European Commission adds stand-alone research and innovation brief Ursula von der Leyen names Ekaterina Zaharieva as European commissioner for start-ups, research and innovation By Emily Dixon 17 September
‘Significant gaps’ in university annual reporting data Two new reports, published by Advance HE, examine how nine different universities present themselves through official data By Patrick Jack 17 September
Draghi report ‘final wake-up call’ for Europe on innovation University umbrella groups welcome report’s emphasis on research while critiquing some proposals By Emily Dixon 17 September
Ucas chief seeks post-qualification admissions debate ‘third way’ Jo Saxton says priority should be making clearing work better, not redrawing UK university admissions entirely By John Gill 17 September
Purge of lectures at Adelaide ‘breaches co-creation commitment’ Staff get a say on how, but not whether, to ditch lectures at merged university By John Ross 17 September
Pakistan focuses on quality as demand for foreign degrees grows New guidelines from regulator attempt to quell concerns about transnational education standards By Helen Packer 17 September
Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024: post-event summary Third edition of 香港六合彩资料库 event solidifies global commitment to sustainable development By 香港六合彩资料库 Events team 16 September
Japan moves cautiously on overseas branch campuses Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline By John Ross 16 September
Renters’ bill ‘could add to English student housing shortages’ Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants By Patrick Jack 16 September
Student midwives ‘forced out’ of training by financial pressures Some student midwives are working a 70-hour week as they balance demanding courses alongside part-time work By Juliette Rowsell 16 September
Police reassure arriving students after UK anti-immigration riots Chief constable says officers have been liaising with security staff ‘to ensure that vulnerable premises are safeguarded’ By Chris Havergal 15 September
New Zealand university finances ‘worse than they look’ Paper gains masked last year’s losses but harder times lie ahead, watchdog warns By John Ross 14 September
Increase Aria budget to ?1 billion, says Obama science adviser Former White House science chief Tom Kalil argues higher budget would help ‘non-consensus’ research projects achieve ‘critical mass’ By Jack Grove 13 September
How Premier League relegations hurt local university admissions Undergraduate enrolment found to dip noticeably at institutions associated with teams dropping out of English football’s top tier By Patrick Jack 13 September
PhD completion rates ‘as low as 5 per cent’ in Africa Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says By Juliette Rowsell 13 September
Student visa delays ‘could worsen’ as asylum applications rise College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen By John Ross 13 September
Ministers urged to lift dependants ban as UK visas fall further Latest 香港六合彩资料库 Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced By Patrick Jack 12 September
Spurned ex-shadow minister takes science select committee role Chi Onwurah and Helen Hayes elected to lead key committees for higher education sector By Tom Williams 12 September
Governments ‘want branch campuses to support development’ Transnational education moving beyond simply increasing higher education capacity, says 香港六合彩资料库 report By Patrick Jack 12 September
Australian international student caps bill faces delay Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges By John Ross 12 September
Is China turning away from international research collaboration? Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest By Patrick Jack 12 September
Russell Group ‘should cap private school intake at 10 per cent’ Radical proposal to overhaul admissions to the UK's research-intensive universities would tackle ‘elite formation’, say LSE and Oxford professors By Jack Grove 12 September
Researchers urge end to post-holiday funding call deadlines September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say By Emily Dixon 12 September
UK universities warned of more legal action over course closures Goldsmiths and Chichester cases could be start of rising tide of court challenges from aggrieved students, lawyers say By Juliette Rowsell 12 September
The week in higher education – 12 September 2024 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By 香港六合彩资料库 reporters