Leaders from UK universities have written to MPs in the UK to warn of a threat to "vital" research in the case of a "no deal" in the Brexit negotiations, demanding the UK government confirms access to similar funding.

The vetoing of research grants by former Australian education minister Simon Birmingham could damage the international reputation of the country’s research funding model.

A report has revealed the Australian universities that grew the most since the 2010 downturns did so primarily through either China or South Asia