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‘Equity’ students’ post-course outcomes slant towards further study rather than work, Australian research finds

Union urges education secretary to intervene on student loan changes and to press university bosses into talking on disputes

Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader

New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines 

Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters

Head of San Francisco-based start-up university tackles ‘rumours’ about reforming degrees at UAE’s Zayed University

Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida

Growing focus on cross-disciplinary research to tackle SDGs may lead to institutional shake-ups, conference hears

Sector heads call for Westminster government to stick to science spending pledge and set out how ministers will achieve it

Springer pact follows agreement with Cambridge University Press, as other big publishers prepare to follow suit

Australian inquiry also recommends new national strategy, top-up funding and better union entry rights

UUK says universities need ‘stable funding’ to continue to ‘provide the world’ with science and skills ‘to safeguard the future of the planet’

Any move to limit higher education participation would be judged against policies of rival advanced economies – and by public opinion

Corporations increasingly keen on hiring learners straight from online learning platforms, edX business head claims

Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China

Federal court decision continues series of losses for conservative activist group

Anming Hu was acquitted in court prosecution under Trump crackdown on academic scientists with China ties

New approach to academic misconduct slashes university workload and leaves a better taste in the mouth – for staff as well as students

Study author says results demonstrate pervasive nature of patriarchy in higher education

In year since land-grant institutions learned they were funded by theft, serious conversations have barely begun

Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline

‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns

Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’

Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor

UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’

Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship  

University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book

Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

Minister’s assurances not ‘watertight guarantees’ that regular academic activities fall outside law’s purview

Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must follow English lead on outlawing essay mills

Â鶹 Office staff were due to hear from prominent scholar as part of series to mark Black History Month    

Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US higher education and prompts AAUP to consider boycott

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

Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers

Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching

‘Dedicated and inspirational’ teacher had expertise that was recognised all over the world

Embracing economics after an iconic mountain climb, a daughter of the Deep South takes an optimistic outlook to promoting racial progress

Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban

Nature survey sparks fears that scientists will be deterred from sharing their expertise

US and UK lose dominance in law, while social sciences, business and economics and education results also released

Just ahead of trial, former Wake Forest volleyball coach gets reprieve in return for repaying alleged bribe

Constitutional lawyer says Australian case will help frame courts’ approach to academic freedom issues

Former Deakin boss appointed to babysit her second Perth university

Peter Ridd judgment may encourage universities to hide behind ‘confidentiality’ veil, transparency advocate warns

Sector leaders want to see cash flow beyond top universities and borders reopen for international students

Steve West draws on experience of his ‘very different’ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions

Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests

Anger growing amid greater awareness and sense of administration failures

Union calls for university management to take a ‘clear and strong stance against transphobia’

Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions

Jason Watkins stars in show exploring human costs and political ramifications of hacking of emails from University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in 2009

In early days of crisis, ministers should ‘act quickly’ rather than wait for scientific certainty, committees add

As spending review looms, government debate on grade threshold for entry bar may decide whether it is ‘symbolic’ or more

Demands pushed by pandemic fears, labour shortages, awakened student athletes and Biden encouragement

Current chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison will be private institution’s first female leader

Card, Angrist and Imbens of Berkeley, MIT and Stanford take honour for social investigations

Harvard Beijing Academy becomes Harvard Taipei Academy, amid concern about friendliness and accommodation

Crowdsourced data suggest some institutions have toned down their rules on masks in recent months