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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

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

Military takes action after plan to reopen campuses is thwarted

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

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

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

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, THE’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

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

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’

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

While Australia’s new-look certificates deliver a sugar hit to institutional coffers, experts question the long-term benefits

With a $300 billion price tag, campaign promise met with scepticism – and long-term optimism

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

Attempt to find software flaws points up need for researchers to see beyond code to the people affected, academics say

Inspiring stories from alumni of the Scholar Rescue Fund reveal how they have enriched both host and home academic communities

‘It is important that we clearly stand by scientists’ says Armin Laschet, as Germany gears up for September election

Decision will impact other tools that relied on Microsoft’s database and raises questions about relying on private firms, critics say

Public universities could be ‘hit beyond repair’ in fallout from pandemic catastrophe, experts warn

Service for local companies grabs spotlight as potential aid to competitiveness

New campus to be set up with industry-friendly ‘hubs’, not faculties 

New alliance of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield will put them on more equal footing with golden triangle institutions when seeking investment for start-ups, says adviser

Three in 10 respondents to UCU survey say that they have experienced homophobic language in workplace

Lawmakers and activists work to forbid talk of enduring inequities

Network aims to highlight problem of gender-based harassment in the field, support victims and encourage institutions to improve safeguarding

Professor accuses university of ‘aligning itself with a propaganda narrative that is not intellectually defensible’

Students who take promotional jobs could face massive fines and prison time, Australian regulator says

Report criticises newly appointed leader but says use of term in student meeting did not make him a racist

Karen O’Brien to head north following retirement of Stuart Corbridge

Winners of top academic prizes to be fast-tracked through immigration process