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Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ‘put at risk’ by reliance on overseas fees

IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ‘no sense at all’

Alumnus cautions that lines of communication with UK government ‘must remain open’ with transparent timescale for evacuation

Five departments set to be merged into three, says local union branch

Joint appointments, infrastructure sharing and publication fee waivers will help to rebuild Ukraine’s science system, say Western scientific bodies

Expert says initiative should make different offers to networks that want to integrate into a single institution or just work together

Leap into advanced cloud-based system doubles in single year, though big costs and complications still leave larger institutions on the sidelines

Researchers suggest universities should do more to help researchers adapt after time overseas

In fight to keep cities safe, some academics seen as harming urban poor by prioritising police and donors over community needs

Critics say draft policy put out for consultation ‘restricts free speech’ beyond legal obligations

Opposition bid to exclude political donors foiled as government amendment on foreign funding passes

In largest such use of criminal laws, dozens from University of New Hampshire – including witnesses who did not report – face prosecution after single hazing incident

Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain

Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations

IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs

Daniel Silber complains university was not giving staff being made redundant enough time to find a new role

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

Maximum interest rate capped at 7.3 per cent, down from expected 12 per cent

Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say

Funder pushes deadline for awardees to finalise departure plans or lose EU funding back to 29 June

Amendment to free speech legislation would require higher education providers to report proposed partnerships with overseas organisations

Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn

Australia’s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material

Local union branches secure major wins in long-running disputes but others left with nothing

Policies ‘frustrating academic freedom’ by supressing lawful free speech, dons argue

Independent report claims racism and sexual misconduct were covered up by ‘boys’ club’

UK has lost market share to research rivals despite taking on many more self-funded Chinese doctoral students, report finds

Michelle Donelan addresses criticisms of flagship policies at Higher Education Policy Institute conference

University’s pledge comes amid heightened political scrutiny on insecure employment practices at universities

Alumnus and academic lifer to leave next summer amid rash of turnover among US university leaders in Covid’s aftermath

Major survey finds most UK undergraduates hear wide variety of opinions shared on campus and share their views freely

Over-possessive scholars may resort to foul play to protect their research domains, say postdocs

Global survey conducted by THE finds far fewer students turning up and engaging in lectures and seminars

Ukrainian philologist who found a host university while in a 10-hour queue at the border talks about a life upended

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

Australian survey finds that internal training focuses on things staff already know, like how to define research integrity, rather than practical skills to achieve it

‘Real shame’ that European Commission heads declined to agree to ‘last round’ of talks, says UK official

Man came forward to report sexual reorientation practices he endured on campus in the 1970s

Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact

But overall data on reclassification of staff does not show obvious impact on results

Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake

This year’s positive financial results mask urgent need for historic reform to ease reliance on international students, says Nobelist

Education secretary proposes amendment to higher education legislation to address calls for more transparency

‘Deeply problematic’ deadlock over Britain’s membership of European research scheme cannot continue, warns science minister ahead of ‘last round of talks’

Sky-high application and grant rates prompt fresh integrity concerns

Nation adds new work restrictions for overseas students and avoids any new recovery aid, as education minister sees extended lockdown raising value of its campuses

Case spotlights FSU’s influence and prospect of its mounting bigger legal actions against universities once free speech bill becomes law

While lawmakers get attention for criticising tenure and working to weaken it, campus hiring practices seen doing more damage

Private university recorded £17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential £119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems

Universities ‘must protect’ students’ right to protest, says student union leader

Modern universities’ medical schools seen as key for access, NHS and levelling up neglected regions in England, with calls for expansion to go further

Helping students is not just about securing more counsellors and money for mental health support, according to bereaved family

Unless Canberra provides stable funding, universities are doomed to boom-bust cycles, unionist warns

Cost of seven-day hotel quarantine equivalent to a whole term’s tuition fee to some students

Cambridge scientist who forfeited EU research funding says industry will suffer badly from loss of influence

‘We are a designated evacuation centre. Bit by bit, we started coming to longer-term arrangements’

Former Paris-Saclay president Sylvie Retailleau must prove she can be a minister for all universities, say sector leaders

Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say

From hundreds of complaints over virtual teaching, a pattern of deference to institutions, except for those that had long discounted the format

New university finds early success with online teaching in local environments worldwide, but fears higher education may already have lost the public