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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’

‘We have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,’ says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year’s brain cancer

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

After two years of inaction at Stormont, higher education sector has long to-do list for first minister Michelle O’Neill

Students sue Chichester over axeing of unique course, alleging discrimination and breach of contract

Uncertainty gives way to despair as new government pulls the plug on Science City and turns its back on reform process

Mari Sundli Tveit says academia depends on ‘openness, cross-border cooperation and mobility’

Dame Athene Donald tells THE about calling out unacceptable behaviour with empathy and reflects on her legacy as outgoing master of Churchill College

Latest figures show Chinese application numbers back on trend, but caution sounded on headwinds and ‘super-dependence’

International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students’ home countries, study finds

Regardless of whether claims about research security had any bearing on withdrawal, shifting political sands perceived to have been a key factor

In latest escalation, Republicans insist documents presented by university to date do not go far enough

Sixty sector organisations, including 21 universities, are seeking to build a new market for cash products that does not contribute to the financing of fossil fuel expansion

With applicant numbers declining despite big recruitment plans, report argues more incentives are needed to turn student interest into enrolments

After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress

As officials ward off questions about debt relief, tax office outlines the cost of changes to ‘grossly unfair’ repayment quirk

Funder’s director warns that disclosing records on information complaints could deter future reporting

Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays

Panel claims its efforts have been met with ‘resistance, indifference, procedural setbacks and deliberate stalling’, in wake of THE article alleging discrimination against black workers

University of Oxford professor Simon Marginson says populist targeting of higher education by Trump, DeSantis and others is finding favour with both graduates and non-graduates alike

Anti-Jewish hate reaches record high as vast majority of cases recorded by Community Security Trust come after 7 October

Opposition scenting power urged to ‘show political leadership’ in face of Tory pressure to scrap or scale back post-study work route

Hepi paper says rents need to come down by about 30 per cent in response to cost-of-living crisis

Ucas data reveals drop in application rate among UK school-leavers and significant declines in international interest from key sectors, with least selective institutions bearing brunt

Growing scrutiny of empty departmental workplaces has revived the fraught debate over whether academics should retain their own assigned office

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

Polar scientist on working with David Attenborough, capturing nuance in diversity debates and the continued importance of the Open University

Judge upholds ruling that university discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed 

The strange cases of scholars churning out several reviews a day are perplexing, given the lack of obvious rewards for such prodigious output

One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests

Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds

Incumbent must overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office

Union fears more than 100 jobs at risk after university blames volatility for struggling to hit international student targets

Grim earnings report after year of customer and political stress leaves top US online course provider teetering

‘No less favourable’ provision a ‘major win’ for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective

At their university’s first-ever Republican conference, campus leaders stress their belonging and the importance of controlling academia’s agenda

Test of mentoring on thousands of students who left without degrees suggests that bureaucratic attitudes pose daunting barrier to key national policy goal

University apologises after students say they have been treated with ‘no compassion’ after raising concerns about professor

Students out of pocket as universities second-guess government policies designed to ‘reduce the net intake’

Falling birth rate poses ‘challenge’ for higher education sector, as focus shifts to quality and international recruitment

Sudden closure of University of New Hampshire’s Museum of Art shows how future of such facilities is tied to overall health of institution

Agenda overview for THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 is announced

ApplyBoard says approval rates will be a key factor in whether or not provinces with room to grow are able to reach allotted application cap 

Penn’s Michael Mann, long-time warrior against fossil fuel denialism, hopes jury repudiation of bloggers brings scientists some relief

Staff warn of ‘stench of hypocrisy’ as union fails to address the issues it is campaigning on within its own office

Home fee income drops across English members of group, while overseas income up from £4 billion to £4.5 billion, THE analysis finds

Even though half of STEM students say that they are religious, atheist worldviews are perceived to dominate in the laboratory

As the nation heads to 2024 elections, politicians expand the idea of setting aside science dollars for states – often conservative-leaning – that can’t win it on their own

Workshop participants seek to put focus on universities’ roles as places of sanctuary

With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report

Tickell Review of research bureaucracy broadly welcomed by science department, which says it is on track to meet spending target

Qatar Foundation says ‘deeply disappointing’ decision is result of ‘disinformation’ campaign

Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told

Land handover entrenches Southern Cross’ sanctuary role

Administrators toughen policies and responses after watching Ivy League presidents ousted

Research suggests country is finding it harder to attract and retain best researchers after vote to leave EU

Institutions can compete for students with giant American counterparts by offering continental take on diversity, says IESE deputy dean

British Council says mounting competition and stronger pound mean that inward mobility could decline for first time since pandemic

Institutions say all major bachelor’s programmes will be available in Dutch and no new English-language courses will be in development ‘for the time being’