A shake-up of visa regulations to attract more top scientists is on the cards for the UK, with the PM announcing he has instructed the Home Office and BEIS to work on a fast-track visa route to be launched later this year.

Collaborative projects between Israeli and US researchers have received a $56 million boost from Israel’s Council for Higher Education.

Australian Curtin University and ENSTA Bretagne have sealed a two-way mobility agreement for their doctoral students working of defence research.

At a London event for partners and industry friends, the CEO revealed a new identity of the research company: Bonard.

The University of Borås in Sweden has signed a dual doctoral program deal with the University of Mazandaran in northern Iran, which will see candidates will split their studies between the two campuses.

There are 1.6 times as many students studying for UK higher education awards overseas than there are international students studying in the UK, with more locations and universities engaged than ever before.

Mobility is essential to research, with 96% of those surveyed by RAND Europe saying it benefits the quality of research output, but challenges vary across the world.

Limited funding and lack of understanding of the responsibilities of language advisors at universities in Australia mean professional development opportunities are poor.