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The UK’s largest university is respected for its innovative approach to distance learning, but its impact on wider higher education is varied, experts say

New institute intends to marshal all academic fields to nudge artificial intelligence and its uses to more positive place

Supervisors’ supportiveness, not their academic ability, found to be key driver of satisfaction in survey

Ostensibly unsuccessful educational experiment still has important lessons for us today, claims historian

Union congress calls for resignation of USS chief executive and criticises Cambridge college’s decision to withdraw from scheme

Australian university agrees to ‘further change’ at residential colleges

European Union students enrolling in 2020-21 will pay same fees as UK students

Jo Grady promises ‘new era of member engagement’, plus tough line on pay and pensions

More than 1,200 people sign letter supporting Feyzi Ismail in her dispute with SOAS University of London

Author concerned about lack of pushback after Italy's far-right governing party demanded removal of critical book from reading list

Repositories, publishing platforms and data annotating tools ‘also stuck behind paywalls’

Surveys reveal complex mix of concerns about misuse of research results

Economy and culture not structured to harness skills obtained overseas, claims researcher

Institutions urged to outline more clearly what undergraduates can expect of them

Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling

Damian Hinds says universities should drop or revamp courses where graduates do not earn enough five years after leaving university to start making loan repayments

Student organisation considers taking action over interest change on basis of treaty stating higher education must be ‘gradually made free of charge’

Education secretary’s comments likely to be seen as preparing ground for post-18 review to recommend shifts or cuts in funding

College cites ‘remote but existential risk to the college from continued participation’ in fund

Sheffield lecturer secures 64 per cent of vote in second round of counting

Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in

Conference on grade inflation told ‘systematic’ change is needed 

Watchdog’s report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed

Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say

Hepi report ties increase to mounting workloads and performance management

King’s College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations

Experiment that saw students take tests in temperatures ranging from 16ºC to 33ºC finds men appear to score highest in the cold

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

Like it or not, Wikipedia is used by students around the world – so academics should teach them how to use it, writes Caroline Ball 

Tributes paid to Harvard’s first tenured black professor

Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development

The new president of the Royal Economic Society on the need for economists to be more engaging and why being a woman is an advantage in the field

British Academy report highlights falling student numbers and ageing academic workforce

UK pension fund rocked by regulator’s concerns, whistleblower’s claims and potential departure of Cambridge college

The literature expert on online abuse, decolonising the curriculum and Cambridge’s role in the slave trade

Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London

Provincial threats to higher education could arouse voter sympathies by October

Education secretary hits back at university leaders who called his intervention on ‘conditional unconditional’ offers unlawful

Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics

Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process

C$30 million cut also hits research on regenerative medicine

‘Competition in scientific research has gone too far,’ says government-appointed committee proposing wide-ranging reform package

Certification scheme will give academics the recognition they deserve, says initiative’s architect

Cardiff policymakers unlikely to be able to make up lost tuition fee income while continuing generous maintenance support

University to launch two new schemes for state school students, with one offering 50 places on basis of lower contextual grades

Engagement by students and staff bolstered by mandates from governments cited as key ingredients for success in THE University Impact Rankings tables

Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team

White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs

Move follows agreement over ‘statement of intent’ on tackling issues linked to rise in firsts and 2:1s in UK

Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners

Sector figures had hoped for Labor victory

Home of United Nations court and Dutch government has no university of its own – but Leiden’s outpost ‘could grow to 10,000 or 20,000’ students

More needs to be done to encourage women into technology and engineering at school, say observers

Employees and students have organised a protest, with some calling for academic to be dismissed 

Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent

English minister calls on campus leaders to do more to stamp out antisemitism

‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Kirkuk hosted students from seven closed universities in captured territory, providing refuge from horror of executions and alternative to fighting for jihadists

Former chief defence scientist of Australia says universities may be forced to bar Chinese nationals from conducting research in sensitive areas

Study finds university staff who do up to 10 additional hours each week are more satisfied with their job, but doing more than this has a significant adverse effect