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But local experts lament that recommendations in the US-produced document may be easier said than done   

Universities must put as much effort into equality and diversity strategies as they do into other areas, say leading academics

While Australia’s fee and subsidy reshuffle favours job-growth areas, student and institutional recalcitrance may blunt its impact

Casual staff start marking boycott over failure to extend contracts, move seen as having outsized impact on BAME and female academics

Government’s proposals are contradictory and will torpedo its jobs agenda, humanities lobby warns

With student choice relied on to free up money for more university places, critics question the strategy and potential impacts

First release of Graduate Outcomes, which looks at what people are doing 15 months after leaving university, shows stark differences for some groups  

Discounted courses ‘are what the country needs’, but the numbers don’t stack up for universities

New guidance from UK’s QAA says shift to online learning has left students vulnerable to contract cheating services

Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students

Winners and losers in minister’s proposal, with vocational degrees set to cost less as humanities fees explode

Institution’s efforts to make teaching more coronavirus-resilient could mean research-led teaching is ‘jettisoned’, critics claim

Rhodes Must Fall campaigners say their ‘optimism is cautious’ after college announcement

Five key recruiting nations’ crisis measures on international student recruitment compared and analysed

‘Vast majority’ of universities responding to UUK survey are planning to provide in-person teaching

Staff go despite salary trade-offs, as pandemic lays waste to institutional bottom lines

Michelle Donelan says that we ‘cannot rewrite our history’, while also addressing student number control controversies

‘Unprecedented’ financial pressure on university budgets should result in reduced subscription charges, says UUK-Jisc group

Leader of US’ most prominent historically black university says proper funding of such institutions will improve diversity in academia

‘Cherry-picked’ OECD data creates unjustified picture of underfunded sector, analyst says

New institution has jumped into research on AI system to help treat Covid-19 cases

Landmark US agreement is hailed as ‘significant milestone’ in shift to open access publishing in North America

Figures show that some universities continued accelerating east Asian recruitment despite warnings

Caltech suspends requirement for two years while University of Washington commits to long-term shift in entry criteria

Swell of global anti-racism protests brings hope for change but academics warn ‘we’ve been here before’

Debate about computer programs underlying epidemiological modelling leads to wider calls for more openness

Development is coming mostly from centralised government platforms and private universities, but low internet penetration is just one of the hurdles faced by the country

Some of the country’s most prestigious universities may return to in-person exams following newspaper report

Former universities minister also recommends that UK prioritises recruitment from India to remain competitive after pandemic

Taboo-breaking Parcoursup reforms in 2018 are seen to have reduced failure rates, but there are fears Parisian universities will now hoover up the best students nationwide 

Despite a government loan scheme, unions say students have no choice but to drop out in order to claim unemployment benefit

UK could face different competition for overseas students in future, but expert questions assumption that TNE will benefit 

UK government adviser Stephen Reicher argues that the discipline, which often comes under fire, can help in articulating ‘between the social and the individual’

Internal border controls could stymie pilot entry proposals, Australian PM warns

Critic to remain on Australian university’s senate, as institution promises review of governance processes

Former universities minister Jo Johnson says co-funding model could be a way to help save the under-threat organisation

Finding your feet at a new university in lockdown can be tough. Jack Grove spoke to some recent starters about how universities can help their new staff

Reuben College will open to students in 2021 and focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global challenges

Suspended campaigner says he is seeking A$3.5m damages in case sparked by controversy over university’s China ties

Scheme will give 1,000 people ‘the opportunity to enhance their employability or renew their knowledge and skills’ in wake of pandemic

Staff at some institutions agree to pay cuts to minimise redundancies, but only under union-sanctioned accord

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

Collaboration between the UK and China – and beyond – is needed more than ever to fight a pandemic in a politicised world

Hepi/Advance HE annual survey highlights small decline in satisfaction following crisis-driven shift to online teaching

Support for early career scholars must be explored to avoid research being damaged in the long term, experts warn

Louise Richardson says universities should have ‘robust debates’ about the role of historical figures

UUK also calls for OfS to clarify ‘what constitutes a breach of registration conditions’ during the pandemic

University Alliance survey suggests public support is highest for applied degrees, with university support for NHS also valued

Reform-minded Arizona State University president shares vision for a successful university model in wake of pandemic, saying institutions have done an ‘inadequate job of social empowerment’

The London School of Economics will take a massive hit from loss of international students, highlighting how reliant some institutions have become on their revenue

Past advisories have not quenched Chinese students’ thirst for overseas study

Members of the Imperial College Covid-19 Response Team warn against redundancies in ‘vital’ jobs

Ministry of Education’s advice follows spike in ‘discriminatory incidents’ during pandemic

Universities pledge that women will not be disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 wrecking ball

Australian university directs academics to spend up to 80 per cent of their time teaching, despite relatively healthy financial position

Remote delivery seen as a continuing necessity as long as students are stranded overseas

The areas hit earliest by the coronavirus are reopening, but with protections in place

Tests are back in some regions but not others, as international education braces for a staggered start

Failure to improve predictions compounds concerns over effectiveness, accuracy and racial bias

More than a third of the public now believe scientists are hiding information – confusion over masks and broadsides from a ‘populist’ microbiologist are blamed