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Today’s students are different from the previous generation, and we must understand that when we teach them, writes Simon Beames

Leader takes reformer reputation to Los Angeles shortly after leaving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid Confederate protest

Call for more transparency over disbursement of Australia’s A$20 billion (£10.7 billion) Medical Research Future Fund

Canada and China are among nations that have seen a boost on measures of internationalisation in past year, based on latest THE ranking

Trudeau’s spending splurge seen as an attempt to curry favour with voters ahead of federal election

University insists resolution will not affect plans for ‘Western civilisation’ course

Australian government unveils incentives to lure international students away from big cities

The Open University cancels prison reform conference after pressure from militant feminist groups over organiser’s advice on transgender prisoners

Google and YouTube have removed hundreds of contract cheating advertisements, says Damian Hinds

Tel Aviv University launches investigation into complaints made by African and Asian learners on industry-backed master’s

Some evidence shows international students are more likely to use essay mills, but academics say this reflects wider problems in global higher education

Stephen Toope cites Brexit and Augar review in all-university email explaining the need to reduce spending

Federal immigration agency told it is too trusting of universities

Public mesmerised by arrests for cheating to gain elite enrolment, but major reforms seen unlikely

Cross-national study compared final-year undergraduates in US, India, China and Russia

College of Arts and Law tells scholars to spend more time on grant applications as quality-related funding dwindles

Administration plan focuses on job success measures as Congress eyes rapid work

Cash flows are not moving fast enough to keep pace with technology, malaria expert cautions

Teenagers from deprived areas with slow broadband may be less likely to use internet for studies, and hence less likely to see academically orientated promotions

Long-running dispute over industry influence in Canada nears decision point, but no big solution

New poll contradicts survey suggestion that locals want numbers capped

Universities pledge support and safety for international students

Threatened university says it needs ‘definitive legal certainty’ over its future

Inclusion of hard target seen as a major win for sector, potentially shifting power away from Home Office

Brunel University London vice-chancellor to take role at potentially crucial time for English universities

The winner of this year’s Holberg Prize, worth over £500,000, on career setbacks, changing attitudes and decolonising the curriculum

London Book Fair hears claims European open access push may aid big publishers rather than reduce their power

University that was founded with US support partners with Korean government to set up African institution

Latest Hesa data reveal universities where teaching-only numbers have increased the most

Education secretary said to be preparing announcements on grade inflation, essay mills and unconditional offers in England

Debate sparked by criticism of growth of PhDs by publication, and allegations that corruption and nepotism are undermining the reliability of the academic doctorate

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

Ministers say most prestigious universities should ‘go furthest’ as they launch new guidelines

The Roehampton historian discusses the pleasures of archival research, snobbery about television history, and the importance of illuminating the lives of early modern women

Queen guitarist Brian May completed his PhD after enjoying rock stardom. Jack Grove looks at how doctoral dropouts can land second chances – and supervisors can help

‘Anything goes’ approach does not serve doctoral candidates, universities or funders, say researchers

Philip Hammond also says panel report for post-18 review will be ‘published shortly’

While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions

Publisher expected to lose about €10 million a year, while Norwegian researchers face being unable to access new papers

Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech

Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ‘unfair’ monitoring

Business schools have launched new programmes to enrol more students, analysis shows

MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ‘credibility interviews’ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold

Martin Heidingsfelder, who has helped bring down several political high-fliers, still thinks there are plagiarists at the very top of German politics

Western universities warned against establishing outposts after minister announces eight international institutions will be built by 2020

Patchy information obscures outcomes for students taught by subcontractors

False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators

Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies

After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist

Lucy Cavendish College to go co-educational and abolish its minimum entry age of 21

Data on research output in South America paints a stark picture for the troubled nation

Russell Group university is on course for UK’s first industrial action linked to 2021 research excellence framework, says union

Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms

Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West

Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants

Huge price tag demonstrates power of plagiarism-checking company

Academics say ‘personal assistant’ position highlights precarity faced by early career scholars

Vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner confirms university is considering opening outpost following signing of free trade agreement

Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations

US president’s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates