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University’s near-complete accounting reported to find 7,000 Native Americans and 19 victims of slavery among bodies used in often-racist research

St Andrews principal and former UCL president also honoured alongside retiring Research England head

Instead of creating ‘strong leaders’, institutions should aim to educate students to be ‘someone everyone wants to work with’, academics told

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Universities UK says ministers are ‘on the precipice’ of walking away from negotiations and backing domestic alternative instead

Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science

Twitter has allowed war scholars and the public to hear from a diverse range of experts and created star academics but some are wary about where the tidal wave of commentary may lead

Appeal by academic groups condemns ‘targeted efforts to restrict or retaliate against students’ and scholars’ exercise of academic freedom’

Experts say getting into line with more vigilant Western approach must not mean ‘blind action that destroys cooperation’

UCU accuses Wolverhampton vice-chancellor of ‘hiding in a bunker’ instead of discussing plans

Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ‘outstanding rate and quality of development’

While Labor claims majority government, Greens outline their education priorities for Senate cooperation

Unprecedented three-year settlement for UK research body sets out increases for PhD funding and quality-related institutional grants

Senior Conservatives among those warning against ‘penalising’ new arrivals with international fees

Salim Abdool Karim welcomes increased transparency of research brought about by pandemic but says it has also brought its challenges

After fighting to unite troubled public campuses in two different states, Dannel Malloy has sympathy for affected faculty but won’t let it stop him

Outgoing vice-provost David Price reflects on changes during his 15-year tenure, plus how the REF and scholarly publishing should change

Experts say fleeting effect of amending Germany’s fixed-term contract law shows need for wider career reforms

Improved benefits or lower contributions could be possible if positive pension fund scheme performance continues

Offering two-year UK visas to graduates of elite global universities penalises poorer countries and may harm international student recruitment, critics warn

Analysis of 20 million papers suggests global science powerhouses are increasingly benefiting from biased citation practices

Appointment comes at a good time for a sector in need of an understanding ear in Canberra

Caste-focused policies spark disagreement on ‘difficult to pin down’ problem

Union accuses employers of ‘needlessly aggressive and escalatory tactics’

Halt on Norwegian Research Council calls and plans to cut or postpone others are ‘extremely serious’, sector says

Lengthy statements on the research environment found in university departments are increasingly under scrutiny

Efforts to curb air travel emissions must be able to accommodate the varying needs of different academics, disciplines, roles and projects, says professor

Lawyers say congress motion urging action against gender critical feminists could have breached Equality Act

The ‘huge repertoire’ of institutions in the US is a strength of the sector, but some are sceptical Europe has much to learn from it

Few of those returning from studying overseas look beyond Beijing and Shanghai, according to survey

Global inflation and its influence on exchange rates has produced a complex mix of enticements and deterrents

Universities need to mount a broader case and form better alliances to defend their autonomy from outside threats, former head of CEU argues

Colonialism, deindustrialisation and climate change mean universities must help change way we live, professor of educational futures tells CGHE event

Universities told to make sure whole of government follows through on promised levelling up investments

THE questionnaire explores whether half-empty classrooms are the new normal, and what students and academics really think of in-person and online teaching

While a weaker measure than the autumn semester, data amplify concerns that higher education’s loss of value may reflect more than just Covid

Job and course cuts in England bring concern on impact of ministerial pressure, plus warnings that universities are ‘lazily misusing’ cost-of-living crisis

Eight-year average ‘feels about right’ given need to get to know institutions and form strategies, says Hepi director

Following ministerial orders, England’s independent regulator will look at business and management courses, including online provision

Wavering Chinese demand has driven a dive into south Asia, where unwary recruiters ‘get burned’

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

Ucas also forecasts continued dominance of China among overseas applicants  

The historian discusses ‘glimpsing the nightmares’ of early colonial Americans in his Wolfson prize-nominated book on witchcraft, and why he took early retirement from academia

Protesters who disrupted gender theory book talk accuse university of ‘repression’ after criminal complaint lodged

SOAS director says he’s seen little evidence colleagues are prepared to confront ‘difficult questions’ of African brain drain and ‘unequal’ relationships with institutions in the developing world

Joshua Katz dismissed after renewed probe of sexual misconduct case

Survey of more than 9,000 prizewinners reiterates ‘urgent’ need to tackle gender representation, authors say 

Increased use of ‘team science’ may have been a major factor in latest REF scores, say experts, but this may be no bad thing

From both the NIH and a leading philanthropist, nation’s researchers get new hope for cutting the huge waste of time and effort in bureaucratic reviews

Researchers perceive weakening of institution’s international and multilingual atmosphere

Women on fixed-term contracts in Russell Group universities less likely to return to work after maternity leave than permanent peers, study finds

Oxford professor says dismissive attitudes to Covid case studies meant evidence that mask wearing saved lives was overlooked

Free Speech Union chair issues warning as Conservative adviser poses question on new free speech bill in event of ‘stonking’ election majority

UK higher education’s biggest pension fund clocks up second legal victory in a week

Every institution in England to draw up a policy, with sector response coordinated by new working group

Nieces of nation’s incoming justice minister accused of faking research papers to help gain Ivy League admission

Researcher debunks idea that assignment writers are typically based in the Global South

‘Bloodbath’ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says

Universities seeking significant savings after Elsevier victory

Head of state accused of ‘chilling’ research with three-year block