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As Cornell and others close, dozens of institutions seize on court order ending federal immunisation requirement

Warned over reliance on students from abroad, career-focused campuses hope for more government investment while chasing prospects beyond usual supplying nations

Vice-chancellor commits to ‘challenging and confronting debate’ on hot-button issue

MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic

European University Association survey also highlights importance of increasing staff support and management buy-in

Outgoing director of top US research funder holds firm on China crackdown, regrets state of racial equity and keeps pondering more holistic approach

UK’s post-Brexit global exchange scheme could be boosted by extending student visitor visas from six months to one year, says UUK report

Canberra demands revamped governance and more applied focus

Institution’s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ‘broader concerns’ from staff and students

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology gets leadership prize for ‘volume and range’ of Covid-19 contributions

Students protest after staff dismissed and tenure evaluations halted at Centre for Research and Teaching in Economics

Dirk Brockmann, branded a ‘lockdown maker’ by Bild, says scientists must make clear the uncertainty in their advice

Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms 15 December date for return of overseas learners

Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus

Along with blocking faculty court testimony, university allegedly also courted state politicians by interfering in hiring, research and teaching

Head of global monitoring report on education says he is concerned about language of market and inequality

New book challenges some of the Australian university sector’s holy cows

Mandates the least worst option, as vice-chancellors await ‘the inevitable court cases’

Tory ex-minister criticises ‘policy-Whitehall-Westminster establishment’ for failure to meet ‘high responsibility’ to plan for new universities

European research institutions want question of association to be separated from broader talks on political relationship

UK union says continuing face-to-face tuition puts staff and students in ‘unnecessary danger’

Ending in-person conferences during Covid tied to substantial gains in equity, sustainability and inclusiveness, US team finds in broad data analysis

New partnership with institutions in north-west should drive innovation and even recruitment

Oxford reports 33 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in a week, with many of them the new variant

Canberra accepts advice of more than 10 reviews

Reforms will seek to overcome barriers to collaboration between universities within bloc

System acknowledges inviting SAT and ACT results for course placement, as Berkeley analysis shows nationwide racial bias in post-admissions sorting

New contracts at Harvard and NYU seen reflecting new determination and political and economic pressures of Biden and Covid

Responding to US Supreme Court’s request for its position, administration agrees the university’s affirmative action tools meet existing constitutional standards

Scholars are being harassed, silenced and sometimes worse all the way from Athens to Afghanistan, and from Texas to Turkey, according to new report

English universities should not switch to online teaching despite Omicron fears, says government

Capita to take on running of UK student exchange programme from British Council

Tributes paid to psychologist who was ‘the father of flow’

Musicologist waxes lyrical on homeschooling, white fragility and the narrowing of intellectual enquiry

Hepi-published paper argues sector is ‘victim of, and has actively participated in, polarising culture wars’, while those ‘rooted in their local communities’ have been neglected by expansion

Leaders prioritising regional impact above competition, while significant numbers consider mergers, annual PA Consulting survey suggests

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

Double enrolment to 100,000 by 2025, former universities minister urges

New scheme unveiled six years after its underperforming predecessor was scrapped

Learners enrolled with Western universities gather in China’s tourism hotspots

Experts welcome discussion but warn of unintended consequences from potential escalation of global recruitment race

Workforce report co-authored by Baroness Wolf also finds that number of teaching-only staff in UK grew by 80 per cent in 12-year period

NIH vows shifts after years-long assessment finds top-cited scientists rarely share data and measure up poorly when they do

Government promises response to review’s other recommendations ‘in due course’

Almost one in five English-medium degrees now taught outside Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US

Commission haste in Horizon lump sum rollout could pour cold water on innovative consortia, groups warn

Students should be able to try out mentors before committing to a years-long relationship, researchers say

Demand-driven funding a better option, expert says, as hundreds of international students fly into Sydney

ESRC extends PhD support to last three-and-a-half years but rejects review’s four-year recommendation

Homebound University College Dublin leader reveals his ambition for Perth institution

Royal Society asked to expel decorated members who criticised plans to incorporate mātauranga Māori into curricula

Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues

Unhappiness over guidance on rearranging classes affected by industrial action may force a rethink

Cathy Foley wants to extend access to scholarly journals beyond academia

Gesture keeps country and its universities in European Higher Education Area as exiled democracy activist says institutions can help by boycotting those supporting the state

Nobel literature laureate on his dual career, childhood memories and why decolonising the curriculum is nothing new

Anonymous interviews with UK university bosses reveal frustration with increased administrative costs associated with REF

New lease of life for lucky six as committee overturns scrapping of their funding applications

EHEA institutions and existing, unrelated partnerships are eligible for the latest round of the European Universities Initiative

In latest attack by conservatives on academic freedom, South Carolina Republicans propose five-year limit on all faculty contracts