World Academic Summit: AI expertise ‘an asset’ in fight against mobility restrictions Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems By Ellie Bothwell 12 September
World Academic Summit: reputation of degrees ‘at risk if graduate skills don’t improve’ OECD education adviser Dirk van Damme highlights disappointing maths and literacy scores of university leavers By Jack Grove 12 September
Sir Mark Walport to retire as UKRI chief executive in 2020 Rheumatologist previously served as government chief scientific adviser and director of Wellcome Trust By Chris Havergal 12 September
Education secretary: conditional unconditional offers ‘must end’ Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap By John Morgan 12 September
World Academic Summit: universities ‘must protect workers from automation’ World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability By Jack Grove 12 September
World Academic Summit: teach students how to fail, says Fields Medallist Italian mathematician Alessio Figalli says falling short demonstrates the testing and unknowable nature of research By Jack Grove 12 September
Immanuel Wallerstein, 1930-2019 Tributes paid to founder of world-system analysis By Matthew Reisz 12 September
Future gazer: resist research fads and focus on strengths instead Australian report warns against fetish for interdisciplinarity, citing increasing specialisation of subfields By John Ross 12 September
UK rival to ERC would be poor substitute, says Oxford v-c Ministers considering report outlining possibility of setting up domestic alternative post-Brexit By Chris Havergal 12 September
Share research funding more evenly across UK, urge MPs Commons Science and Technology Committee also calls for rebalancing of funding between disciplines and greater support for small, specialist institutions By Chris Havergal 12 September
‘Clean break’ Brexit plan triggers fears for EU research deal Shift in alignment towards US sparks doubts over Horizon Europe association By John Morgan 12 September
The week in higher education – 12 September 2019 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 12 September
Katina Michael: technology should empower people, not imperil them The futurist on her gutsy mum, why technology should liberate not control, and how graduates are turning their backs on Silicon Valley By Paul Basken 12 September
THE World University Rankings 2020: Australia hits record high University of Canberra, QUT and UNSW Sydney the standout performers in a rising field By John Ross 11 September
World Academic Summit: constructive criticism ‘key to creativity’ Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 September
World Academic Summit: ‘embed ethics’ to stay relevant, universities told Harvard professor says universities must take on responsibility for morality in a post-institutional and post-religious world By Ellie Bothwell 11 September
THE World University Rankings 2020: results announced UK universities struggle in latest league table, as institutions in Germany, China and Australia make progress By Ellie Bothwell 11 September
Hong Kong historian witnesses dictatorship on the doorstep ‘This is a regime that believes you should govern by clubbing people,’ says Frank Dikötter By Matthew Reisz 11 September
Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal By Jack Grove 11 September
Muggles no more: Harry Potter studies comes of age This autumn Chestnut Hill College will host one of the world’s most unusual annual academic conferences By Jon Marcus 11 September
World Academic Summit: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia, says Nobelist Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties By Jack Grove 10 September
UK to reintroduce two-year post-study work visas Boris Johnson government announces reversal of Theresa May’s abolition of the visas, seven years on By John Morgan 10 September
Chris Skidmore returns as universities minister in UK government MP moved back to old brief after less than seven weeks away, replacing Jo Johnson By Chris Havergal 10 September
OECD: Australian students’ high fees reap low individual returns With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance By John Ross 10 September
World Academic Summit: alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’ Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding By Jack Grove 10 September
European Union appoints combined education and research supremo Mariya Gabriel to take on role with increased ‘weight and visibility’ By Chris Havergal 10 September
Australian immunologist claims top US award French-born scientist’s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system By John Ross 10 September
UK’s plan for ‘mandatory’ research ethics training dropped Consultation raised concerns that proposal was too prescriptive and bureaucratic By Jack Grove 10 September
OECD warns on ‘mismatch’ between subject choice and market demand Education at a Glance finds graduate earnings still buoyant despite expansion, but education director warns on variations across subjects By John Morgan 10 September
Engineering booms, humanities declines as China reshapes research China’s rise has led to a surge in engineering research – although the discipline is growing in importance in other countries too By David Matthews 10 September
Research intelligence: women rewrite the publication ‘rules’ Oxford professor’s response to male scholar’s guide to publication considers gendered nature of research career advice By Jack Grove 10 September
Professors’ protest forces out new university head Göttingen loses president-elect and chair of search committee after legal challenge By David Matthews 10 September
Oxford and Cambridge aim to halve rich versus poor entry gap Thirty universities subject to ‘enhanced monitoring’ on admissions by English regulator By Chris Havergal 9 September
MIT Media Lab director quits over ‘hidden ties to Epstein’ Joi Ito alleged to have made extensive efforts to hide millions of dollars donated by sexual abuser By Paul Basken 9 September
UK set to miss fundraising goal but ‘heading in right direction’ Case president says vice-chancellors must provide strong support for philanthropy By Nick Mayo 9 September
More Australian vice-chancellors earning A$1 million Average remuneration hits A$982,900 (£543,800), Times Higher Education analysis shows By John Ross 9 September
Canadian universities earning more from fees than public purse Domestic students benefit for now as foreign classmates cancel out provincial budget cuts By Paul Basken 9 September
Goldsmiths occupation ‘just the start’ in tackling inequality Other universities could face protests if they do not address racial disparities, says campaigner By Anna McKie 8 September
Fresh questions over Australian evaluation of humanities research Widening chasm between sciences and humanities scholarship not found in other countries By John Ross 7 September
Heriot-Watt names QC to review appointment of sex abuse professor Kevin O’Gorman due to be sentenced on 18 September By John Morgan 6 September
Michigan State accepts federal fine and fires provost over Nassar case University to pay $4.5 million (£3.7 million) and pursue further actions against culpable officials By Paul Basken 6 September
US Student Success Forum: universities urged to work with schools on access Wealthier institutions urged to take lead on improving minority representation By Paul Basken 6 September
Three failed replication attempts but no retraction for HIV study Science’s decision sparks debate about how journals should respond to concerns about reproducibility By Jack Grove 6 September
Inadequate support ‘contributes to foreign students’ alienation’ Chinese students’ misunderstanding of their host society thwarts their efforts to integrate in Australia, says academic By John Ross 6 September
Many universities ‘going backwards’ on gender equality in science Decline in female representation reported at four in 10 institutions covered by study By Anna McKie 6 September
ANU to host southern hub of Gillard’s female leadership centre Former PM’s institute and Nobel laureate’s university team up to explore gender bias in leadership By John Ross 5 September
Jo Johnson quits as universities minister and MP Prime minister’s brother cites ‘unresolvable tension’ between ‘family loyalty and the national interest’ By John Morgan 5 September
No-deal leave to remain plans ‘imperil student recruitment in UK’ European Union nationals to be limited to three years in UK if country crashes out of bloc By Chris Havergal 5 September
Donald Sassoon: solving the ecological crisis would reboot capitalism The historian on what we can learn from the study of the past, how different nations view their heritage, and whether capitalism is here to stay By John Morgan 5 September
Teaching intelligence: rethinking the role of the reading list Teachers can use the reading list to help students understand the process of learning, writes Richard Steadman-Jones By Richard Steadman-Jones 5 September
WSJ/THE US College Rankings 2020: Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins rise Harvard tops student-focused ranking for fourth consecutive year By Ellie Bothwell 5 September
Poor supervisor relationships hitting postgraduate mental health Analysis suggests as many as half of the main influencers of depression and anxiety have their roots in the student-supervisor dynamic By Nick Mayo 5 September
THE Awards 2019: shortlist announced Nearly 80 institutions nominated across 23 categories in bigger-than-ever sector celebration By THE reporters 5 September
Most leaders of top universities in post less than five years Times Higher Education analysis shows heads of institutions last longer in US than in UK or Australia By Simon Baker 5 September
The week in higher education – 5 September 2019 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 5 September
Male, 62, and a scientist: meet the typical university leader Analysis of the backgrounds of leaders in the world top 400 reveals turnover is high but diversity low among presidents and vice-chancellors By Simon Baker 5 September
Augar’s English fee plans fail to make spending review Chancellor’s omission of any mention of post-18 review cements impression that plans for fee cut are dead By John Morgan 4 September
USS pension changes ‘leave typical academics £240K worse off’ Average members set to get £18,200 a year in retirement under latest changes, compared with £23,800 under pre-2011 scheme By Nick Mayo 4 September
Tenure under threat as US university mulls department closures Financially troubled institution suggests senior faculty vulnerable By Paul Basken 4 September