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University ‘inaccessible or irrelevant’ to white working classes

Just half of white working-class pupils say they’re likely to attend university, compared with 82 per cent of their middle-class peers

Minimum entry standards ‘blunt tool’ to tackle franchise abuse

Introducing language requirements for whole sector undermines government’s widening access mission, universities say

Concerns mount over cuts to German academic partnerships

Phasing out of international collaboration schemes adds to fears for future of global research

Empty lectures stem from students’ fractured relationship with effort

Covid’s cultural effect is difficult to overcome, but we can at least resist the trend of infinite accommodation, say Mario Senovilla and Elena Liquete

Are universities returning to in-person exams to combat AI cheating?

Given AI’s ubiquity in the workplace, some believe that students should now be assessed on their aptitude in working with it. But others insist employers are still more interested in innate ability...

More international student enrolment curbs feared in Australia

Government measures to crack down on student migration may not have run their course, observers warn

New Colombian president ‘unlikely to follow Trump’s HE playbook’

Populist right-winger latest to take power in Latin America but experts say universities should expect a more nuanced approach than seen in US and Argentina

University of Cambridge bullying accuser denies ‘vendetta’

Employment tribunal case brought by astronomy professor over ‘culture of misogyny’ within prestigious department concludes

New AI agents pose ‘existential threat’ to how grants are awarded

Rapid development of technology outpacing any attempts to reform assessment system, researchers warn

Florida universities consider banning undocumented students

Burnham will ‘push universities to help reshape system’

Prospective future prime minister ‘very engaged’ with sector challenges, according to Manchester leaders who have worked with him

‘Relief’ as government confirms it will evacuate Gazan students

Applicants with places to study in UK for coming academic year tell THE that government promise to evacuate them ‘changes everything’

Australian funding proposals elicit praise and protest

Reforms to expand places and improve inclusivity will be hampered by ‘bureaucratic control’ and postgraduate ‘blind spot’, critics warn

New UK science policy thinktank aims to ‘restore joy’ to research

Neuroscientist-turned-policy-wonk Laura Ryan says the voice of researchers is often lost in debates over how AI-led ways of working can drive innovation

Universities should teach students how to live, not just how to get a job

The popularity of an undergraduate course in Hong Kong reveals an enduring hunger to examine what makes life worth living, says McQueen Sum