Ethnic minority leaders upholding white supremacy, says professor Kalwant Bhopal claims senior academics of colour succeed by ‘performing whiteness’ By Patrick Jack 10 October
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
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
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 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 – thinktank Abandoning ‘bureaucratic’ exercise now would save universities ?430 million, according to UK Day One By Patrick Jack 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