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Scottish budget promises £55 million extra for universities

SNP announces ‘real terms’ funding uplift pre-election but universities say extra money not enough to combat financial challenges

Researchers may be forced to rely on a court you’ve never heard of

‘Shrinking talent pool’ for leadership vacancies amid US turmoil

Institutions looking to conclude long-running searches for new presidents likely to favour candidates who can stay out of the limelight, experts predict

‘Serious failings’ in UK security checks on researchers

Syrian scholar stopped from seeing dying father among those affected by long waits for clearance, says MP Wendy Chamberlain

‘How many more have to die?’ Parents renew fight for duty of care

Bereaved families push politicians to make universities’ responsibilities toward their students clearer as suicide deaths continue

‘Unseen’ efforts to catch paper mill outputs bear fruit

Little-noticed joint efforts by publishers to catch fake papers are delivering results but further ‘scaling’ is needed, says report

Exposure, not ability, divides the global scientific community

Our symposium illustrates the contribution that students outside the scientific mainstream could make if given the chance, says Iván Moya

World University Rankings 2027: time to submit your data

Universities can now participate in the flagship research-focused rankings, as well as the league table focused on interdisciplinary research

Iranian student among those killed as regime cracks down

Universities facing ‘ongoing repression’ as regime responds to demonstrations with force

Defence work a ‘fundamental responsibility’ of universities

Former security adviser turned vice-chancellor calls out silence on controversial defence research, despite evolving threats to national security

Melbourne brings back Glyn Davis as interim vice-chancellor

Former leader returns to the role following the death of the university’s first female vice-chancellor, Emma Johnston, from cancer complications

World University Rankings: we’re widening access to our rich database

A new entry-level subscription to DataPoints will enable more universities to unlock actionable, data-driven insights from the rankings, says Phil Baty

Texas opens portal for public to file complaints against colleges

Calls for longer PhD scholarships as teaching loads creep up

Doctoral candidates offered hybrid ‘stipend and salary’ studentships with significant teaching hours will struggle to balance competing pressures, union fears

Scottish ministers consider pre-election university funding boost

Prospect of additional support being announced in last budget before polling day as review into higher education funding gets under way