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Study author says results demonstrate pervasive nature of patriarchy in higher education

In year since land-grant institutions learned they were funded by theft, serious conversations have barely begun

Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline

‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns

Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor

UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’

Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’

Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship  

University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book

Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must follow English lead on outlawing essay mills

Minister’s assurances not ‘watertight guarantees’ that regular academic activities fall outside law’s purview

Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city

Home Office staff were due to hear from prominent scholar as part of series to mark Black History Month    

Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US higher education and prompts AAUP to consider boycott

‘Dedicated and inspirational’ teacher had expertise that was recognised all over the world

Embracing economics after an iconic mountain climb, a daughter of the Deep South takes an optimistic outlook to promoting racial progress

Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban

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

Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers

Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching

Nature survey sparks fears that scientists will be deterred from sharing their expertise

US and UK lose dominance in law, while social sciences, business and economics and education results also released

Just ahead of trial, former Wake Forest volleyball coach gets reprieve in return for repaying alleged bribe

Constitutional lawyer says Australian case will help frame courts’ approach to academic freedom issues

Former Deakin boss appointed to babysit her second Perth university

Peter Ridd judgment may encourage universities to hide behind ‘confidentiality’ veil, transparency advocate warns

Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests

Anger growing amid greater awareness and sense of administration failures

Sector leaders want to see cash flow beyond top universities and borders reopen for international students

Steve West draws on experience of his ‘very different’ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions

Union calls for university management to take a ‘clear and strong stance against transphobia’

Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions

As spending review looms, government debate on grade threshold for entry bar may decide whether it is ‘symbolic’ or more

Demands pushed by pandemic fears, labour shortages, awakened student athletes and Biden encouragement

Jason Watkins stars in show exploring human costs and political ramifications of hacking of emails from University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in 2009

In early days of crisis, ministers should ‘act quickly’ rather than wait for scientific certainty, committees add

Current chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison will be private institution’s first female leader

Card, Angrist and Imbens of Berkeley, MIT and Stanford take honour for social investigations

Harvard Beijing Academy becomes Harvard Taipei Academy, amid concern about friendliness and accommodation

Crowdsourced data suggest some institutions have toned down their rules on masks in recent months

Environment-linked discoveries dominating Nobel Prize list demonstrate enduring need to support fundamental science, say experts

Prestigious scientific journals are charging vastly more than the costs they incur for each article published, claims contested study

Scientists less likely to risk switching jobs despite rising fatigue, flagging morale and gender equity going backwards

China crackdown remains controversial, but institutions advised of broader reasons to keep tabs on scientists

Continued efforts to communicate importance of protective behaviour is vital, say researchers

Case comes after most charged in the case already pleaded guilty, leaving USC and Wake Forest coaches next for trial

Push to remove statue ‘can be seen as final stage of mainlandising’ Hong Kong’s campuses

UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic

Universities in Europe ‘strongly regret’ that finalisation of association is still elusive 10 months after Brexit agreement

Court orders telecommunication companies to take ‘assignment help’ service offline

‘I don’t know if we are going to be successful, but we are certainly going to make a lot of noise,’ says academic resisting government

Overseas students must still isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case, even if they are double-jabbed with a UK-approved vaccine

While Australasian international education leaders are upbeat about vaccination, few expect ‘meaningful’ student arrivals any time soon

Huge study busts notion that everything worth knowing can be found in English-language journals

Academic and author honoured for ‘uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee’

Economic and Social Research Council warned that current three-and-a-half-year funding period is ‘insufficient’ and is causing student hardship

Sector should be ‘cyber-savvy’ but embrace Chinese STEM PhDs, conference hears

Institutions could face fines if they do not assess written English, sector regulator says