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Accreditors rally against Trump’s ‘misleading’ executive order

Student loan forgiveness ‘won’t fix main problem’ as debt swells

While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue

LSE seeks ideas for what to do with one of London’s oldest shops

Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager

Does it matter who the next Cambridge chancellor is?

After the furore of Oxford’s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want...

We can’t comprehend the threats to US HE if we dismiss every critique

This is American universities’ 9/11 moment. But now, as then, understanding why we are hated is important, says Jonathan Zimmerman

Anti-DEI guidance letter put on hold, for now

Universities push for European lifelong learning initiative

Flagship programme and dedicated skills funding could help Europe meet labour needs, EUA says

Alarm over EU plan to use Horizon funding for defence

Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose’, say leading research universities

US-China tensions bring ‘opportunities’ for Asian universities

Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders

AI summary ‘trashed author’s work’ and took weeks to be corrected

Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes

‘Inflated’ crisis spurs another 800 job cuts Down Under

Vice-chancellors say they have ‘no choice’ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend

Employers should ‘match graduate loan repayments’ to invest in HE

Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

European governments back universities’ US recruitment drive

French institution reports 300 applications as state funding bolsters efforts to ‘offer refuge’ to those fleeing Trump funding cuts

Does the US really need a Department of Education?

Donald Trump’s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be the repayment of a political debt, but the department’s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the...

Earth science is critical to national resilience – so why is it being gutted?

Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob