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Large swathes of scores missing as OfS publishes first results of newly revamped exercise

In reviving controversial gainful employment rule, administration also worries traditional institutions by requiring they publicly report their own graduate salary data

Roughly one in 37 UK students dropped out last year, according to Student Loans Company data

Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be

Dangers of universities being seen to shape public opinion highlighted in Pakistan, while Saudi leader warns of ‘slippery slope’

Former law lecturer suing Open University after claiming she was fired for questioning gender-based changes to curriculum 

Arthur Conan Doyle’s maverick detective embraced science but also tapped into suspicion and resentment towards academia, a scholar argues

The political philosopher and anthropologist talks about the city that made her, what she learned as a squatter and the importance of dance for revolutions

Hideo Ohno urges a level-headed approach as university seeks final green light in high-stakes excellence scheme

Homicide rate may have been about 50 times higher than modern-day standards, study suggests

Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities

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

Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings

While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier

UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline

Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities’ future, leaders tell THE summit

Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears

While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ‘black box’ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise

Metaverse campuses may be needed to alleviate loneliness of ‘personalised learning at scale’ driven by AI, Anant Agarwal tells THE summit

Research ecosystems need some ‘apoptosis’ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears

Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than £40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector

Think twice before pushing bush campuses into national institution or shotgun marriages with research elite, says Chris Hutchison

Pairing of ideologically opposed academics should become sector norm when researchers disagree, says Pennsylvania project leader

Ministers should take another look at ‘ambitious’ plans for decade-long fellowships after Horizon Europe membership was agreed, urges sector

Union says it is ‘committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency’ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role

Funder’s ‘New Deal’ will examine welfare arrangements for PhD students but insists they are better off ‘without an employment contract’

‘The real world doesn’t come neatly compartmentalised,’ summit hears, in exploration of the ‘unique’ strengths of multidisciplinary research

Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership

Chief regulator who oversaw return of GCSE and A-level exams to take over at admissions service

Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ‘teachers and role models’, Sydney summit hears

Cultural anthropologist Genevieve Bell, a former Intel vice-president, will succeed Brian Schmidt at start of 2024

Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, THE summit hears

New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

After Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions, top 10 per cent plans find new interest but doubts persist about underlying motives

As legislation driving rebadged lifelong learning entitlement passes, sector leaders caution that mature learners’ aversion to debt means it cannot bring ‘transformation’ ministers foresee

In departure from previous small-scale efforts, initiative seeks to retain thousands of students for work after graduation

Science minister tells researcher conference to ‘watch this space’ on plans for longer fellowships to rival Max Planck’s decade-long offers

Students encouraged to be at the forefront of technological advances in healthcare with new dual-degree programme

Representative body backs collaboration between tertiary education sectors but questions TAFEs’ ‘instrumental’ role in degree-level apprenticeships

English regulator expects to publish the outcomes of its consultation on sexual misconduct in the coming months

Union mistakenly sends withdrawal notice to university amid confusion over who is and isn’t taking part in latest walkouts

We support the idea but it needs funding, New Zealand universities say

Union attempts to rally members to renew the fight but few branches opt to take part in industrial action planned for start of new academic year

Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent

The authoritarian country has rich datasets for research collaboration, but while some new regulations may feel familiar to European eyes, any comfort must come with big ethical caveats, an expert says

New Delhi could wreak considerable damage to Canadian universities by playing on Indian families’ concerns over student safety abroad, says academic

Several major universities face disruption at start of the academic year but appetite for taking action begins to fragment

Small windfalls and ‘passionate advocacy’ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria

Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?

Lectures taught by loyalists seek to ‘turn everyone into a member of their party’, scholar says

Arts and Humanities Research Council funding ‘has been some sort of oasis, but it too is now quickly drying up’

Swinburne abruptly terminates 30 per cent fee reductions for foreigners who fall foul of ‘gotcha’ clauses

Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges

New conservative-focused standardised college admissions exam-maker says it aimed for private-sector customers, and now sees greater potential at public institutions

As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare

Nishan Canagarajah says expansion of prestigious UK university grouping to include his institution is long overdue

Universities step in to offer placements for those fleeing Russian invasion

Many students who achieve grades requested by original offer choosing to release themselves into clearing, figures show

Staff secure increases in London weighting, childcare subsidies and more parental leave