Rhodes University students shut campus over debt recovery plan
Rhodes University students who blocked the entrances to the campus in Makhanda, South Africa, on Tuesday over a new plan to recover student debt will ...
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World University Rankings 2027: global order on brink of major change
The World University Rankings 2027 are out now. Discover the official results, trends, and all of our in-depth analysis of this year’s league table.
World University Rankings 2027: can China break into the top 10?
Chinese universities go from strength to strength, but will need to bolster their international outlook if they are to reach the top – and its policy signals are mixed on this
Tiered English tuition fee system ‘would denude rest of sector’
Fallout over differential university fees suggestion continues, amid suggestions that the Russell Group head is saying the quiet part out loud
UK ‘not making the most’ of universities’ soft power, MP says
US retreat means the UK has unique opportunity to become the 'global destination of talent', but risks squandering it, v-cs and politicians tell Labour conference
New visa curbs hit international student recruitment
The Australian government has announced new rules restricting international student visas as part of efforts to drive down net immigration numbers. Bu...
Data extraction: The university that cannot see itself
In the higher education sector institutional data is not just an asset. It is the organ with which the institution sees. The question, then, is not wh...
Universities and unions launch research freedom campaign
A broad coalition of organisations across the research community in Finland is calling on political parties and candidates to explain how they will sa...
Universities demand cost of living relief for students
With increasing numbers of students relying on food banks or skipping meals, Universities Australia has called on the Albanese government to deliver n...
World Access to Higher Education Day: A call to act
The eighth edition of the World Access to Higher Education Day will take place on 24 November 2026 with university leaders, academics, policymakers an...
We need more comprehensive global higher education data
Comprehensive and accurate data is necessary for understanding tertiary education and effective policy. However, there is no source of complete higher...
University of East London expands into Florida
The London university will roll out undergraduate and master’s degrees as soon as January 2027 as part of its global push
Universities are part of solution to NEETs crisis, v-cs insist
But universities should increasingly look to establish a relationship between students, regions and local communities, Labour conference hears
Kurdish academic faces trial in Turkey over US doctoral thesis
Germany-based sociologist Güllistan Yarkin has been accused of ‘public denigration of the Turkish state’ over passages relating to treatment of Kurds and the Armenian genocide
Wallace and Gromit lead new crop of industry-partnered degrees
Royal College of Art is latest academic institution to pair up with Aardman Academy, as students focus on employability and industry connections
‘Inexplicable’: Australian student visa refusals at record high
Ban on dependants looks all but meaningless as primary applicants struggle for admission
University merger off track as international student cuts bite
Australia’s Adelaide University is not on track to meet its international student targets and is staring down tens of millions in lost revenue, with...
80% of research scholarships must go to Black South Africans
South Africa’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, said that 80% of scholarships at research facilities must go to Black...
Voters sour on increasing tuition fees and university funding
Polling suggests sector is public’s lowest priority for education investment
‘Closing their eyes’: university rape reporting criticised
But experts question whether recording rape separately from other forms of serious sexual misconduct is a sensible move
International student suicides in South Korea ‘heartbreaking’
Suicide accounts for nearly one in five deaths among international students in Korea, calling into question the welfare support afforded to foreigners
V-cs seek answers over ‘late surge’ in UK student visa refusals
Growing numbers of institutions expected to have breached new compliance rules, endangering future recruitment prospects
Berlin universities want new coalition to fix crumbling buildings
University leaders urge incoming government to address multibillion-euro repairs backlog that led to a campus closure
Casual conversion ruling puts universities in a quandary
Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns
‘No clear way’ for UK sector to grow international student intake
Modelling finds just nine countries offer ‘headroom and stability’ to source more students but this assumes competitor markets don’t shift
Colombian president’s police pledge makes universities ‘fearful’
Populist’s vow to allow police on campus potentially heralds broader anti-academic attacks, observers say
UK universities face autumn of chaos as ‘prolonged’ strikes planned
Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say
UK higher education ‘needs to get its credibility back’, say v-cs
Scandals about franchised provision have undermined the sector, and universities need to ensure failings are not repeated, Labour conference hears
What is the university president’s role in today’s world?
What is the role of university presidents at a time of increasing complexity? The world is changing and they must adapt, but their central role is to ...
A university should not defend democracy from nowhere
Universities cannot strengthen democracy through communications, branding, rankings or partnerships alone. Democracy does not exist in the abstract. I...