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Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story

An Australian university history brimming with modern-day parallels shows how collectivism helped forge the sector

Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind

French survey finds that anxiety and depression increased during lockdown, but fewer students sought professional help

THE forum told that global collaboration between academics on online pedagogy is key

Former culture secretary and BBC director to succeed Sir Nigel Carrington

Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’

Medicine laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe says science has to be ‘passion driven’

New lecturer Saloni Krishnan gives practical tips, from recruiting research assistants on a budget to keeping research on track while juggling teaching responsibilities

Government’s decision to set out one-year budget ‘not surprising’ but creates questions over key reforms

THE data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist

Westminster is providing ‘no reassurance’ it will keep negotiating in the event of a no-deal Brexit, peers told

Hepi forecast on future student demand provides challenge for government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda 

Gambling studies expert puts extraordinary output down to collaboration and hard work

The South Asian country is now fourth in the world for science productivity but experts say quality issues remain

‘Exact’ replication a pipe dream, combatants say, amid claims and counter claims about reef science

Former universities minister hails higher education’s ‘strong brands’ in discussion marking new partnership between ApplyBoard and THE

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

Digitising classes was the first part – the next challenge is to make materials engaging and personalised, experts say

Report from Web of Science owners says that universities may need to do more to monitor research integrity

Students eager for campus life offer ‘no pushback’ to strict Covid measures being implemented by most universities, including keeping lunchtime conversation ‘to a minimum’

Virologist Michael Houghton explains why we should be ‘a bit more patient’ for a coronavirus vaccine and how a 2:2 degree did not deter his scientific ambitions

Polling shows appetite for modular learning among unemployed, those at risk of job losses, and those wanting to upskill

Veteran administrator calls for Excellence in Research for Australia workload and frequency to be slashed

Downing Street may be forced to break manifesto pledge as Covid ruins public finances, warns Westminster insider

Report from Universities UK International explores how country can enhance its international academic reputation

STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite

Deal with Max Planck institutes puts cost of publishing article in prestigious journal at £8,600

Science minister Amanda Solloway announces review of UK’s main research assessment exercise

Biomedical research charity to focus efforts on infectious diseases, mental health and global heating

Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice

Environmental experts also more likely to have taken steps to offset or reduce impact of travel

Legislative amendment sets out punishments for stealing or assisting stealing of someone else’s identity in university entrance exams

Students required to stay at term-time addresses during two-week ‘firebreak’

Sunderland scheme provides PGCE students with experience while supporting employees juggling work and homeschooling

New ARC funding arrangements will also redirect more money to applied research

Higher education well down the priority pecking order as resounding Labour win pushes policy into the centre

Critics says that 60, or even 65, is too young to end an academic career

Staff criticise proposals to shutter Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Institute of Latin American Studies

University denies impropriety, as faculty groups urge transparent review

Sydney PhD graduate reflects on how his surprise disability gave rise to an academic career and better prospects for fellow sufferers

Survey from Spain suggests that as schools closed, women were less able to catch up on work and dramatically dropped hours spent on article writing and submitting

University is also told to pay Paul Ewart almost £30,000 in compensation 

Forensic analysis of citations within leading scientific periodicals reveals alarming lack of rigour in academic referencing

Four archetypal career tracks exist for business school academics − management, research, academic entrepreneurship and teaching − and you probably need to choose one

Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been ‘strangely silent’ about masculinity in academia, professor argues

Yoshihide Suga’s rejection of appointees to the Science Council of Japan may be opening shot in ‘symbolic war’, says professor 

New guidance suggests UK universities could introduce Chatham House rule for seminars to protect recruits from countries with repressive governments

Department for Education says details on when universities must stop in-person teaching will be released ‘shortly’

Freshers and international recruits stay away as overall enrolment drops 4 per cent

The human rights barrister and author reflects on his path into international law, the university course that changed history and what the UK’s ‘lazy’ and ‘narcissistic’ prime minister could learn from Keir Starmer

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

Front-line workers left carrying the can for chaotic start of term, says union

As resentment simmers over increasing student cases in cities, expert says institutions must work hard demonstrate their worth to their communities

Immigration minister signals dramatic brightening of departmental tone after May era as new ‘streamlined’ student visa route launches

Tributes paid to ‘a man of many worlds’ who was also ‘a uniquely versatile intellectual’

Three-year deal will allow researchers to publish papers without paying additional article-processing charges

Students who up their engagement later on struggle to catch the early starters, says study

Academics warn that staff, and students, are at risk of a debilitating illness that research suggests can last for months