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Most institutions say they will take Erasmus+ students in the autumn, with Swiss universities universally open, while the UK and Netherlands are more closed

Three recent studies have unearthed interesting patterns by comparing cross-border working before and during the pandemic

Survey of UK academics finds both left and right discriminate against each other in hiring, funding and publishing decisions, leading to self-censorship across the sector

Study highlights how international students are treated as ‘a separate cohort’ and student advisors function like ‘nannies’

Plea comes amid concerns that UK’s post-Covid research plans have yet to adequately map out non-commercial engagement  

Universities should increase communication with education agents, especially over Covid fears, says working paper

English regulator also says it wants to reduce overall burden on providers

Some staff whose work has been disrupted by pandemic can be excluded, and leeway on publication deadlines also introduced

Analysis for union shows universities are often among largest local employers and have ‘huge impact’ on town and city economies

Early results from annual graduate employability survey suggest wide variations in views among firms due to pandemic 

UKRI says research organisations will have ‘greater financial incentive’ to invest in supporting scholars

Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis

As academic’s ordeal goes from bad to worse, colleagues urge more action to secure her release

University’s international head says institutions have been ‘naive’ over global partnerships

Medical researchers who fail to publish their results could be denied approval for future experiments

Minister risks Senate’s wrath by defying an order to disclose research council recommendations

More than half of papers associated with science prizes from 1995 to 2017 relate to just five areas

Pension scheme’s annual report shows relationship with members worsening amid ongoing dispute over contributions

Publisher says investigation under way after academics call for retraction of ‘unscholarly’ paper by influential voice on US welfare reform

Pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests amplify pressure on multibillion-dollar sports programmes over levels of athlete remuneration

The virtual reality technology market is booming thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Jack Grove asks whether it might finally catch on in higher education

Law lecturer says decision marks ‘end of academic freedom’ in city, but institution insists it is acting in light of court judgment

Universities face mounting losses as 2020 return of international students is ruled out

Commission recommends launch of Digital Service Academy to address shortage of talent in federal government

Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families

Union says that more than 1,000 posts are under review at at King’s College London, with Liverpool also looking at major cuts

Australian authorities and universities sound warning over upsurge in bizarre and harrowing hoaxes

Authors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West put the case for scepticism at a time when science has become deeply polarising

Research reveals that focus on ‘individual excellence’ in academia isolates disabled staff   

Long-awaited publication of Pearce review expected in autumn, but lack of time and changes in government priorities make 2021 awards unlikely

While a brains trust of Australian vice-chancellors is considering how to fund research long-term, a university group says the biggest challenge is more immediate

Global ‘Journal of the Plague Year’ collaboration highlights growing use of rapid-response collecting 

Study attributes women’s feelings of unpreparedness at time of appointment to lack of confidence

Canada sends ‘loud and clear’ message to foreign students with work rules change following deportation threat by US administration

Continuation of policy stokes fears that entry rules could damage internationalisation efforts

Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer

Progression rates to master’s also increased for black students, but have not equalised between men and women, study finds

Overseas aid cuts and changing diplomatic priorities have raised concerns that future of Global Challenges Research Fund is at risk

Shadow universities minister says tests will protect institutions and students affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Insistence on ‘excellent’ research is commonplace, but Europe’s biggest funders warn that it can damage integrity and foster ruthless competition when poorly defined

Just because you can’t meet in person, it doesn’t mean you can’t network, say a number of academic experts

UNSW degree, thought to be first of its kind in world, aims to stay ahead of quantum engineering curve and meet surging global demand for skills

The politician and barrister tells Anna McKie about human rights misconceptions, and the surprising connections between law and politics

Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue

Tributes paid to sociologist whose ‘influential work’ on inequalities has proved crucial in understanding and addressing today’s sharp ‘social divisions’

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

Plan S shift backed by European Commission will be ‘detrimental’ to researchers, says commission-created ERC

Senior scientists and sector bodies call for more ‘reasonable’ financial terms that would allow the UK to join Horizon Europe

Senior figures from Chicago, King’s College London and Melbourne say new metrics could be incorporated into global league tables to prove value of higher education

Too-high targets overburden female academics with administrative work and hold back their careers, research foundation concludes 

Democrat plan would direct billions to institutions tackling neediest students

Horizon Europe will receive only a tiny fraction of an unprecedented €750 billion pandemic recovery package

While universities have been made to jump through extra hoops, Scott Morrison says they are being treated like any other billion-dollar business

Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns

Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading

Sector agrees to new set of principles to stem decades of rising firsts

Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say

Aspirants are convinced they can succeed against the odds because they have always succeeded in the past, analysis of ‘quit lit’ suggests

Global data show the vulnerable position that some countries were already in before the pandemic hit  

Incentives draw students wary of Covid-19 and overseas visa hassles