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Suffolk is the first institution to roll out immersive modules across undergraduate curriculum, and others may follow

Country concerned about likes of Elsevier ‘seizing’ distribution of scientific output

Despite immense challenges of getting out of the country, some Afghans have managed to reach UK and continue their studies and academic careers

Lecturer in modern gender history only required ‘until the substantive postholder returns from maternity leave, or in the event of her resignation’

Only learners fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with an Australia-approved jab will be allowed in

Sociologist Jessica Simpson says research on student erotic dancers was hampered by obstructive universities and students’ unions

Analysis finds that LGBT+ students are more likely to declare a mental health condition and to research support services before choosing a university

Analysis of author movements also suggests some disciplines have seen major loss of talent over past 25 years

University synonymous with Silicon Valley careers now sees long battle with companies over corporate culture

Conservative campaign for control of North Idaho College ends with ousting of Rick MacLennan and anger over masks

Ryan family gift caps seven-year $6 billion (£4.4 billion) funding campaign, designated for research and football stadium

Geoff Hanmer claims Australian universities are being pressured to build towering city campuses that students dislike

Report argues that embedding digital and numerical education would improve employability of graduates

One-time science superstar explains why he is happier not being famous and why the ‘hobbyist’ approach to research tools no longer works

OECD data suggest UK is among those with biggest skew towards higher education, although student loans may explain some of the impact  

Lack of focus on higher education ‘a deficit’ during election campaign, says sector leader

The gender participation gap continues to grow, according to OECD data, but men are still earning more

Union members at 152 UK institutions asked to walk out for fourth time in little over three years

Policies geared to a ‘low-skilled guest worker society’ belie Australia’s pretensions to recruit the ‘best and brightest students’

THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person 

Ministerial response offers ‘no comfort that there is not a plan afoot to abandon that very specific promise’ on science spending, says ex-minister Greg Clark

Previous round of negotiations curtailed by financial crisis in 2009

Gap between graduates and non-graduates is UK’s ‘biggest social divide’, Baroness Stowell warns

Melbourne university cites occupational health obligations and students’ desperation to return to campus

Universities Wales chair says institutions are waiting on Westminster reforms, when England should instead be following their lead

Evolution of indexes closely tied to development of universities, says author, who outlines how they have been used for centuries to settle scholarly scores

Ambitious AHRC-funded programme should help break down barriers and enable scholars to ask difficult questions about heritage

Boston-based university’s 11th campus aims to fill major Silicon Valley need, with a vow of social conscience

Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging

Canadian cites challenge of being separated from family during pandemic

University leaders would not exercise freedom even if the state did not have them under its thumb, says Maszlee Malik

While other red state campus leaders struggle, Michael McRobbie stresses consultation and rural services

Any changes to borrowing terms likely to hit average earners hardest, warns IFS

Anhui launches ‘marriage assistance project’ in response to concerns that too many graduates are going elsewhere

Non-metropolitan campuses in the box seat as pandemic escalates exodus from the cities

Valentina Azarova declines to take human rights position, but CAUT suspends censure and claims academic freedom win

Former life sciences minister founded series of Cambridge biomedical start-ups before entering politics

Nuclear submarine announcement elevates importance of universities’ soft power influence, says former PM

College’s defenders say its demise will dilute free expression, but education minister says its original critics opposed it for the same reason

IFS report suggests retention of graduates may be key to ‘levelling-up’ agenda  

New education secretary may have limited opportunity to significantly change direction of travel at Westminster, say experts

Most institutions plan to swap short trips with virtual meetings

Derby North MP had held role since February 2020

UK reinforces its lead in clinical table and tops psychology for first time, while US dominates physical sciences and is on the up in life sciences

Ernst enters guilty plea and faces up to four years in prison as first trial of parents begins in Boston 

Public investment in higher education falling in many OECD countries, says Education at a Glance

Fewer than one in three respondents happy with measures taken to protect employees’ well-being as in-person teaching resumes in major sectors

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

Tributes paid to ‘an innovator, activist and passionate teacher’ who provided essential support to Chinese NGOs

Mix of survey and employment data offered as caution to those blaming high costs on administrative bloat

Researchers call for universities to pay greater attention to impact of temperature on study habits, as climate change pushes weather to extremes

The glaciologist discusses falling in love with ‘ice rivers’, how emergency brain surgery changed her outlook, and the tragedy of global warming

Former vaccines minister succeeds Gavin Williamson

Controversial post-holder says he is ‘proud’ of ‘transformational reforms’

UK Reproducibility Network will run training on open research methods thanks to ‘major strategic investment’ by Research England

AI expert re-emerges at top Chinese university as former employer finds Uighur study breached Australian research code

Holden Thorp says Abet course rules hinder well-rounded strategies to fight major social burdens

Ministry of Education says it does not ‘support or encourage’ institutions setting up outposts beyond their home province

Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions

FoI requests suggest some UK institutions have spent just a few hundred pounds per academic over the past six years