Scholars fear influence of Orb¨¢n-linked college after expansion Purchase of Vienna-based university by Mathias Corvinus Collegium seen as attempt to spread ideology of populist leader abroad By Ben Upton 24 May
UK student visas: government cracks down on dependants International students coming to UK will be prevented from bringing family members, unless on postgraduate research courses By Patrick Jack 23 May
Lack of data on visas for dependants ¡®deeply unhelpful¡¯ Universities could help alleviate any issues if they were told which of their students were bringing family members, leaders say By Patrick Jack 23 May
Irish university leadership¡¯s gender rebalance may not persist Senior management may be responding to national requirements, but fundamental, sustainable change needs more work, says Pat O¡¯Connor By Pat O¡¯Connor 23 May
Cambridge urges end to talks impasse as marking delays loom Vice-chancellor and union rep make rare joint statement appealing to national negotiators to resolve dispute By Ben Upton 22 May
Graduate tax ¡®hybrid¡¯ fairer for all, says top-up fees architect Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour¡¯s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis By Jack Grove 22 May
¡®Minimum offer¡¯ needed in ¡®Wild West¡¯ of doctoral study PhD candidates face ¡®inconsistencies and inequalities¡¯ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study By Jack Grove 22 May
The free speech bill has finally become law ¨C what happens next? Wide-ranging new powers aimed at cancelling cancel culture predicted to have a ¡®seismic¡¯ impact on English universities By Tom Williams 22 May
Elite universities ¡®only support diversity if it benefits them¡¯ Gatekeeping systems used by big brand institutions ¡®legitimise race and class inequalities¡¯, scholars claim in book By Patrick Jack 21 May
UK migrants more likely to have HE qualification than British-born Census data shows 44 per cent of adult residents born outside the UK had a higher education qualification By Patrick Jack 19 May
International education must not be caught in the UK¡¯s electoral crossfire Reinforcing public support for student immigration is vital amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from politicians, says Wendy Alexander By Wendy Alexander 19 May
Dutch minister: ¡®changing education is like open-heart surgery¡¯ Challenge of balancing huge international expansion with sustainability leaves academic-turned-politician urging careful thinking By Ben Upton 19 May
