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Boris Johnson appoints Cabinet to see out remainder of his premiership

Newly appointed education secretary follows science minister out the door

Large-scale study finds younger, female supervisors are more likely to produce PhD graduates who publish successfully

Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere

While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding

Greatest obstacles facing universities coming from increased ideological control over education, says professor

New report seeks to engage with criticisms of distance learning and suggests ways they can be overcome

Chinese-Australian material scientist explains the downside of fashion, and why hunger therapy can be a good thing

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

Science minister hits out at lack of Treasury support for Plan B science scheme amid Westminster chaos

Minister heads for education secretary job having fought ‘culture wars’ against universities, but policy change may hinge on survival of Johnson government

UK students only marginally happier with the overall quality of their course than they were a year ago

Former nurse will take on research council post vacated by REF stalwart David Sweeney

Scientist’s appointment to succeed Dame Janet Beer sees him return to university where he studied

But new Australian education minister silent on sector’s calls for more spending on teaching and research

Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman

Ministers expected to cap numbers based on OfS numerical baselines, including proportions of graduates going into ‘managerial or professional employment’

‘DragonBear’ alliance may force Western universities to cancel research partnerships with China, says former science minister Lord Johnson

As enrolments rebound after Covid, students from biggest African nation found to face tougher conditions on testing, financing, visas and admissions

Higher education minister promoted as Nadhim Zahawi moves to Treasury

Australian sector pitches for a ‘reset’ as it gathers in the seat of government

Latest ruling against an international student arrested over research upon return to the country is decried as a ‘mockery of justice’ by rector

Consultation opens into the terms, scope and structure of the review, which aims to identify ‘meaningful and implementable’ changes

This year’s wins in ‘Nobel Prize of maths’ show bloc’s research programme must be open to UK and Switzerland, leaders say

First-of-its-kind commitment promises return to 2019 levels of first- and upper-second-class degrees

Copenhagen doctoral candidate Maria Toft explains how her campaign has led to sector-wide calls for research reform in Denmark

‘Micromajors’ grow in popularity as number of university leavers hits 10 million annually

Promotion of divisive ‘wedge issues’ enhances Donelan’s standing within Tory party by throwing ‘red meat’ to backbenchers, says sector leader

Women chairing university complaint bodies are at risk of retribution and cases are not always ‘taken seriously’ by committee members, academics say

Manchester vice-president urges funders to address ‘low’ stipends but warns change in employment status would mean fewer studentships

‘The current court has clearly shown its willingness to directly overturn past precedents in order to achieve conservative policy goals, and I don’t see why this case would be different,’ says sociologist

Having a name that takes longer to pronounce also associated with employment at a lower-ranked institution

Deemed surplus to needs as their university amassed a A$200 million buffer, UWA social scientists find welcome at Curtin

Letter urges Baroness Hale and Lord Reed to step back from Law Quarterly Review and Criminal Law Review until diversity improved

Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support

New approach ‘a great outcome’ for those fearing impacts of the ‘most bone-headed idea ever’

Ucas analysis suggests online learning may not have suited students with disabilities, who were more inclined to delay their degree

Existing students able to complete courses as usual, but universities face question mark over autumn recruitment

Marketing should include data on dropout rates and graduate outcomes, English institutions told

Regulator warns on dependency on Chinese students and potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, despite overall positive picture

Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report

UUK letter to minister says it is ‘unclear what evidence is available’ to back claim that external schemes threaten free speech and requests meeting

Vote on whether to accept constitution that would overturn decades of private-led education said to be on a knife-edge

Universities’ difficulties in addressing their share of a national crisis may ease demand, but turning away ambitious foreigners is still a ‘missed opportunity’ for the country

Policy welcome, but Japan ‘must address uncertainty’ around future Covid waves, academics say

While policy incentivises retention, approved leaves of absence are counted as attrition

Bill opens door to ‘vexatious’ lawsuits against universities and to ministerial ‘control-freakery’ on overseas funding, warn Lord Willetts and Lord Johnson

Move to ‘break down barriers’ and create ‘parity of esteem’ through whole system approach seen as potential model for England

Religious requirements tripled, forcing some institutions to make cuts to core courses

Analysis suggests philosophy professor’s old department may net as much as £333,000 from the activities that saw her targeted by activists

Latin American leader aims to hire 100 elite faculty, drawing needed talent to developing world

While Covid may have ushered record numbers of Australians to university, a chipper labour market is luring them away again

The number of assignments per term has been going up and up; is continuous assessment now harming, rather than helping, students’ learning?

Expanded government support will fund two-year research fellowships for 130 Ukrainian academics, says science minister

Estimated 180,000 students – mostly low-income women – face disruption to academic careers as states allowed to forbid female healthcare

Dearth of data undermines understanding of cancel culture and other campus codes of silence

Higher education analysts mull China’s continued attractiveness as a student destination amid its zero-Covid policy and scant foreign student returnees

Parisian professor says hers is the first to appoint a selection committee by lot, an approach that should be taken up nationwide

English institutions told to ‘reflect carefully’ on whether initiatives such as Race Equality Charter are in conflict with duty to uphold free speech

Office for Students accounts also confirm £915,000 payment to for-profit college that successfully challenged refusal of registration in court