European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump*s &miscalculation* of failing to support research
After comprehensive election win, Labor faces pressure to push on with wide-ranging agenda for higher education reform that stalled during last parliament
Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university
Use of &hypocritical* confidentiality agreements by UK*s biggest academic union criticised, with increasingly disgruntled staff set to stage rally outside own offices
Signs that university leaders are more willing to stand up to president come as administration &walks back* some of its extreme policies after facing political realities
Skills minister urges universities to &rethink education* ahead of roll-out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being &ignored* by parts of the sector
After the furore of Oxford*s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want someone who can sort out internal fractures
Competition to find use for &Old Curiosity Shop* on university*s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager
Concerns framework programme*s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses &threatens to undermine its core purpose*, say leading research universities
Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders