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As administration plans regulatory overhaul to bolster rights of abuse victims, gender identity demands greater attention

Squeamish western Europe should take a more integrated approach to understanding war, says Ukrainian academic

Cureus founder says name-and-shame policy could cause hardship but is justified by threat to patient safety from fraud

Kim In-Chul has ample experience, but academics warn he faces a polarised political climate and universities’ resistance to change

Using international education proceeds for students’ benefit could galvanise overseas enrolments and defuse community ‘resentment’, study finds

Harper Adams head Ken Sloan argues that boards should consider leaders from diverse career backgrounds

Crowds in cafeterias help, but those in hallways do not, when it comes to breaking up scientific silos, MIT analysis finds

Biggest analysis of sexual offenders employed by US universities says sector has been complacent on safeguarding

Study finds little ‘substantive’ change between 2002 and 2019 

Worldwide survey of scientists suggests almost two-thirds are now positive about their use

Recent measures prevent women from participating in academic conferences or graduation ceremonies

Tories risk ‘grave mistake’ for prosperity in ‘turn away’ from HE, says former Labour prime minister’s institute in call for 70 per cent participation target

Commentators warn that history could repeat itself as uncapped work rights linger for at least a semester

Intervention raises questions over use of institutional resources for political ends

Department for Education looking at its relationship with NUS and at body’s charitable status, says Nadhim Zahawi

Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices

The new 43-year-old head of Sciences Po discusses how he is helping Ukrainian students, institutional change and his classmate Emmanuel Macron

Report from IFS suggests that such graduates might have been better off with 2:1 from less prestigious institution

Long-time University of South Florida booster Rhea Law gets the presidency, leaving faculty to wonder if the moment is too much for anyone

Funder admits it contacted universities over critical tweets relating to impact platform but did not factor this into grant-awarding decisions

Australian thinktank stakes new ground in the quest for practical engagement

University had been last public institution in UK not to formally recognise main sector union

Extraordinary meeting fails to resolve governance concerns raised by scores of fellows

Institution promises overhaul amid calls for firings

All 45 Indian public universities to admit students on basis of one exam, prompting concerns over diversity and institutional autonomy

Flows not robust enough to alter ‘slight negative outlook’ on institutional finances

Doxa editor Armen Aramyan discusses year-long house arrest, narrowing academic freedom and the future of Russia’s independent media

Concerns raised about impact of lengthy restrictions, with institutions further afield facing questions, too

Researchers on tight deadline to decide whether to jump ship or accept replacement funding guarantee

Holyrood creates £1 million fund for international students facing hardship

Academics call for rethink of latest Australian security intervention

Compromise between egalitarian and competitive ideals could usher in bigger university groupings and more interdisciplinary evaluation

While staff hostility towards philanthropically backed humanities courses has not abated, entry and satisfaction scores suggest students take a different view

The product of a warm and happy childhood spent tinkering with computers explains how soft expectations created a personal drive that startled lab colleagues

Opening congressionally mandated review of Chinese educational centres, Pentagon official pushes lawmakers to concentrate on bigger challenges

Graduates facing interest rate ‘rollercoaster ride’ in coming years unless changes are made to the way cap is implemented, Institute for Fiscal Studies says

But insiders say there are votes to be gained in policies to make participation more equitable

New citation study overturns long-held belief that science is no laughing matter

V-cs increasingly predict next government will have to look again at sector funding as costs rise and universities face ‘running on fumes’

Approval of Jean-Eric Paquet’s transfer to Japan ambassador would create space for a more evangelical approach, observers say

Disruption will hit summer assessment period, but employers call on unions to ‘move on’

More ‘operating deficits’ tipped as Australia’s national university reboots activity levels in a Covid-normal world

Only coach to risk federal trial found guilty on multiple charges, giving prosecution overwhelming win in three-year process

Joint statement released by Russell Group and Group of Eight amid concerns about ‘overkill’ regulations

Franklin Feng Tao found guilty despite lack of evidence of payment and Biden commitment to halt Trump-era crackdown

Staff scour social media to root out dissidents, with escalation of penalties meant to silence students

French outpost is second worldwide and will host ‘transformational’ collaboration aligned with UN goals

With emphasis on research commercialisation and limited gains in aid, higher education senses lost opportunity in Liberal-NDP team

Makers of upcoming computer game say the familiarity of campus life provides fertile ground for affectionate parody

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

Universities minister says government may suspend engagement with National Union of Students in light of recent allegations

After decades operating in a largely low-inflation environment, Western universities are seeing rising energy costs and war in Ukraine push prices up. How exposed is the sector?

Older and more prestigious institutions could be among the 10 to 15 being inspected next year

Student body president concedes academic value, for most black students, outweighs the problems causing many faculty to leave, but calls for stronger leadership

Australian universities face more restrictions on their foreign collaboration, no matter who wins the coming election

Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population

Demonstrators push back against ‘exploitation’ of those struggling at the bottom of a sector seen as increasingly casualised

Ministry demands universities do more to help students in tough jobs market, with number of graduates set to surpass 10 million

Forty-year-old ALRA shut just days after students had paid fees

Temporary deal arrives on day of UK’s new open access policy, but raises issue of paying high price for ‘ego trip’ of Nature publication