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The women’s rights activist on balancing fun and purpose and growing up as the great-granddaughter of the leader of the British suffragette movement

Failure to recruit local PhDs will erode Australia’s skill base, report warns

Restrictions on use of federal money predicted to widen

But the former education secretary’s interview also makes plain that No 10 – with a hostile agenda towards the sector – has brutally overridden DfE, writes John Morgan

Minister hails move as ‘milestone for students’

Australian discussion paper says that rural universities need to help develop their communities in order to guarantee their survival

Scholar claims campaign from academics and students was instrumental in overturning proposal, but fears remain over potential changes in financial autonomy

Disclosure could have ‘adverse effects’ on institutions’ ‘commercial interests’, university claims

Academics issue warning after news story including critical comments about country’s top universities is removed

Some US colleges find the ability to harness data plays key role in success or failure of international outreach

Falling student enrolments and restructuring costs blamed for operating deficits at many universities in the UK capital

Study’s authors suggest women are better able to communicate the value of science to score public donations

Federal funding has slowed to a trickle over the past two decades

Unhelpful advice often based upon myths, says consultant

Tufts reviewing links to the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma

Ramsay partnership provides ‘a unique opportunity and substantial uplift in funding’, university leadership says

Data for English universities seem to show government metric based on salaries is skewed by location

Don’t fixate on funding cuts and market challenges, UK-born star scientist Michelle Simmons tells Australian peers

Researcher finds that impressive enrolment numbers conceal the tiny profit margins earned by UK universities operating abroad

Increased transparency on provider performance vital as well, representative group tells Australian government

After enduring tumultuous college closures, Massachusetts mulls forcing private institutions to prove their ongoing viability

Scientific advances expected after new US law requires federal statistics and documents to be published in uniform and open formats

Board of Journal of Informetrics plans to launch a rival title

Higher education leaders reflect on the challenges universities face during times of national conflict  

Cutting the UK out of transnational networks will only accelerate post-Brexit isolation, say rectors in Berlin

Duplicate titles are being set up to get around new open-access requirements, European Commission’s envoy warns

Analysis of awards in biology and biomedical sciences between 1968 and 2017 suggests women increasingly likely to win prizes for ‘service’ over research

Tragedies exacerbated by lack of research and information sharing, coroner’s study finds

University spokesman says decision also covers donations but does not affect ongoing partnerships

Country moves away from subscriptions and towards ‘publish and read’ model

Latest Hesa data also reveal that part-time enrolments are now below 500,000

Survey of more than 5,000 UK researchers finds about half keep working when they are unwell

Institutions seek guidance over links to Chinese company but are told that it is not their role to start a ‘new Cold War’

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

Supervision highlighted as a ‘big challenge’ in wake of study on doctoral education 

PA Consulting survey finds many leaders see outright university closures as ‘politically and socially unconscionable’

The Central European University’s new director of communications talks radical nuns, leaving Ireland aged 18 and why her role is the most exciting in her profession

Scholar of race and urban history remembered

Institutions in developing world told to take lead on tackling major global challenges

Some in sector believe Tories could adopt only fee cut plans as longer-term commitment, given Commons and Brexit obstacles

German-born Lars Chittka says he may now leave the country

Scientists and medics have the best chance of reaching the top job in the UK, leaving other disciplines looking for answers

Scholars cite concerns over academic autonomy in Taiwan after election of National Taiwan University president is finally approved

Higher education institutions who are developing AI have a responsibility to ensure that it is not biased against developing nations, conference hears

Malaysia and Egypt are making rapid higher education progress, largely because of improvements in citation impact

Paper shortages and printer closures blamed for backlog

Head of flagship institution acts against divisive Civil War display without notifying state education leaders

US chemical engineer claims she has been a victim of ‘academic mobbing’, including someone defecating in her bin

It’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t, as minister seeks course for freedom

Funding agency forced to deny scholarship candidates will be required to take an ideology test

Universities and their international connections are integral to national resilience, conference hears

University and College Union revives call for admissions shake-up in hope of making unconditional offers ‘defunct’

Campaigners for change say universities need to be more proactive and systematic in investigating their benefactors’ pasts

Questions around quality assurance, regulation and where certificates from courses such as Moocs belong on the qualifications ladder

Bennett College seen as exemplifying challenges faced by small, private, minority-serving and women-only institutions

New book explores proliferation of ‘starchitect’-designed facilities 

In five years, Moocs go from dream of universal education to limited service for higher-end customers

Essex institution becomes second institution to be hit by Office for Students access penalty

Lowering of student loan repayment threshold to recoup an extra A$20 million (£11.3 million) but cost A$19 million

But graduates from more affluent backgrounds fare better, survey finds