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Science community welcomes appointment, which follows creation of dedicated Whitehall department

Dual history programme for Ukrainian students will be developed and offered with Ukrainian Catholic University, one of six schemes to share charity funding

Fate of vice-chancellor set to be decided at crunch meeting, with student protests also disrupting start of academic year

University leadership attempts to restart in-person operations but students still in mourning say ‘we aren’t ready’

Union calls for criminalisation of ‘wage theft’ with jail time for worst offenders

Flying taxis indicative of a free-for-all, say critics, who see a half-baked attempt at a whole-government approach

Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk

University hiring professor to direct Centre for Coastal Communities, based in Essex seaside town hit by deprivation

Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels

Monthly payments not enough to counter massive rises in cost of living, says students’ union

All sides hail significant progress, with phasing-out of zero-hours contracts and higher wages for lower paid to be discussed in two-week talks

Labour deputy leader promises to raise staff concerns about pay deductions with shadow education secretary 

Swansea University highest placed institution in list of LGBTQ+-friendly employers but some institutions choose not to take part

Eight per cent hit overall but smallest portfolios worst affected, while Harvard and Texas remain out in front

Preventing expert reviewers from reading applicants’ CVs could damage Netherlands’ hard-won research excellence, warns senior researcher

Karine Harutyunyan accuses government of undermining her position because she supported staff and students’ protests

‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output

Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs

Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears

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

Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns

The advocate and project manager talks about his Roma identity and problems with Hungarian higher education

More details emerge of how sharp rise in quality outputs and tweak to funding formula are hitting institutions

Advance HE survey finds retention rates have recovered after the easing of Covid restrictions, with students also happier with levels of staff engagement

Domestic violence expert and film director becomes latest in line of women heading major US institutions

Numbers of students unable to say if parents had studied could point to need to rethink representation questions, says Hesa

Steven Greer says students who accused him of laughing at the Koran should be sanctioned

US’ leading basic research funder says links in grant applications compromise security and fairness, but scientists call the ban antiquated

Colleges hope that disadvantaged students might do better if their school counselors are given a chance to come along with them

Japanese winger’s former professor helps assess how much of his success can be attributed to a thesis on dribbling

Answering congressional call after George Floyd killing, National Academies’ expert panel sees value in pressuring those controlling resources

Five others left in critical condition in latest episode of US gun violence

Government backs parliamentary committee’s calls for action but promises ‘positive partnership’ with the sector

Edtech giant prepares to offer customers new tool from April as it grapples with challenges posed by ChatGPT

Maria Toft sparked national conversation about exploitation with #pleasedontstealmywork campaign, but she says it came at the cost of her Copenhagen fellowship

Big uptick in female enrolment in final years of school needed to improve higher education representation unless conversion rate improves, or courses are made optional

In THE survey, university leaders rebuff unions’ calls for double-digit pay rises as some stress current offer is already unaffordable

Board backed by Conservative government removes Athabasca University leadership, leaving province’s academics fearing wider interference and nation exposed on online options

Study quantifies how GPA suffers if students don’t get enough shut-eye, but finds only one in 20 gets the recommended amount

Podcast appearances, op-eds and public lectures should all count in hiring and tenure decisions, according to new, broader definition of scholarship

Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value

Joblessness and further study on the wane as labour market bounces back

Michelle Donelan will have to stop ‘fighting culture wars’ and try to ‘make stuff happen on the ground’, says professor

Sciences ‘under fire’ with appointment of hard-line cleric to oversee appointment of deans

Data show wealthy students benefit disproportionately from NZ$200 million annual borrowing holiday

A domestic ‘Irasmus’ exchange scheme could help make teaching programmes more consistent and counter regional inequalities, but is a post-pandemic generation really interested?

But some applications remain in too-hard basket, while others suggest universities have let their guard down

Big Group of Eight institutions got bigger while others suffered, exacerbating ‘David and Goliath scenario’

DfE said to think controls could be set without primary legislation, but ministers urged to consider market is already ‘doing the job’

New umbrella body president must safeguard world-leading institutions through a difficult time; luckily, the Neapolitan physicist is ready for a fight

Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia

Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister

Acas to mediate between unions and employers in an attempt to resolve deadlock on pay

Study that asked Americans if they would use genetic screening or gene editing to improve chances of offspring getting into a leading university triggers warning of increased educational inequalities

AI-generated answers showed ‘new, non-obvious and clinically valid’ insights in tests usually taken by students after years of study

English regulator concedes providers being asked to do too much, too quickly and gives most another year to work on plans

Board members of bankrupt Islamic institution accused of laundering more than €1 million and firearms offences

Country’s top policy advisory body calls for project funding to be more generous with fewer constraints, as institutions’ budgets swell

Controversial counter-terror scheme widely shunned by academics despite risks to universities from extremist groups

Government-set access target ‘can’t become a burden’ and there is ‘debate to be had’ on its metrics, says academic and ex-football referee