World Academic Summit: reforms &could drive massive spin-out growth* Under more favourable policies, &I could spin out probably four or five companies for every one I can* currently, says Oxford vice-chancellor By Chris Havergal 9 October
Hold Augar-style review and consider graduate tax, says Halfon Former minister says his government was right to focus on outcomes of degrees but disowns talk of &Mickey Mouse degrees* By Tom Williams 9 October
Oxford v-c fears impact of declining UK sector reputation Irene Tracey says policymakers and universities need to work together to tackle funding crisis By Rosa Ellis 9 October
World University Rankings 2025: Ukrainian universities build global links Institutions are setting the scene for a thriving international system post-war By Rosa Ellis 9 October
World University Rankings 2025: Oxford top but UK and US at risk Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputation By Rosa Ellis 9 October
World Academic Summit: Graphene will &win more Nobels*, says Geim University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered By Jack Grove 8 October
World Academic Summit: crisis-hit leaders wary of &talking down* sector British and Canadian vice-chancellors warn their financial models have never faced greater threats, but do not want to further deter international students By Chris Havergal 8 October
World Academic Summit: US &no-go zone* for short student trips Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean By Jack Grove 8 October
World Academic Summit: call for guidelines on AI use in research Newcastle vice-chancellor says shared approach needed to prevent &bad practices* By Chris Havergal 8 October
Scrap REF and allocate funds based on external grants 每 thinktank Abandoning &bureaucratic* exercise now would save universities ?430 million, according to UK Day One By Patrick Jack 8 October
Switzerland &losing attractiveness* as government limits spending Funders and prestigious universities &cannot compete* as budgets stand still or go backwards By Emily Dixon 8 October
Call for more focused research &risks fostering academic elitism* Experts fear &high-risk strategy* as universities urged to double down on existing strengths and retrench from other areas By Tom Williams 8 October