Victor Ponta quit as prime minister amid scandals including a renounced doctorate. Should he be allowed to run for president, asks Ararat Osipian

Almost two thirds of young people in capital participate in higher education, 15 percentage points more than next best region

Country saw demand fall in most major markets last year, with master’s students making up smaller proportion of visas issued, according to new data

Edward Peck had already announced he would step down from university role this summer

Sutton Trust warns applicants with disadvantaged upbringings can find application process particularly complex and challenging

Proposal to restrict post-study work rights to those in ‘graduate jobs’ alarms vice-chancellors

Vice-chancellor reportedly wrote to staff encouraging them to leave if they did not support university’s new strategy

Universities should prioritise ensuring that assessments are ‘assessing what we mean to assess’ rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating

Arriving from outside academia means UK Research and Innovation’s new chief executive is more willing to take unorthodox but correct strategic decisions, say scientists

University seeks five-year year injunction against protests over Middle East conflict but faces opposition from union and civil liberties group

One in four students tell Hepi they use text generated by tools such as ChatGPT in submitted work

Principal warns of ‘radical university-wide actions, which will lead to a smaller staff base’