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Excessive focus on teaching and research is undermining a key function of academia, inquiry to hear

Postgraduate-only outlet ‘the first of many to come’, says minister

UCU faces debate over whether to compromise on demands over pay, pensions and working conditions

Transition away from end-of-course exams may also increase staff workloads, says report

Ed Byrne warns Office for Students could be creating a model where university leaders have less freedom

Australian university cancels term for up to 10,000 students, saying its timetable will allow them to graduate without delay

Mission group calls for flexibility to use funding to support lifelong learning

University fundraising income continues to grow, but comes from shrinking group of wealthy benefactors

Professors on the mainland and overseas defying government guidelines as outbreak spreads

Harvard case was meant to get academia’s attention, and did, prosecutors proclaim

While xenophobes get headlines, conservative students show political flexibility

Australian researchers fear wasting weeks writing potentially pointless applications

Former editors-in-chief at European Law Journal say the departure of editorial boards raises issue about ‘who owns’ scholarly journals

Australian university promises ‘carbon negative’ footprint as v-c reflects on a summer of fire, ice and virus

Scientists warily await details of Harvard chemistry chair’s case

Fears of recruitment hit lead institutions to consider action, as government keeps under wraps report on student demand impact

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

Observatory looks beyond politics to psychology and ergonomics for ways to boost voters’ democratic participation

Academics studying gender-based violence highlight emotional impact of their work

UK’s capital becomes first area of country to see more than half of 18-year-olds applying to higher education

The award-winning junior researcher on his love for experimental projects, communicating bold ideas to the public and how universities can foster creativity

Tributes paid to ‘one of very few business academics who truly changed practice’

Sustainability is a priority in higher education, but information on best practice is sparse, writes Vivienne Reiner

Students tell Australian survey that institutions struggle to find right balance between offering ‘too much and too little’ information

Researchers warn country is among the most hostile in Europe to experiments involving animals, and restrictions could get even tighter

Saskatchewan veterinary college says move has been forced on it by limits on public funding

Debate over status of new agency for ‘high-risk, high-payoff research’ is non-issue compared with its direction and leadership, others suggest

Despite its tainted origins, genetics provides many of the essential tools for challenging racist thinking, argues UCL fellow and science broadcaster

University of Massachusetts Boston enables departments to bid for second position for under-represented scholar when undergoing existing search

Fallout over claims related to a £200 million development project continues

Australian universities face fiscal crisis, as virus chokes off vital revenue stream

Chinese students in New Zealand incensed at mounting costs, while Australian universities criticise ‘disturbing’ detentions

Countries close borders to visitors from China and language testing suspended

Furore over Oxford doctoral student’s journal article reignites debate over the limits of free speech

University leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will convene in Abu Dhabi to discuss how a multidisciplinary model can help build knowledge economies and advance academic research 

Contract reveals the Free University of Berlin is bound by Chinese law, which critics fear gives Beijing influence over teaching content

Academics and students at the Higher School of Economics forbidden from disclosing affiliation when engaging in politics 

While policy is regarded to have fallen short of aspirations, scaling it back may trigger political backlash

Walkouts to escalate over February and March

Data suggest the subject has one of the highest shares of students from other EU nations in UK universities

Bristol deal also gives greater recognition to ‘good citizenship’ in promotion process and is seen as model for sector

The hunt for a new UK research supremo continues, apparently after the shortlisted candidates failed to pass muster

Analysis of 10 years of data identifies sea change in research-intensive universities’ profiles

Free deferrals offered and online offerings boosted as virus outbreak keeps students away

Universities aim to boost bottom line by jettisoning SAT and ACT to gain freer hand in selecting entrants, some suggest

But study shows that difference in career prospects between men and women is considerably smaller within academia compared with other sectors 

New Capes president promoted teaching of ‘intelligent design’ as head of private religious university

Expert stresses that many universities are managing to diversify their income away from full-time undergraduate fees

Dutch virologist says partnerships are vital in race to develop vaccines

Vice-chancellor discusses UAE’s economic gains from campus, plus academic freedom ‘understanding’

Huge rewards could ensue if governments bankroll the systematic sharing of research data, but experts warn of unintended consequences

Australian survey finds ‘strong relationship’ between graduates’ attributes and demands of their jobs

Chief executive of Group of Eight says universities have ‘positive dialogue with security agencies’ after contributing to task force

‘Commercial entanglements’ a deadweight on prosperity, Australian university insists

The artist and King’s College London fellow discusses the relationship between research and art, and how climate change is reshaping her work

Researchers say that conservative Christian beliefs do not necessarily conflict with belief in concepts such as evolution

But data for 2019 show use of ‘conditional unconditional’ offers still high at some universities

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

Tributes paid to Irish expert on French literature who ‘recognised languages as a key to future opportunities in Europe’

Announcements on visas, funding and bureaucracy seen as sign of growing influence of Dominic Cummings