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Without ‘flashy buildings’ and IT systems, university administrators will be ‘pushing bits of paper around’ long into the future, says Monash head

Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ‘distress’ and ‘discontent’ caused

The war survivor with multiple degrees from universities around globe discusses her roles as advocate for refugees and for the understanding of Africa in HE

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

Top researchers call for universities and funders to sign up to new set of principles to stamp out harassment

Former education secretary attacks ‘short-term, myopic and dysfunctional’ thinking in THE article

Springer Nature-Digital Science survey reveals that pandemic-hit researchers are more likely to return to old data, which some worry could lead to fraud

Campus presidents emphasise belief in enrolment growth in survey

Big Ten collaboration, while limited, reflects growing pressure to cut costs

University leaders laud overseas collaboration, but express concern about ineffective communication back home

Research leaders stress opportunities for engagement from Covid-induced adversity

Reductions ‘necessary to ensure that the university not only survives but thrives’

Universities Australia chief executive tells THE Live ANZ that institutions must become more resilient

Circular reprimands staff for firing off ‘unacceptable’ messages during coronavirus lockdown

Despite disappointment over Horizon Europe budget, research could still benefit from a vast pandemic resilience fund – if national governments make it a priority

Australian expert highlights evidence indicating that good grades do not necessarily translate into success in doctoral training

Social scientists should be judged on their impact, while journals should make room for under-represented voices, say academics

Scientists have expressed dismay that the reported death of a US scientist was apparently part of an elaborate hoax

Absorbing troubled online institution, university pledges $225 million investment

Increasing demand a taste of things to come, when school leavers alight on a ravaged job market

Green light for international universities to operate in new National Education Policy

UKRI lead on place sees challenge to ‘idea that our research strength should all be concentrated in a relatively small number of institutions’

Uncertainty over whether on-campus tuition will be able to go ahead leaves commencing students in visa jeopardy

‘Well-meaning’ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds

Frustrated with their university’s plan for the autumn, which is slated to include full dorms, a group of professors has broken rank and sent an open letter to students

Sector leaders to debate how region can retain its leading position in global higher education

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