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Results show impact that ‘diverse’ sector has on communities, but questions remain on project’s future use and links to funding

Richard Jones has chance to put into practice influential theories on boosting regions through research and development with role in new Innovation GM

Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid

Australian budget wish list also includes more research funding and extended transition funding for the new fee and subsidy regime

University and College Union ‘grey-lists’ institution, asking academics to refuse to have any dealings with it

Universities Superannuation Scheme will develop ‘meaningful short-, medium- and long-term targets’ towards carbon neutrality

Choice of Cordray affirms high-profile focus on problem of college affordability

At least 10 Australian universities in the red, after three Victorian institutions notch A$50 million deficits

Expert warns pandemic could exacerbate stresses on PhD mental health

As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules

New study by elite university group says open-ended contracts, not rolling one-year deals, should become ‘norm’ for UK research staff

Concerns mount over impact of quarantine fee on recruitment, but expert says government should shoulder the cost

Concentrating funding on top universities around Beijing and Shanghai risks alienating students forced to settle for less exalted institutions, researchers say

US universities rush to meet student demand driven by growth of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin

Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix

Bath academics say journals should standardise conflict of interest policies, but Philip Morris-funded foundation warns against boycott

Iwan Davies says Wales’ partnership with Vietnam has provided opportunities ‘one university could never ever have achieved’

Former Huddersfield lecturer claimed his mental health suffered due to increased workload of mandatory doctoral study 

Gender concerns leave MIT-Harvard star lone unconfirmed choice for presidential Cabinet

Death of fellow student marks resumption of nation’s toll after year-long break from Covid

Institutions’ investment in fundraising and alumni relations declined during pandemic, says report

Train up translation specialists and fix anomalies that discourage collaboration, Australian representative group says

Clare College rejects recommendation to pay student compensation, in first-of-its-kind case

Mandates likely to accelerate in days, once autumn acceptance deadline passes

Eleven universities, their real estate and shares have been given over to foundations that observers say will be dominated by ruling party loyalists

Independent lobby welcomes new short course funding and regulatory ‘reprieve’ but rails against perpetuation of ‘unfair’ loan fee

Union report on post-qualification admissions model also suggests that institutions should consider scrapping interviews

President offers states three-to-one split on college aid boost alongside 20 per cent rise in Pell Grant

Tributes paid to visionary teacher of architecture who encouraged students to ‘dream wildly’

Artist and researcher Anthony Schrag on the importance of interdisciplinarity, how university changed him and why art will be even more important in the post-Covid world

Call comes after publication of thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse on UK campuses

Statement in financial accounts explaining Bolton leader’s pay runs to almost two and a half pages

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

Proposed acquisition of Ouriginal would give academic integrity giant vast majority of market

Ratings agency credits lay-offs, casualisation and course cuts for Australian universities’ ‘relatively robust’ position

Policy shift nevertheless leaves major backlogs and processing limits

Institutions band together at Tsinghua event to address climate change and other crises

Survey finds that aspiring overseas students are still looking for promise of face-to-face teaching

Research council head calls for ‘long-term vision’ to end cross-border funding ‘volatility’

Lack of transparency in examinations under spotlight as US feminist’s dissertation finally lodged in Bodleian

Lockdowns decimated the part-time jobs on which French students relied, and debate is now under way over how to fix ‘broken’ system of state support

Imminent research cuts linked to GCRF reductions could fall heavily on UK’s regions, figures show

Covid safety almost a liability as Australia and New Zealand relegated as ‘spectators’ rather than participants in international education recovery

Education Committee chair says Bristol’s handling of David Miller case has created ‘hostile environment’ for Jewish students akin to ‘1930s Germany’

Women gain milestone at prestigious science body although racial divide remains wide

Tao Li to leave amid ongoing investigations into 2019 death of Huixiang Chen

Eric Chabriere’s attacks against critics of hydroxychloroquine are seen as a sign of the social-media-induced radicalisation that has occurred during the pandemic

Aston and London South Bank are latest institutions to shutter humanities and social sciences degrees

‘Tesla’ creators say accuracy and security in design were more important than rushed roll-out

But poll finds opinion fairly evenly divided among general population

Entrepreneurship skills can benefit students and society, but many universities aren’t giving the area the attention it needs, experts tell Anna McKie

Union threatens strikes and marking boycott after staff identified for redundancy based on research grant income and citation impact scores

Online event to explore how pandemic and technology are reshaping geography of global higher education

Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield join forces to attract private investment

In year before REF census, at a handful of institutions more than two-thirds of staff were reclassified 

Winners describe how gossip and gaudy colours, as well as a desire to relieve suffering, spurred their research

Lawmakers ‘desperately seeking innovation nirvana’ fail to buttress it with steadfast policies or durable statistics

Nearly one in five surveyed students find overlap between their master’s and doctoral training

Opening up the canon is essential for a discipline that struggles with diversity, claims author 

Relying on academic research, thinktanks translate findings into the language of politicians and media, EUA president Michael Murphy argues – but not always accurately