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Some students still cheat despite thinking it is illegal, international survey finds

Female scholars twice as likely to feel constrained as male colleagues, poll shows 

Thailand and Malaysia agree to financial aid, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough

New paper dismantles arguments for higher education’s latest ‘craze’

Becoming majority shareholder in branch campus will ‘secure the future’ of the institution in the region

Electoral rather than immunological considerations could determine when international students are allowed into Australia

THE survey shows most institutions ‘encouraging’ use of face coverings around campuses, but Sage members say they should be required in classes, too

Despite spending more than £700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims

Analysis using institution-wide cohorts also documents pattern of online courses giving higher grades and worse outcomes

Concerns about the fate of those ‘at particular risk’ from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy

Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst

Tanya Plibersek proposes accord with political opponents, while former Liberals accuse ex-colleagues of lacking leadership

Education minister concedes impact of plummeting international enrolments, but says things would be worse without intervention

Cintana will ‘accelerate’ existing universities and create ‘start-ups’ around world, taking a share of increased earnings

Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin may play key role in fate of Biden campaign promise

EY ‘thought experiment’ probes a 2030 where teaching costs have evaporated and universities have lost their primacy

Communal leisure activities can have a big impact on campus life, paper argues

Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about ‘double standards’ on salary, funding and promotion

Access and safety in the one package, as island nation banks its Covid management success

Faculty protests also rise, as institutions weigh staff health against fear of alienating students

It may already be too late to rethink assessments ahead of next admissions cycle, expert warns

Voluntary principles may be a fait accompli, with chancellors who endorsed them also sitting on remuneration committees

Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short

Creator of ‘fast, free, fair’ platform hopes to help researchers shift away from journals and ‘increase meritocracy’

Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation

Australian epidemiologists pressed to defend unscientific aspects of lockdowns, as politicians exaggerate the evidence base

Staff at troubled and historic institution ‘relieved’ by last-minute reprieve, and hopeful that institution’s traditions will live on

Sector relishing support for wider dissemination of scholarship but takes issue with some of the details

Highly selective institutions’ recruitment of English school-leavers up 31 per cent year-on-year, as medical students offered incentives to transfer

Gavin Williamson says universities should provide face-to-face lectures and should offer refunds if they fall short of student expectations

Vice-chancellors acted like fawning retail attendants in Pretty Woman, former prime minister says

Proportion of school-leavers achieving top grades expected to soar

Rise could prompt concerns about sustainability of current postgraduate loans system

Sydney and UNSW vow to collaborate more, while shrugging off snarky stereotypes

At partisan moment, governing regents pursue new processes allowing for firing of tenured faculty

Major delays in embassy processing times suggest State Department is not prioritising issue, lawmakers say

Octopus breaks down traditional scientific outputs into smaller chunks which can then be linked to form ‘chains’ of broader work

Pal Ahluwalia to run multi-country university from Samoa, as audit clears management of breaches

University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise

Asia operations are either being expanded or newly opened as the countries' universities aim to keep students engaged and enrolled

Many might be digital natives, but students warm to academics’ warts-and-all e-learning efforts

Whitlam and HECS fostered a ‘social psychology’ of indifference towards higher education, Australasian conference hears

Thousands of university students are now living under strict quarantine rules to meet local regulations

Publishers criticise continued embrace of ‘green’ model alongside ‘gold’, but funder insists it has struck the right balance

Government adjusts cap on medicine places to deal with demand

Tens of thousands of students from subcontinent set to arrive in Britain this autumn

Responsible border control has, ironically, left Australia and New Zealand trailing their competitors

Continuing students slow to return despite government green light, while visa applications from first-timers are binned

Unanimous decision for York University lets lecturers keep sharing portions of published works with students

Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’

Tributes paid to leading medical expert on obesity who was friend to, and former leader of, the University of London

Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda

As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate

Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation

Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory

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

Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history

US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings

Agreement to waive author fees similar to one with Jisc, which together serve as model for future expansion

Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds