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US Department of War orders 30 US universities to audit partnerships with Chinese institutions

The US Department of War has ordered 30 universities to audit their academic, financial and research collaborations with foreign institutions, mainly with Chinese partners, or risk losing funding. The measure, taken on 17/08/2026, follows the Trump administration's scrutiny over the country’s…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 451293
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Irish universities raise concerns over rising visa refusals for Gaza students

Irish universities have raised concerns about the rising number of visa refusals for students from Gaza. In an opinion piece published in the Irish Times on 24/08/2026, Emma Stokes, outgoing vice-president of global engagement at Trinity College Dublin and president-designate of the National…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 451277
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US: International student applications drop by 10% as administration restricts and delays visa deliveries

The number of international students applying to attend US colleges in autumn 2026 has dropped by 10%, the biggest decline in at least a decade, according to data from the most widely used college application platform, Common App, published on 20/08/2026. Nearly 16,000 fewer foreign students…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 451008
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.35

In Canada, international student post-study work permit protest ends after Canada Border Services Agency checks; University of Melbourne remains Australia’s top university in ARWU rankings; US National Science Foundation launches an ‘industry PhD’ programme; India’s federal police charge 13 people…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
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• Article # 450989
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Third German-American roundtable highlights important role of universities in transatlantic cooperation

The German Research Foundation (DFG) and US experts aim to further strengthen transatlantic research relations through partnerships, in which universities "play an important role". The DFG, Germany's central self-governing research funding organisation, held its third German-American roundtable…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 450926
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Students call for more inclusion in European university alliances governance

The student ambassadors from European university alliances have advocated for the inclusion of student representatives in formal decision-making processes. Student ambassadors from 54 alliances published on 14/08/2026 recommendations resulting from the third edition of the European…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Universities, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 450983
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EU governments' R&D investment has rosen in 10 years, but per-capita spending varies widely

EU governments increased their investment in R&D by 60.5 % between 2015 and 2015. A report published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, in August 2026 showed that government investment in R&D across the 27 member states amounted to an estimated €130.2 billion, equivalent to 0.69 % of…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Funding, …
• Article # 450768
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Danish research leaders say Denmark must invest in basic research to create future breakthroughs

Leaders of research centres, supported by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF), have stated that without new investments in the DNRF, Denmark risks weakening the research environments that have created international breakthroughs and attracted talent from all over the world. In an…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 450581
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International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - n°34

New Zealand reconsiders international PhD fee policy as costs rise; Trump officials plan to shift US research funding from universities to scientists; Australia launches a student advisory board to shape the country’s international education sector; and proposed US federal science funding rules…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Companies, …
• Article # 450577
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Report finds growing pressure on academic freedom in 2025-2026, particularly over Palestine and Israel

A study has revealed an increase, between 2025 and 2026, in disciplinary measures and censorship targeting researchers and students. The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) published on 05/08/2026 its first annual monitoring report by the Committee on Academic Freedom. The…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), State, …
• Article # 450434
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