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Out of caution or protest, foreign scholars skip US conferences

OfS following Atec in developing sector ‘steward’ role – Husbands

Governments leaning on agencies to convert autonomous institutions into ‘strategic national asset’ but face task like ‘herding cats’

Is the TEF a solution that has finally found a problem?

The Teaching Excellence Framework’s reliance on existing outcomes and satisfaction data, as proxies for teaching quality, has always invited criticism. But with the OfS now proposing to use it to...

Scholars worldwide pushed towards ‘mission-orientated’ research

Majority of researchers feel greater pressure to focus on topics deemed important by government, says Elsevier survey

Will branch campuses in Saudi Arabia finally get off the ground?

Fresh set of universities attempt to launch in oil-rich country as it seeks diversification but experts warn tight control by government remains a barrier

Fraction of complaints to new ombudsman concern sexual violence

Teaching and learning issues dominate grievances raised with new Australian body set up primarily to tackle gender-based violence on campuses

A common grant application database would cut the waste of resubmission

Financial restrictions oblige funders to reject vast numbers of sound proposals. Why not retain them for other funders to consider, asks Mikhail Spivakov

Tuition fees to rise in Wales for next two academic years

Welsh government follows England in increasing its fee cap as result of financial pressures faced by institutions

Sheffield Hallam apologises to China scholar over publication ban

Curtailment of Laura Murphy’s research into alleged forced labour practices in China raises further questions over foreign government interference on UK campuses

Are Trump’s settlements with universities losing steam?

Stop charging overseas Brits international fees, say expats

Calls for change as ‘inconsistent’ system leaves some forced to choose between their preferred university and saving money

Minister: new academic city will ‘totally transform’ Armenian HE

Zhanna Andreasyan defends £2 billion relocation project from criticism, saying it will help Armenia move out of the shadows of its Soviet history