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Early data from University of Bristol survey suggest asymptomatic testing will be crucial in understanding spread among students

Union branch say allowing president and chief financial officer to stay sends a ‘terrible message to staff’

Virus management earns no brownie points for Antipodean education, with UK ranked higher even on safety

Higher education consultancy to continue operating independently under its own name

More than 50 rectors with no international publications continuously tweet pro-government messages, reflecting country’s waning academic freedom

Penn and its students reap benefits, but hiring may have widened broader inequalities in academia

Shift to online learning has thwarted potential for student demonstrations, but unrest may return next academic year

Accusations led to disciplinary hearings for both president and chief financial officer

UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women

Later start offers chance at warmer conditions and more vaccinations, say leaders

Fearful of lagging behind the US and China, the continent now has multiple Darpa-like agencies. But they face challenges securing political independence, funding, and turning prototypes into reality

Figures from survey of universities and firms suggest big downturn in activity in some sectors  

MPs say institutions are wasting money on things like car parking spaces and meditation rooms

Guitarist who found fame with the Futureheads has set up a degree course with Sunderland to give north-eastern students a taste of music industry and campus life

New research framework programme due to begin on 1 January

Committee will identify potential partnerships and funding sources to support field in a possible victory for campaigners against closure

Anne-Marie Brady complied with policies and legislation, says Canterbury, but statement calls for ‘clarity’ amendments

Executive chair says funder will ‘smooth bridge’ to creation of UK’s own ‘discovery fund’ if country does not to associate to Horizon Europe 

Analysis from University of Portsmouth suggests regular testing and support for isolating students has limited spread to wider public

OfS report suggests some institutions are looking at non-European Union fee income drops of more than 40 per cent

Australian trials cancelled over interference with HIV tests

Top US institution faces painful reversal after long claiming abolitionist origins

Sociologist who has shone light on some of India’s most oppressed people explains why she keeps up the good fight

Anna McKie hears from three experts about using peer observation to improve teaching and how it can still be applied while teaching online

Covid crisis brings lending and accounts worries for universities

Son of Nobel laureate and radical historian who forged his own path as a mathematician and activist remembered

Professor calls on sector to embrace virtual connections and challenge international academic identity 

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

Male PhD students reporting higher levels of psychological distress than women, survey says

Visa applications to Australia put in too-hard basket, as waiting times approach 30 months

Amendments to draft proposed by university executive win overwhelming backing in ballot

Comparison of data from Graduate Outcomes survey and wider population also suggests university leavers are more anxious

The case of Linnéa Taylor, who was fired by Lund University but fought back through courts, raises questions over misconduct investigations

Project shows that when students compare their work with others, it is more effective than lecturers providing comments

Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse

New regime injects element of doubt into all foreign negotiations, research universities say

Australian stocktake urges pared back free speech policies, with civil behaviour desirable but not essential

Holyrood also announces plan to stagger students’ return to campuses after Christmas

Australian analysis uncovers marked improvement in student performance but marginal and mixed impacts on satisfaction

University of Manchester records highest number of job losses during coronavirus crisis, according to Freedom of Information responses

Professors accused of misconduct brought down by online complaints

Group’s regional credentials boosted in latest instance of institutional jockeying in and out of representative networks

Survey suggests move to regional mobility may have been temporary response to pandemic

London institution says it has ‘fully accepted’ recommendations of inquiry into senior staff behaviour

Assessment comes after visa figures suggest surge in demand from India despite pandemic

Yet in era of gridlock, a poor option may be only one for delivering federal aid

Struggling financially, the private Jacobs University is seeking new backers, but academics have been left shocked by plans for it to be turned into an AI institute by software giants

Dean at University of Colorado Boulder plans to replace tenured and tenure-track faculty with instructors, but critics say the move tells students that ‘their education doesn’t really matter’

Institution aims to end national reluctance to ask about racial and ethnic identity, with other universities across the country showing interest in following suit

Government pressure found causing harm beyond the loss of foreign partners

Rurally based university had faced financial and regulatory challenges coinciding with Andrew Vann’s sabbatical

Update to study of coronavirus research during the pandemic shows falling rate of international co-authorship

International higher education scholar suggests global science is entering a new era of fragility

Learned society calls on UKRI to boost support for those hit by travel disruption

Chair of English regulator criticises universities for talking up independence and then seeking support during pandemic

Focus on revenue and ignorance of reporting obligations ‘provide opportunities for corruption’, watchdog finds

Committee of peers says government must confirm it will participate in EU programmes or provide details on alternatives

Meeting of government-industry council charts new ‘path’ emphasising transnational and distance learning

Survey of UK-based undergraduates reveals fears over spring term restart despite overall satisfaction with universities’ handling of Covid-19 pandemic

Experts predict a post-Covid wave of emigration to the West, but university enrolment likely to unscathed