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Long-running negotiations between Brussels and Berne have stalled, risking a repeat of 2014, when the country was shut out of EU research

Chief executive Dame Ottoline Leyser says existing ban on sharing project responsibilities does not help science

Former government science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman will lead international advisory body to examine reform of national research audit

Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison

High-impact research early in pandemic may have put rocket fuel under country’s citation performance   

After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education

Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries

Nobel prizewinner Brian Schmidt warns that remaining institutions would become ‘bastions of the elite’

V-c admits university made ‘serious mistakes’ after external review finds it breached its free speech duties

Pennsylvania liberal arts college promises external investigation of incident

Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill

Foundation considers creation of consortium of universities across Gulf region

New short courses aimed at professionals come with £2,000 price tag

Researchers say system has potential to spot ‘hidden gems’ that may miss out on funding

Universities take sudden U-turns on restrictions, as new Covid waves hit

Employers up their offer at final negotiations but UCU says they should ‘reward the extraordinary efforts staff have made’ during Covid-19

Ex-Miliband adviser turned Sydney Policy Lab director discusses globalised academia’s decoupling from ‘everyday society’

Government says it will give OfS powers to enforce ‘minimum expectations of quality’ before regulator responds to consultation on plan

Efforts to recruit a diverse student mix undermined by policy paradox, as visa applicants from many countries are viewed with suspicion

Effect also more pronounced for science subjects, according to study of class sizes at UK university

Educational growth and development may continue despite lower birth rate, expert says

Military takes action after plan to reopen campuses is thwarted

Cambridge scholar says subject is not just for ‘posh people who’ve done Latin for ages’

Office for Students will reflect on whether it is inflicting needless red tape on higher education, says its new chair

Tips from the top of a sector that insists on preserving its male dominance offered in Australian consultant’s guide

Universities out of the budget spotlight, as attention turns to training and commercial research

Robert Caslen, in commencement weekend address, had copied leader of bin Laden raid

Moving to an entirely post-results admissions system would harm students and higher education institutions, says Universities UK

Calbright faces 2022 closure deadline after troubled start

Four institutions get $555 million compensation for Maryland shifting their courses to white campuses

New South Wales proposal could have international learners on campuses in time for second semester

Theoretical astrophysicist explains how early home computers nurtured a fascination with the universe, and busts the myth that most stars are single

Imperial creates tool to analyse geographic distribution of authors on reading lists and socio-economic status of their country

Historic learned society sets 75 per cent threshold for ‘flipping’ major titles

Covid is compounding other major shifts in international flows to leave a permanent realignment, experts suggest

Thinktank also proposes placing applicants on courses by lottery

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

Scholars say criticism of fields such as gender studies and race theory is leading to self-censorship

Tributes paid to champion of ‘equity and inclusion’ who brought ‘sense of fun and some disruption’ to her work at UCL

Analysis argues that science has a ‘critical problem’ because its self-correction process is slow and ineffective

Move online may have been green but could damage impactful research, °Õ±á·¡â€™s UK Academic Salon hears

Exclusion of science minister from Downing Street meetings is cause for concern, says former political aide

In wake of campus free speech bill plan, Tory ex-minister says UK-China links must be regulated to avert ‘genuine threat to free speech’

Powerful organisation moves to rank economic value of university education to students

Greater transparency would provide a more accurate picture of sexual misconduct in sector, campaigners say after Everyone’s Invited allegations

New statutory tort would aim to protect ‘political minorities’, but critics fear it will mean ‘risk-assessing the life out of campus’

Future citations of a journal paper drop by more than a third after being included in a review

Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war

Sally Mapstone tells QAA conference that lecture will continue to evolve, but will not disappear

Low expectations scarcely met, as pessimistic border projections and underwhelming future spending estimates trump spending pledges

Government’s legislative agenda includes extra powers for OfS on HE quality and enabling individuals to sue universities on free speech

Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival

Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals

V-c ‘declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself’ from deals with UCFB and IGPP, says university

Country’s excellence strategy has pushed German universities to dial back rivalry and instead coordinate their research plans

Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration

When academics accept stints in politicians’ offices, everybody benefits, says outgoing Australian ministerial adviser

Prime minister’s announcement comes as most universities move into examinations period

Industrial action continues despite university reducing number of planned redundancies and revising selection criteria

New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time