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Conference hears staff development must not be neglected as multimillion-pound estate upgrades take effect

Arrests follow sackings of 200 more academics in crackdown after failed coup attempt

Researchers welcome ambition of new initiative but question whether it will give scholars the autonomy that they need

Pioneering Moscow education institution is latest target of Russia’s education regulator

Educationalist argues ‘religious’ zeal of active-learning advocates ignores the importance of the traditional lecture

Government document fails to offer universities reassurance, sector critics warn

Home secretary offers clarity in wake of UK university pensions walkout

‘Productivity boom’ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say

Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance

Call to rebalance funding away from sciences and towards social sciences

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

Latest data for June deadline applications show a worsening of figures compared with January statistics

Rule changes could lead to ‘mis-selling’ of qualifications that are not full degrees, higher education institutions warn

Trends analysis shows end of ‘US hegemony’ in research may not be far off

Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests

Leading sociologist says that universities’ failure to enthuse students is to blame for low levels of study outside the classroom

Information Commissioner’s Office expresses concern about academics using data gathered for research purposes for commercial gain

John McAdams criticised a graduate student by name on his blog over her views on gay marriage

First female rector of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral wants to challenge sexism in Latin American academic culture

Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist

Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded

Commons Science and Technology Committee expresses concerns that use of non-disclosure agreements could allow errant scholars to reoffend elsewhere

Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities

Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over ‘poor teaching standards’ of some joint initiatives

Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20

Former permanent secretary at Department for Education ‘thrilled and honoured’ with move north

Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants’ backgrounds

Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion

Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines

Publisher says it remains ‘committed’ to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions’ continuing access

Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status

Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell

Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties

Researcher also suggests there is ‘a lot of interest’ in further study on mindfulness-NSS scores link

Removal of guidelines on affirmative action and retirement of Supreme Court justice could ‘set the stage for future challenges’ to university admission policies

Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests

New funding commitment aims to aid drug discovery ‘in Africa by Africans’

Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered

China’s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream

Undead professor deployed as critique of managerialism and teaching evaluation at a UK conference

Mature students more likely to study vocational courses, are mostly women and more likely to live at home, analysis finds

New government body for research predicts cost of £15 million per year if tax problem not resolved

Visa data, contradicted by Home Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants

Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending

THE analysis provides food for thought on the best research strategy for institutions with ‘core strengths’

Robert MacIntosh explains what to expect when staff enter the little-known world of the university exam board

Champion of the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic identity remembered

The specialist in ancient DNA talks about caving, elephant birds and how tracking prehistoric genetic changes could help fix our dodgy hearts

Overseas students seen as key buffer against rankings drop and demographic decline

Home Office says records on international academics are ‘not collated in a manner which can be reported on’

‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection

Hungarian Academy of Sciences will ‘continue negotiations’ after government bid to take charge of research financing

Many students are struggling with stress-related health problems after switch to postgraduate programmes, research suggests

Shift in focus at transcontinental African Leadership University prompts some staff to quit

European Union students enrolling in 2019-20 will pay the same fees as UK students

Ahead of the release of our inaugural Europe Teaching Rankings, we discuss what metrics the Times Higher Education data team have used to make like-for-like comparisons of educational excellence across Europe

Increasing research investment could see country lead the region in higher education, but experts say it needs to balance capacity with culture

Last week’s legislative delay has not stopped the government tightening the screws on student debt

Major study may reflect how the most stressful part of higher education in China is actually the entrance exam

Cambridge researcher dreams of returning home to war-stricken country