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Rectors call for budget increases and wage rises for staff or institutions will soon be unable to function

Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia

Open peer review has ‘potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial’ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say

University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs

Oxford analysts see no evidence of bump in applications ahead of introduction of new restrictions last month

Universities UK chief executive says funding crisis facing English universities means it is not impossible that an institution will ‘shut its doors overnight’

Conference hears that the quality of degrees is at least as important as the quantity and the disciplines

Classics-loving British transplant to the Ivy League describes the joy of translating ancient texts just for the gift of the intellectual struggle

Sector body aims to head off moves against graduate visa, saying it has boosted international enrolments by 600,000 and UK economy by £60 billion

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

English regulator considers changes to nationwide outreach programme after report finds impact is patchy

Article on MeToo movement in Iran named researcher, who denies wrongdoing, as ‘serial abuser’

Computer science student says he can neither legally remain in Ukraine or leave the country after his visa was revoked

Coalition pledges to consider landmark Australian report ‘in detail’

Overseas enrolment on postgraduate courses down at three-quarters of institutions responding to sector survey

Best way to stop proposed oversight body going rogue is to avoid setting it up in the first place, conference hears

Former Republican senator wins praise for energy, ideas and willingness to engage on contentious issues

Key recommendation in Australian sector review report is substantially different from its historical namesake

Development of ‘cold spots’ without arts and humanities programmes prompts calls for more strategic approach to university provision

Cornell University philosopher Kate Manne is calling out the discrimination – often blatant – faced by scholars deemed overweight

Rectors question how Macron can live up to promise to end underfunding of science

Academic leading sex and gender research review for government also criticises ‘shocking failure of leadership in sector’ after professor’s tribunal win against OU

Hesa examines association between productivity and skill levels at local authority level

Ford government offers C$1.3 billion increase for higher education over three years, well short of levels its own expert panel suggested

Board chair gives late husband’s stock to help train doctors in New York’s impoverished Bronx

Education minister has an ‘open mind’, amid debate over adapted plan for levy on international students’ fees

Those living with chronic energy-impairing illnesses need support from funders and publishers, not just universities, says researcher

Leader of soon-to-be-merged university says mergers have to be the right strategic fit, because financial savings don’t always come straight away

Another state legislature targets tenure protections and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes after last year’s partisan attacks

Sector leaders hint at coming regulation at often-chaotic Public Accounts Committee hearing

Animal behaviour expert Weliton Menário Costa wins international prize for flamboyant take on how marsupials have distinct personalities

Researchers blame enduring influence of fossil fuel producers on university governance

Universities approach finish line with wins from court and accreditor, then get new challenges from lawmakers and ratings agency

Couple whose daughter died while studying at Bristol argue legislation can provide clarity as universities contend with spate of student suicides

Enthusiasm for Australia’s visionary higher education review has been tempered by the huge implementation costs – both money and time

Locals-made-good laud the potential of more accessible – and visible – universities

Those seeking game-changing research should draw inspiration from the Premier League’s most innovative manager, says US-based nanoscientist

Long-term reform blueprint prescribes teaching, research, student support and infrastructure funding overhauls

Institutions confident that international students still respect them, but worry about underlying message of visa limits, tuition fee hikes and coarsening exchanges

New branding drops the words ‘College’ and ‘London’ from its title, leading union to raise concerns about focus on ‘pejorative historical connotations’

New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave ‘unreasonably’ – including recommending fee refunds

Universities UK’s requests of an incoming government also include a review of the maintenance support package offered to students

Scientists question whether abolition of major sector agencies is justified

Risk-rating system, which punishes universities for visa refusals, merely the latest form of ‘structural disadvantage’

LSE academic’s book partly inspired by innovation economy divisions in his hometown of Oxford

Sir Anthony Finkelstein to lead combined university, called City St George’s

Analysis of THE rankings data indicates which countries perform strongest in light of the funding that they get

Data highlights career benefits of higher education amid pitch for more participation

University’s subcontracted courses first to come under greater scrutiny from Office for Students

Australian study finds good prospects for research degree graduates, so long as they look beyond academia

Election result in world’s fourth biggest nation underlines the need for better understanding of its neighbour

Sector should embrace ‘light touch’ regulation of subcontracted courses, argue leaders of Buckinghamshire New University

Two authors employed on service contracts for 15 years argued they were denied workplace rights

Philanthropic gifts to colleges and universities reach near record levels, just as wealthy benefactors wield growing power over institutions

Parties to return to court having failed to reach agreement in case that could have wide-ranging implications for UK sector

Ucas figures also show application gap between London and UK region with lowest rate has reached record level

Monica Bertagnolli hopes for new era of research that sets the stage for essential societal change

Cornell and Penn among the Ivy League institutions to stop tradition to reduce stress over grades

Hackers known as Anonymous Sudan reportedly take responsibility and cite ‘UK’s continued support for Israel’

Sharing resources and commercial risk will allow Midlands universities to better support research spin-outs, says Aston University leader