US academic convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University

Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments

What Trump’s proposed budget cuts mean for education, research

University of York plans ‘research-focused’ Mumbai campus

Russell group institution aims to become first British university with presence in India’s second city

Cardiff strikes called off as compulsory redundancies ruled out

University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled

Sudden visa changes would cause financial crisis, MAC chair warns

Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell

ICE expands student deportation powers

Australian opposition would raise foreign students’ working hours

Proposed 60-hour limit another ‘cynical ploy’ to use students to balance the books, representative group says

Researchers driven out by ‘toxic’ academic Gollums – study

‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims

International demand for Australian degrees rebounds

Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates

Beware ‘naive’ switch to ‘utopian’ diamond journals, warns editor

Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor

Too much talk about our PhD scars does current students a disservice

Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back

St Andrews rector wins appeal following court dismissal over Gaza

Stella Maris was removed from position on St Andrews governing body after accusing Israel of genocide

V-cs mull ‘multi-university trust’ mergers to save costs

Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy

UCU members boycott key meeting over staff strike

Members of national executive committee claim they were ‘prohibited’ from discussion of dispute with staff in Unite union

Helsinki chilli scientist too hot for Dance Your PhD competition

Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents