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English universities pushing to show they are serious about tackling sexual misconduct ahead of new regulatory requirements but experts say efforts still ‘patchy’

Budget cuts of €500 billion to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say

New restrictions following pro-Palestinian encampments appear to contravene Australian universities’ commitments on free speech, says legal academic

Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert

Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life

Drops in the number of new spin-out companies and public events may show start of retrenchment in outward-facing activities

Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ‘sea change’ in research collaboration

Three-term system ‘suited the time’, but post-pandemic conditions bring new priorities, says university

Institution known for innovation and risk-taking faces doubts over its future but is still planning new ways to do things differently

University’s refusal to concede to demands over protests and DEI despite risk of ‘grave consequences’ has led to renewed optimism among staff

Private providers needed to fills gaps for working adults even as government focuses on public sector

As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in Australian universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate them can help the old guard too

Medical training a bright spot for the sector, in an election campaign mostly focused elsewhere

UK should aim for growth in student numbers but recognise ‘opportunities to reform’ post-study work rights, finds commission convened by former universities minister

Bots’ tendency to display ‘unwarranted confidence’ and fixate on ‘pink elephants’ particularly risky in medical research, according to new paper

Bill proposing screening of all scholars working on ‘sensitive areas’ will create ‘huge administrative burden’, leaders warn

Australian university council members bear far less onerous ethical and reporting obligations than volunteer mums and dads, analysis finds

Union declares institution ‘greylisted’, with academics urged not to apply for jobs or act as external examiners

Debt forgiveness could reduce graduates’ borrowing capacity, as home ownership becomes defining issue of upcoming election

Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions

Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions

Stagnating government funding means tuition fee rises may be inevitable, says Japanese university leader

Risk of ‘lasting damage’ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses

European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities

Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says

Alarm that immigration targets may trump universities’ pleas as government mulls new policies

Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research

Resistance strategies emerge as White House attempts to make elite universities fall in line

University and College Union disputes institution’s claim to have significantly reduced job cuts figure

Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers

Withholding hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars seen as a way of enabling ‘clawback’ of future losses resulting from ‘unobserved risky behaviour or malpractice’

Activists say action is ‘keeping vice-chancellors at the negotiating table’ but experts believe reversing overall direction of travel is unlikely

Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spend on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kickstart recovery