Economic reform begins with injecting order into the hotchpotch of research programmes, and enticing more locals into higher study, according to Australian body
Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to &discourage*, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans
Promotion freezes at UK universities exacerbate frustrations caused by mass redundancies and low pay rises, with academics warning it could force more people out of the sector
Viral case reveals how Chinese universities prioritise prestige over personal choice, exposing tensions in a system struggling to adapt to mass higher education, academics say
Institutions review policies ahead of new obligations coming into force but campaigners believe culture change is needed, as they gear up to highlight breaches
Four-year inquiry that concluded university was &haven* for racist theories and benefitted from colonial links should have had wider remit, according to campaigners