding for flagship research programme an ‘astonishing act of political incoherence’

Chinese tuition fees contribute 35 per cent of revenue for leading Australian universities, as figures reveal ‘structural gap’ in funding

School-leavers across the UK to be offered two-dose vaccination from July onwards

New leader of research-intensive grouping says ‘challenging conversations’ needed but critics urge united front against political attacks

Latest effort to lure leading scholars to Europe comes as concerns grow over political oversight of research in the US

Anonymity of social media posts highlights the subjects that doctoral candidates feel unable to discuss publicly, researchers say

Private provider temporarily blocked from international recruitment amid UKVI probe as seven universities face visa action plans

Skills minister says regulator could have handled Sussex investigation better but ‘lessons have been identified’

Hundreds of thousands of email addresses understood to be affected in hack claimed by notorious ShinyHunters group

Initiative to create more than 800 PhDs and involve several leading universities but academics concerned about country neglecting blue-sky research

Nearly 100,000 tests incorrectly marked due to issues with automated system

Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans

Five institutions collaborate with regional mayor to support businesses built on university research

Regulator scraps overall ratings after consultation on revamped exercise but commits to plans to limit growth at bronze providers

Labour politicians defend student finance system, including retrospective changes, as they suggest uplifting higher education funding is not a priority

Anand Menon criticises ‘absurdities’ of government policy, pointing to contradictions in UK’s efforts to rejoin flagship exchange scheme

Sector’s absence from Starmer’s trip to Beijing and Shanghai ‘wasn’t for lack of trying’, says Birmingham vice-chancellor

‘Science investment plan’ outlines cuts to ‘priority’ areas after government reveals successor to Performance-Based Research Fund

Sudden departure revealed days after financially ‘strong’ university opened consultations over 140 proposed job losses

New Haven leader sees country as ‘biggest coming story in global higher education’ despite nervousness around regulation and war impact

Updates to UK counter-terror monitoring scheme incoming despite concern Prevent not built to deal with growing problem of extreme right-wing views

Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader

University chancellor says both academic freedom and legitimate protest must be upheld on campus

Both sides of politics eroding opportunities to meet neighbours’ needs and solve skill shortages back home, according to former Liberal power broker

Association all but assured, insiders say, as government concludes treaty negotiations

‘Time is right’ to lower tuition fees for some accelerated degrees, says UK’s oldest private institution

UK can become ‘most attractive place in the world’ to invest in innovative companies, say v-cs

Five-year tuition fee freeze, ban on franchising and introduction of new national entry test among other recommendations from Policy Exchange

Head of learning initiatives for Google Deepmind says debates about use of new technologies should focus on how to embrace more holistic teaching methods

Richard Scolyer dies aged 59 after undergoing world-first treatment for his brain tumour

Academics welcome coalition’s commitment to expanding STEM places, but warn hard-hit humanities subjects have been ‘hardly’ mentioned

Proposed regulatory conditions are ‘too broad’, lack clear guidance and will increase burden on institutions, say sector groups

With thousands dying in armed conflicts across the world, peace studies may hold valuable insights on ending war. But suspicions over the discipline’s innovative theories mean its voice has not always been heard, writes Jack Grove