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The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics

Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure

Editors of The Journal of Political Philosophy apologise for 'oversight' in commissioning of 60-page symposium

Country’s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says

Huge demand from China drives strong growth in international student numbers

Lecturer warns that government plans to allow foreign universities to open campuses will 'endanger' Thai institutions

New institute will receive €10 million a year for interdisciplinary research

Unions call decision an ‘insult’ to staff in Zimbabwe’s higher education sector

Ahmadreza Djalali is being used as a cautionary example to other scholars working outside Iran, academics claim

Minister puts blame on failure to budget for uncapping student numbers, as opposition mounts

Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’

Data analysis suggests the capital of Iran may be one to watch in terms of future knowledge hubs

Study outlines how publishers’ guidelines led to adoption of positive research practices

‘Alex’, set to be rolled out at the Technical University of Berlin, is first chatbot to have benefits to students measured

Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England

One researcher urges academics to put concerns aside and back Prevent counter-radicalisation strategy, while others say it ‘doesn’t work’

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

The award-winning professor discusses Yugoslavia’s war, women and engineering, and how nationalism hurts research

Report urges academy to ‘embrace’ opportunities for wider research dissemination

Nature Index shows that more than half of Chinese-authored papers in high-quality natural science journals featured international collaboration in 2016

New data show proportion of professors who are women has declined at some institutions

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

UCU survey finds British-based researchers perceive lesser protection for academic freedom compared with continental peers

This week’s round-up of academics awarded research council funding

Higher education news from around the globe

Hong Kong, Netherlands and Malaysia also score highly in British Council research analysing policy environments in 38 countries 

Cities must reap international benefits to stave off populism and protectionism, British Council director says

Research highlights concerns around quality despite medium being preferred by many Western universities

Terry Dray explains what other institutions can learn from Liverpool John Moores University’s recent review of career development services

Colleges must lead students in critical thinking ‘not protect them’, says one leader

Three buildings on campus evacuated in ‘precautionary measure’

Arizona argues delivering dual degrees in branded space is more sustainable than opening a traditional branch campus

Academics argue that universities should measure outcomes that benefit the public during debate on ‘post-truth’ age

Academic who has led Australia’s leading university since 2005 to return to research and teaching

All ‘major global universities’ will be multi-campus within next decade, predicts v-c  

But research organisations say proposed directive does not go far enough and could hinder links with companies

University leaders highlight teaching funding proposal’s similarity to England’s TEF and fear ‘perverse incentives’ 

Sheffield deputy vice-chancellor to succeed Sir David Greenaway

Elsevier data show that China produces vast quantities of papers in field but lags on quality

US scholar argues that academics punch above their weight in key discoveries

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

Labour MP and Corbyn critic Wes Streeting poses question of whether ‘bold’ pledge will boost student turnout

Baroness Wolf welcomes manifesto promise of ‘major review’ while others attack ‘crazy’ overseas student policy

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

Universities around the world looking closely at employment rights and research engagement of doctoral candidates

UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF

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

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

Human rights lawyer faces jail for sharing post by exiled academic under Thailand’s lese-majesty rules

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing

Study examines the personality traits in lecturers students most like and dislike

New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader

Brexit may threaten ability to attract future overseas funding, experts warn

University appeals ICO notice to publish report on refusal to take part in league tables

Taylor and Francis move to replace editor and withdraw his paper threatens ‘scientific integrity’, critics claim

One in three scholars in field ‘deeply concerned’ about future research career prospects