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

University and College Union calls for regulator to close loophole that allows institutions to omit details of housing perks from annual statements

Research fellowship will explore how the US civil rights leader’s work could improve relations between academics and administrators

The De Montfort University professor discusses growing up as one of nine children, her work to improve the diets of children in the UK, and how academia turned out not to be a nine-to-five job

Benefits appear to come from exposure to campus life rather than quality teaching, Australian researchers find

Latest skirmish in war of words sparked by claims of Chinese meddling on Australian campuses, and Canberra’s new foreign interference laws

Female students at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Yogyakarta must stop wearing full-face veils if they wish to graduate, rector warns

Former rector of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University is sentenced to four years on alleged terrorist charges

New outpost does not undermine commitment to remain in Budapest, institution insists

Revised edition reignites debate about value of journal ratings in academia

Analysis of data underlying the latest ranking shows how Asia, Europe and North America are quite different in terms of the most open disciplines

Cambridge v-c says professor’s ‘exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge and the popularisation of science and mathematics have left an indelible legacy’

Academics with higher qualifications or more experience could get higher scores in subject-level teaching excellence framework

Programme closures at Australian Catholic University are more disruptive than previously realised

Universities UK describes decision as ‘hugely disappointing’

Ernesto Schwartz-Marín and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago told that their family has just 14 days to leave country

Scholarship scheme set up from funds raised by the campaign aims to promote future generations of women in research

Political appointees to governing councils are ‘the weakest and most provincial ones we’ve ever had’, says Universities Austria 

Tan Eng Chye says teaching models ‘cannot afford to keep still’, even if some students are reluctant to study programming

Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week

Impact of diplomatic tensions between the two countries may yet be to bite

Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female

Female junior academics are also gaining research prestige, says study

Plans for 600 apartments on the National Autonomous University of Mexico campus breach world heritage site regulations

Report from African Academy of Sciences also claims that scientific research in continent must better align with sustainable development goals

Historic flying of Trans Pride flag at University College Cork follows similar commitment to equality by other Irish universities

New schemes will provide grants to master’s and PhD students and postdoctoral researchers

Ethics modules ordered after warnings from students’ union that misconduct is on the rise

Women and ethnic minority learners more likely to prioritise inclusivity

Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action

Latest Hesa data may put more pressure on universities already under the microscope over strikes and v-c pay

Academic and non-academic staff contributed an estimated 40 million hours in voluntary activities in 2015-2016, research suggests

Minister says universities ‘will no longer be able to hide if their teaching quality is not up to the world-class standard that we expect’

Brexit has provided the ‘stimulation’ for higher education institutions in the two countries to ramp up their relationship

Higher education institutions make a loss when they invest in international partnerships, but the wider community reaps a windfall, says New Zealand report

Universities anticipate much greater scrutiny of teaching outcomes, potentially even ‘peer review’ of lectures

Pro-science party failed to make inroads against populist movements

Leading psychiatrist Sir Simon Wessely raises concern about ‘over-professionalisation and over-medicalisation of normal emotions’

University says Thomas Jessell violated university policies and values

Business school expert says lecturers’ role is to help students manage information rather than pass on knowledge

Former president warns that scrapping fees will lead to high dropout rates and challenges of capacity

Further walkouts would target exam period between April and June

Disappointment after European Parliament, which must ratify Brexit deal, strikes tougher than hoped for line against the UK

Hesa data show 6.4 per cent of young undergraduates did not progress into second year in 2015-16

Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has waned

Tributes paid to pioneering cardiac researcher

Concern about scholars being ‘put in a position of proxy border guards’

USS dispute has also revealed deep divides among vice-chancellors on way forward for the sector, experts say

Publish before your viva, distinguish opportunities from time-drains and have a strong online profile, says Helen Coleman

Latest Hesa data reveal big jump in staff with a doctorate, although numbers remain static at some institutions

Charles Hymas said meeting over new campus was ‘more akin to a Roman amphitheatre where any slave felt to be worshipping the God Mammon was going to be bayed down’

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

The next warden of Rhodes House on growing up in a family of political refugees and why universities must prepare graduates to be good citizens

Data released amid concern that tensions with China may lead to future downturn in recruitment

Vice-chancellor convenes special council meeting after academics vote overwhelmingly to change institution’s stance

Despite some progress, researchers are still reluctant to switch journals because of fears it could hinder their careers

Outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on four years in what many regard as English higher education’s toughest job

The government is wrong to portray campus surpluses as ‘slush funds’, says expert

Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9