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Conferences and exchanges curtailed as Covid-19 spreads

Commentators welcome chance to review admissions but warn that OfS proposals could lead to new problems

High APCs are a barrier to academics in low- and middle-income countries, says Coalition S

President of research powerhouse Sigbritt Karlsson calls for realism about openness while continuing to foster culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism

University of Auckland centre to be led by science diplomat Sir Peter Gluckman

University puts recruitment, international travel and capital projects on hold

With competition for students unleashed, some post-92 and pre-92 universities now appear indistinguishable on grades needed for entry

White House challenges Congress and EU on priorities and rules for AI

Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say

Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful

Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’

Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as ‘step-change’ moment in switch to open-access publishing

After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary

Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs

Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence

Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is ‘a real scenario’

Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim

Silence of academics allowing politicians to abandon pledges to back Horizon Europe funding in crunch talks, observers warn

Helping Americans understand and value science is vital to nation’s continued supremacy, conference hears

Analysis of lifetime returns of English undergraduate degrees finds wide variation across subjects

Report into history of eugenics at UCL sets out series of measures to deal with contentious past, but some inquiry members claim it does not go far enough

‘Freedom of speech is a question of interpretation,’ says v-c who maintains art studio in Beijing

Australian senate order could put an end to deadline clashes plaguing research grant applicants

FBI allegedly pressured key witness to lie when discussing ‘donations’ with implicated parents

Even those in maths and statistics misunderstood the method blamed for the reproducibility crisis, research in China finds

As part of its admissions review, OfS also proposes options that could spell the end of unconditional offers and personal statements

But government says it will seek to participate in Erasmus+ only ‘on a time-limited basis’

Visas for non-EU students at highest level since 2011, with numbers almost doubling for Indian students in one year

Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode

No obvious solutions in sight as income support levels plummet

Tutors at the University of Reading give advice on capturing and developing students’ understanding of assessment criteria

One of four sisters holding academic posts at top US universities explains that their professorial parents gave them something far more valuable than a bookish bloodline

Parting shot the privilege of the established, as precariously employed academics choose less risky departures, says anthropologist

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

Pioneering university leader who went on to promote higher education’s social responsibility remembered

PhD students seen as being particularly at risk, in wake of murder of Giulio Regeni and detention of Matthew Hedges

Proposal one of several put forward for higher education to bridge post-Brexit divides in UK

Universities Australia conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’

Sydney v-c says upcoming move to London ‘made more interesting’ by uncertainty around city’s global position 

Cambridge representative Daniel Zeichner calls for ‘open discussion’ on university funding once leadership election is over

Pressure to support diversity efforts and BAME students drives ethnic minority women to take on unrewarded duties to the detriment of their career progression and mental health, academics say

Experts question whether proposals to give chartered status to private institutions and encourage international branch campuses will deliver quality education  

Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference

Don’t overlook universities’ warnings or their contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation, representative body tells government

Brussels wants to create centre hosting ‘the best talents in the field’, but some researchers doubt that a single organisation can tackle all the challenges

University of Salford says ‘consultation is ongoing’ with eight professors in its business school as ‘newly focused research strategy’ is implemented

Leading university networks in Africa and Europe say a body based on the European Research Council is needed to boost African research

Years into the MeToo era, half of nation’s provinces lack campus-specific policy

Leaked summary of report into Jane Hutton’s conduct on USS board says speaking to media ‘by no means a proportionate response’ when regulators were still investigating concerns

With visiting academics’ visa offers suddenly being withdrawn or delayed, one professor says they are being ‘targeted’ by the US government

Billionaire’s detailed plan affirms broad party unity on key Trump vulnerability

Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments

Union and employers refuse to make further concessions as 14 days of industrial action continue at 74 universities

Toby Ord urges academics to reflect far more deeply on the risks of everything from asteroids to rogue artificial intelligence

Virginia leader sees lesson in companies vowing social concern

Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans

Researchers must be prepared to share their raw data if their work is to be considered scientifically sound, says geneticist

Former European Commissioner for trade argues that with UK-EU trade deal in 2020 impossible, research link relies on extra time

Money is not the point, Australian institution insists, as it opens the door to a new higher education frontier

Staff vent frustration that employers haven’t recognised the bigger picture behind the walkouts