Politics

After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist

Ministers love talking about grand government-directed projects, but Philip Hammond must reaffirm tomorrow the UK’s support for open-ended research using quality-related funding, says Stephanie Smith

US president’s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Universities’ vocal opposition to government plans for vastly increased international fees has yielded only minor concessions, says Juliette Torabian 

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Treasury officials will find it harder to ignore the deficit pressures caused by subsidising lower-earning creative arts students after analysis, researcher argues

Protesters allegedly called researchers ‘dirty Jews’ and ‘traitors’ in latest intimidation of scholars who emphasise Polish role in the Holocaust

President issues threat to universities’ federal funding in major speech

Negotiations on €100 billion Horizon Europe scheme delayed by East-West tensions and could be slowed further by European elections

Investment will help institutions develop university-industry collaboration

The UK’s new knowledge exchange framework, whose proposed metrics were unveiled last month, has raised more questions over relationships between universities and business. David Secher and Surya Raghu cast their eye over 40 years of policy evolution on either side of the Atlantic

John Ross examines the state of cross-study and collaboration between Australia and its neighbours in the East

Universities ‘not well served’ by federal government’s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Andres Manuel López Obrador’s controversial proposal could force lawmakers to reconsider the legal age of adulthood

Deputy minister says new law will open universities ‘to the needs of the people’, after it sparked mass student protests

Party’s Lifelong Learning Commission will look at longer-term ‘structures’ in contrast to government’s ‘short-term’ review, says Gordon Marsden

Claims that academics are indoctrinating their students with liberal propaganda are increasingly common in the right-wing media. John Morgan examines why such a conviction has arisen and whether there is any substance to it

Archive of tweets linked to St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency reveals scale of disinformation attempts around free speech and ‘left bias’ controversies

The government’s new ‘national interest’ test for research proposals is another damaging symptom of short-termism, says Margaret Sheil

Regions’ struggles to provide appropriate land and resources is undermining quality, says Debananda Misra

American Association for the Advancement of Science accompanied by global efforts to better inform policymaking

Academics highlight brain drain of researchers and loss of international research partners as concerns in wake of latest government ‘attack on autonomy’

New president pursues pet project while existing institutions struggle to make ends meet

Angela Rayner pledges to order regulator to ‘avoid university bankruptcies’ in bid to end Tories’ ‘failed free market experiment’

Doubts over impact of Australian scheme after previous fee discount programme was scrapped

German-Russian conference cancelled over inclusion of acting rector of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

The credentialism that the late Ron Dore analysed in his seminal 1976 book has gone global, say Keith Lewin, Angela Little and Alison Wolf

Using the teaching excellence framework to drive up teaching standards is fundamentally misconceived, says Matt Waddup

Treasury wants longer delay to England’s post-18 review so it is ‘part of’ spending review, but earlier publication could give sector more say

House of Lords committee also calls for UK to fully associate to EU’s Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes after Brexit

Senate education committee chair pushes to apply federal aid eligibility test for private colleges across whole sector

Chair of Migration Advisory Committee says target no longer influences policy on student migration

England’s fledgling university regulator is in too much of a hurry to make an impact and curry favour with ministers, says Gill Evans

English minister says he opposes minimum grade thresholds for university entry and does not believe there is a ‘creeping culture of censorship’ on campus

Universities lobby enrolment target, while Jo Johnson leads drive for return of post-study work visas

As Brexit reaches fever pitch, who knows what damage the 2028 research excellence framework might reveal

Seeking special status will further antagonise non-members faced with curtailed access to EU research funding, says Jan Palmowski

A mass exodus of talent prompted by political and humanitarian crisis leaves universities without staff or students left to teach

Academics call on university to denounce Mthuli Ncube after violent repression of protests

Researchers participating in China’s Thousand Talents initiative – aimed at luring scientists back home – urged to quit

In what may be a tactical pullback, Trump administration reduces reach of wide-reaching bid to empower for-profit sector

Institutions could have an important role in rebuilding the country, but the latest crisis could push them over the edge

Striking a different tone from that of his predecessor, Chris Skidmore says value for money is about ‘much more’ than graduate salary figures

Sussex vice-chancellor predicts ‘variable’ approach to regulatory support for vulnerable institutions

Joe Biden’s first presidential run was derailed by a scandal over a college law paper. Should he be allowed a second chance, asks Ararat Osipian

Academics who want their findings to be used but not abused should bear eight things in mind, says Nick Hillman

Tim Bradshaw says capping fees in England at £6,500 would cost member institutions £860 million annually

Henrik Wegener says Danish businesses and domestic students will suffer as a result of government reforms

Government pressing ahead with English legislation – despite majority of responses to its own consultation giving thumbs down to planned fee cap

Chris Skidmore’s remarks may be greeted with scepticism by academics

While students protest hit on affordability, colleges shrug and grow foreign enrolment

Tally of administration policy shifts shows insidious and calculated strategy posing long-term academic harm, conference hears

Diplomatic row echoes Chinese disputes with US and Australia

The Pacific nation’s ambitions to harness its universities to drive economic growth face many challenges, says Roger Smyth

Restrictions on use of federal money predicted to widen

England’s universities minister explains why the government is allowing universities to charge students more for condensed honours degrees

Minister hails move as ‘milestone for students’

Scholar claims campaign from academics and students was instrumental in overturning proposal, but fears remain over potential changes in financial autonomy