Stanford business dean Levin named new president
At moment of political threat, Tessier-Lavigne replacement brings continued white male lineage with reputation for scientific innovation and listening to diverse voices
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University access scheme loses third of its budget in latest cuts
England’s Uni Connect programme has funding reduced to £20 million at ‘exactly the wrong time’, says widening participation expert
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Immigration risk ratings downgraded at 11 Australian universities
‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals
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More visa changes could cause ‘irreversible harm’ to UK sector
Student recruitment firm AECC warns that restricting graduate visa route could be ‘catastrophic day’ for UK higher education
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Financial pressures ‘hitting UK university-business collaborations’
New figures show UK university-business interactions are down 5 per cent, to lowest level since at least 2014-15
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Kent v-c to depart after restructure and deficit warning
Karen Cox to step down next month as university grapples with projected £30 million deficit
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Disability groups demand ‘correction’ of accord report
Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn
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Academic publishers and AI do not need to be enemies
Generative AI firms should stop ripping off publishers and instead work with them to enrich scholarship, says Oxford University Press’ David Clark
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Venki Ramakrishnan: ‘unfriendly’ visas would’ve nixed my UK move
Nobel-winning former Royal Society president discusses his concerns over the UK’s ‘too high’ visa costs, anti-ageing science and older academics who refuse to retire
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‘Local’ students just one in 10 at some elite universities
Durham again found to have lowest proportion of students from its own region, but highlights work to boost north east's low HE participation rate
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Robbins to depart Arizona amid deep financial woes
Facing second year of faculty no-confidence vote, cardiothoracic surgeon agrees to leave as soon as successor is found
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Learning behind bars: the shifting fortunes of prison education
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...
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US university suggests AI could help ‘offset’ striking instructors
With 3,000 graduate students picketing for higher pay, Boston University dean encourages faculty to ‘think creatively’ about using technological alternatives
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OfS should hold firm on 30-day limit for resolving free-speech complaints
Extending England’s proposed threshold for legal recourse would encourage universities to adopt delaying tactics, says Abhishek Saha