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Businessman whose daughter won Georgetown admission after large donation successfully portrays his action as normal practice

Australian research highlights need for more than a front-end focus on boosting diversity

Disgraced surgeon convicted of causing bodily harm in verdict that raises further questions for Swedish research

After years of crude attacks on individual faculty and curriculum, Florida’s ambitious partisan governor identifies more palatable and enduring form of deep academic restraint

Former regulator highlights increasingly interventionist Westminster policies

Latest edition of major annual UK survey suggests university leavers’ outlook lagged behind employment market recovery

Governance review approved at conclusion of bitter dispute with Oxford college dean

Olivier-nominated actress Josette Bushell-Mingo wants to keep pushing hard questions about role of arts in society as leader of London institution

Australian policy guru suggests complete rethink of research funding to overcome ‘opportunity cost’ of unsuccessful grant applications

Beijing should ease off on top-down pressure and extend its window for reporting graduates' job status, academics say

Those who earn less than £40,000 a year face losing about 30 per cent of the value of their pension, according to ‘first global analysis’

High-profile pledge to spend £60 million a year on maths research has not been fulfilled, MPs hear

Clear majority of survey respondents from Poland and Italy believe ‘making a lot of money’ was an incentive for scientists working on Covid-19

Scholars urge home fees for young Hong Kongers but warn other former British colonies could want similar concessions

Minister asks OfS to develop new registration condition covering antisemitism and says it would be ‘incredible’ if Oxford offered degree apprenticeships

Federal agents charged with patrolling university labs fret the open environment, not knowing sector’s practices well enough, auditor concludes

But former education counsellor warns that a reliable picture of Covid’s fallout will be a long time coming

Ministers should see higher education as integral to levelling-up agenda instead of ‘taking any opportunity to pick a fight with universities’, says major report

Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ‘put at risk’ by reliance on overseas fees

IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ‘no sense at all’

Alumnus cautions that lines of communication with UK government ‘must remain open’ with transparent timescale for evacuation

Five departments set to be merged into three, says local union branch

Joint appointments, infrastructure sharing and publication fee waivers will help to rebuild Ukraine’s science system, say Western scientific bodies

Expert says initiative should make different offers to networks that want to integrate into a single institution or just work together

Leap into advanced cloud-based system doubles in single year, though big costs and complications still leave larger institutions on the sidelines

In fight to keep cities safe, some academics seen as harming urban poor by prioritising police and donors over community needs

Critics say draft policy put out for consultation ‘restricts free speech’ beyond legal obligations

Researchers suggest universities should do more to help researchers adapt after time overseas

Opposition bid to exclude political donors foiled as government amendment on foreign funding passes

In largest such use of criminal laws, dozens from University of New Hampshire – including witnesses who did not report – face prosecution after single hazing incident

Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations

IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs

Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain

Daniel Silber complains university was not giving staff being made redundant enough time to find a new role

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say

Maximum interest rate capped at 7.3 per cent, down from expected 12 per cent

Funder pushes deadline for awardees to finalise departure plans or lose EU funding back to 29 June

Amendment to free speech legislation would require higher education providers to report proposed partnerships with overseas organisations

Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn

Policies ‘frustrating academic freedom’ by supressing lawful free speech, dons argue

Australia’s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material

Local union branches secure major wins in long-running disputes but others left with nothing

Independent report claims racism and sexual misconduct were covered up by ‘boys’ club’

UK has lost market share to research rivals despite taking on many more self-funded Chinese doctoral students, report finds

Michelle Donelan addresses criticisms of flagship policies at Higher Education Policy Institute conference

University’s pledge comes amid heightened political scrutiny on insecure employment practices at universities

Alumnus and academic lifer to leave next summer amid rash of turnover among US university leaders in Covid’s aftermath

Australian survey finds that internal training focuses on things staff already know, like how to define research integrity, rather than practical skills to achieve it

Major survey finds most UK undergraduates hear wide variety of opinions shared on campus and share their views freely

Over-possessive scholars may resort to foul play to protect their research domains, say postdocs

Global survey conducted by THE finds far fewer students turning up and engaging in lectures and seminars

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Ukrainian philologist who found a host university while in a 10-hour queue at the border talks about a life upended

‘Real shame’ that European Commission heads declined to agree to ‘last round’ of talks, says UK official

Man came forward to report sexual reorientation practices he endured on campus in the 1970s

This year’s positive financial results mask urgent need for historic reform to ease reliance on international students, says Nobelist

Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact

But overall data on reclassification of staff does not show obvious impact on results

Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake