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Vetoing promotions is a way to polarise society against intellectuals, says art historian whose professorship has been rejected

Chris Skidmore says few UK higher education institutions are ‘truly disabled student friendly’

Dual-sector university grouping the latest to resuscitate plans for integrated post-school sector

Theological institutions and other private and niche providers earn the best ratings

Stanford expels implicated student, while new scandal highlights equities in sports

Leading academics express doubt about UK government’s ability to underwrite large EU funding packages

Sunderland v-c urges policymakers to recognise post-92 universities’ ‘contribution to the health of the nation’

After more than doubling its spending since the financial crisis, Germany’s long budget boom is set to come to an end

Further policies to attract foreign researchers will boost efforts to recruit top talent to Canadian universities, explains Universities Canada president

Artificial intelligence experts discuss the role of government, universities and tech companies in making sure AI has a positive impact on society 

Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October

Experts warn much more left to do to reduce inequality, as male advantage grows at 46 institutions

Commentators question value of exercise when Augar review has yet to report and Office for Students is already exploring issue

Oversupply of young scholars means employers’ productivity demands are much higher than a generation ago, study finds

Government proposes law against contract cheating, as it clears the decks for coming election

Executive exchanges in universities, business and government ‘would improve policy’, says Monash council member

Analysis highlights racial imbalance in benefits across college sports

Australian government baulks at legislative amendments to clarify free speech and academic freedom

Rule-making ends with surprise pact after administration retreats from extremes

King’s College London and Aberdeen say they are reviewing honours over new law making gay sex punishable by death

Fencing coach sold property for a price well above its market value to a businessman whose son later won admission

Alongside concern about unconditional offers, Damian Hinds wants focus on improving access

Research shows larger intakes and alternative routes to higher education improves happiness among disadvantaged young people

Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars

Students in different cities simultaneously performing version of play interact at six separate points via technology

‘Cloud cuckoo land’ to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears

Peer review promised by India-based publisher often turned out to be cursory or non-existent, says Federal Trade Commission

US university president tells THE summit that institutions need to ‘rethink’ their operations

YS Chi claims publisher’s shift to recognise research quality over quantity left a void that has been filled by others happy to publish insubstantial work

Australian government accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’

University support for enterprise in local schools and communities has significantly decreased in the past six years, study shows

The University of Kent’s dean of Europe on Brexit, spirituality and chatting to Jarvis Cocker

Tributes paid to ‘most influential Irish historian of his generation’

Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place – but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress

Report from Office for Students says ‘unrealistic’ targets on recruitment could expose an institution to ‘significant risk’

Report discloses attack by North Korean and Iranian-sponsored criminals on UK higher education institutions

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

Schools have radically improved their teaching in the past 20 years, so what can universities learn from them?

University of Auckland tops first global ranking to measure institutions’ social and economic impact

Ireland and Australia also among top national performers in new league table

With public angered by bid to boost accused, Republicans take to sidelines

Bin Yang tells THE summit that Chinese universities lack ‘original, innovative ideas’

Former ETH Zurich president tells THE summit there has been a ‘huge inflation’ in university enrolments, coupled with a ‘substantial mismatch between what universities teach and what society needs’

University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges

Jack Grove speaks to the three candidates vying to take over from the University and College’s long-time leader and assesses how they will approach sector’s challenges

Suggestions that review could yet be published before PM’s departure come as AoC says it will push DfE to ‘publish and implement’

But study authors stress that research environment at Chinese universities is quickly catching up with US

Government affirms Medical Research Future Fund but raids dormant infrastructure kitty

Despite legal setbacks, administration stops Obama rule forgiving duped borrowers

UK universities return to top of ranking after two-year absence, boasting productivity levels above the expected level of achievement

While waiting to transform economies, modern monetary theory is raising interest in a humble Missouri university department

High stress levels revealed by Nottingham Trent staff survey have raised concerns over effect of growing demands on academics

University medical network paid $500,000 for books by Baltimore mayor, who takes leave

Much more can be done to help those without the right paperwork into universities, say scheme's backers

With no link to funding, critics say that the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment is little more than a cripplingly  expensive quality assurance tool

University of Queensland signals enthusiasm to proceed with Ramsay Centre-funded courses

Brexit, pension contribution increases and possible cuts to tuition fee income are cited by employers in their opening pay offer

For-profit institutions at particular risk of collapse, researchers say

‘Hotline’ created by Thierry Baudet’s party ‘goes against everything we stand for’, says Maastricht president

Brexit uncertainty could see several top UK universities relocate to a windblown North Sea island, Times Higher Education understands