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Oxford immigration chief loses bid to win council seat for Reform

Head of team that supports staff with visa issues accused of conflict of interest after standing for party that wishes to abolish leave to remain

De Montfort pins hopes on ‘agile education’ at new London site

Vice-chancellor promises ‘firewall’ between capital campus and Leicestershire base as university becomes latest to try hand in crowded market

Princeton introduces proctoring, changing century-old honour code

Labor minister vetoes research grants on national security grounds

Intervention comes two years after law change to prevent political interference, amid resurgent delays in grant processing

Sweden’s relaxed visa rules for foreign PhDs ‘don’t go far enough’

Researchers fear wider changes to country’s immigration system will put off international talent

First universities to offer LLE short courses announced

Under half of Universities UK members sign up to take part in scheme that intends to foster more flexible, lifelong study

‘Open season’ on scholars’ rights if Elsevier loses Meta fight

Loss for the publishing giant in its legal action over AI crawling will make it much harder for scholars to assert control on how their outputs are used, say experts

Cash-strapped Welsh universities look to Plaid Cymru for ‘reset’

Change of government sparks optimism, but some warn plans to keep students in Wales must be ‘carefully handled’

Record international enrolments at New Zealand universities

Higher education claims an ever-increasing share as country numbers grow beyond pre-Covid figures

Australia undermined its research ambition before the Serd ink was dry

This week’s budget confirmed the government’s unwillingness to improve PhD students’ dismal pay, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Maxim Jon-Buckley

News Talks podcast: The human cost of UK university job cuts

We discuss the fallout from tens of thousands of layoffs across UK higher education after a THE survey exposed the anger, fear and stress that pervade the sector

King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans

Physics cuts threaten UK’s science leadership role, says Nobelist

Didier Queloz urges UK funding bodies to rethink funding changes, with scientists also fearing Nottingham’s ‘first-rate’ department is under threat

The King’s-Cranfield merger will allow us to compete with the world’s best

Modern societies need universities that connect discovery with application. We think we can do this much better together, say Karen Holford and Shitij Kapur

Two-fifths of universities expect deficits amid student downturn

Latest regulator analysis shows sector financial health slightly up on expectations, but performance expected to deteriorate this year