Politics

Campuses around the world have been rocked by protests calling for financial divestment from companies linked to Israel. But while boycotts have a long history in academia, some believe that universities themselves would be better advised to keep out of politics entirely. Patrick Jack reports

Policy expert Down Under says widespread higher education review has brought its benefits but universities should not expect an easy ride

Slow easing of Covid border restrictions helped international education avoid purges elsewhere, figures suggest

Further €92 million needed to cover existing staff costs, Irish University Association tells government

All eyes are on Tohoku University and its grandiose future plans as excellence initiative gets under way, but critics question whether goals are achievable

Sector leaders say international students and researchers, funding and academic freedom at risk if National Rally wins power

Apparent elimination of longstanding regulatory process leaves higher education experts expecting more costs, complexities and confusions

Nobuhle Nkabane succeeds much-maligned Blade Nzimande, who will retain science brief

‘Outrageous impost’ to fund domestic education initiatives is ‘robbing Ranjit to pay for Richard’

Sector leaders say stopgap solution needed to ensure institutions remain viable, but extra funding is likely to come with strings attached

After Trudeau administration imposed sharp cut in student visas, institutions are now watching other restrictions having a much stronger effect

With few private school alumni, plenty of postgraduates and a few PhDs, Keir Starmer’s potential government is very different from Rishi Sunak’s top team

Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’

Nearly three-quarters of people want next government to take action to support a higher education institution at risk of closure

Lawmakers promise ‘robust conversation’ on future of top science agency, but accompanying limits on funding and research freedom raise suspicions about ultimate intention

Eye-catching R&D commitments like those seen in previous manifestos influence strongly only a small group of voters, polling shows

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be treated little differently from their privileged cousins, critics say

Constitutional Court nullifies decree enabling Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to appoint rectors, but any respite is expected to be brief

Major parties have been ‘silent’ on higher education challenges ahead of general election, event hears

Money lent to those from wealthier backgrounds to pay for university may be better spent elsewhere, says Dame Margaret Hodge 

Education ministry steps in after competitive university entrance exam cancelled

University requests to increase visa allocations should be rejected if expansion would exacerbate local room shortages, argues Social Market Foundation paper

After enduring harsh national spotlight for pro-Palestinian student protests, Ivy League campus investigates case that hands its conservative critics powerful new ammunition

Labour’s shadow education secretary promises to prioritise sector finances in government, but says taxpayer-funded rescue missions ‘not necessary’

In latest intervention by conservative-dominated judiciary, proprietary schools temporarily avoid seeing student loan eligibility tied to period of degree requirements

Failure to raise fees or increase direct funding will see resources per domestic student fall to their lowest level since 2005, report warns

As collegiate sports grow more professionalised and women gain more fans, federal audit suggests that persistent oversights still leave large gender gap in safety

As Australia mulls ‘hard’ caps on domestic as well as international students, expert warns of unintended consequences

Canberra quietly scrapped plans to join world’s biggest research collaboration scheme in mid-2023

Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says

Increase necessary to keep up with cost of delivering degree programmes, government says

Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education

Awareness of financial challenges among institutions remains low but seven in 10 say they would worry if dozens of campuses close, putting pressure on Labour if it does win power

Pre-election analysis shows greater concentration of international learners in major urban centres

Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears

Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say

Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo

State secretary Sabine Döring dismissed after German Education Ministry investigated potential funding cut for academics supporting student protesters

After decade-long suspension due to perceived overuse, federal budget set-asides by individual lawmakers again disproportionately bolstering academia and its science

Sir Keir Starmer’s party receives overwhelming backing in THE poll, despite concerns its vision for the sector lacks detail

Nigel Farage’s party says ‘too many courses are simply not good enough’ as it outlines pledges for general election

Proposed visa caps, soaring rejection rates and ‘anti-China’ perceptions scaring off country’s most valuable student cohort

Top US research funding agency, while unsure about proposed change to mission statement, swings back at partisan attempts to limit an equity-focused agenda

While centre-right majority may offer stability in Brussels, snap poll called by Emmanuel Macron offers fresh risk

With most of the major parties’ manifestos published, THE analyses key pledges of the campaign so far

Party’s manifesto ducks detail in addressing sector funding crisis as it outlines larger role for institutions in skills training

Despite being closely aligned to outgoing regime, academics believe Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo may reject predecessor’s hostilities

If next government wants to raise fees, it will have to face up to the fact that this will be ‘phenomenally unpopular’, poll finds

Haidt vehicle ostensibly began as bid by left-leaning professors to limit their own extremes, but conservative power is more visibly – and audibly – driving its growth

Student organisations urge new coalition government to scrap €3,000 ‘late study fine’ in open letter

Commitments to spend more on research and proceed with lifelong learning entitlement also included in party’s general election manifesto

Share your views on parties and issues as UK goes to the polls

As Russia prompts security fears, steering group advises greater collaboration between civilian and military research.

Party also commits to taking international students out of migration figures at manifesto launch

Caps being pursued ‘at universities’ request’ and will mirror treatment of domestic students, education minister says

More than 400 climate change researchers put name to open letter ahead of general election

Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis

In rerun of US Congress hearing, Australian university executives reprimanded over both insensitivity to antisemitism and ‘complicity’ in Gaza slaughter

International student caps will endanger research funding just as a leisurely R&D review considers how to fix it, Senate committee hears

No British public university has ever had to close its doors, but funding pressures are leading to vast numbers of redundancies and fuelling dire warnings that some institutions are close to the edge. So what would a collapse actually mean for students, staff and wider economies? John Morgan reports