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After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ‘credentialism’

Peter Coaldrake also warns universities against ‘sleepwalking’ through Covid-induced risks to their business model

No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months

Aggrieved Victorian universities should see new mental health levy as an opportunity to harness resources, conference hears

European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances

University broadens free speech exclusions on request of gender-diverse community

As marginalised becomes mainstream, Australian inclusivity practitioners are urged to adopt a mainstream focus

Meta-analysis of meta-analyses finds incontrovertible benefits, particularly in ‘authoritarian’ teaching cultures

Institutions accused of ‘opportunism’ over job cuts

For some students, but certainly not all, ‘this version of learning is way better than anything that existed before’

Issues for universities to address stretch beyond the supply chain, says Sydney statement

Statistics Netherlands finds that a switch away from grants has cut some students’ education short – despite government promises

Underwhelming increases in teaching subsidies and student benefits, while research misses out

ANU vows to be a negative net emitter by the end of the decade, as Adelaide unveils the panels and batteries powering its country campus

Researchers press for ministerial code of conduct amid fears that latest political intervention may never be resolved

Long-running negotiations between Brussels and Berne have stalled, risking a repeat of 2014, when the country was shut out of EU research

Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries

Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill

Efforts to recruit a diverse student mix undermined by policy paradox, as visa applicants from many countries are viewed with suspicion

Universities out of the budget spotlight, as attention turns to training and commercial research

Tips from the top of a sector that insists on preserving its male dominance offered in Australian consultant’s guide

New South Wales proposal could have international learners on campuses in time for second semester

Analysis argues that science has a ‘critical problem’ because its self-correction process is slow and ineffective

Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war

Low expectations scarcely met, as pessimistic border projections and underwhelming future spending estimates trump spending pledges

Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival

Often dismissed as an inordinately expensive quality assurance tool, ERA could become a gatekeeper for university registration

When academics accept stints in politicians’ offices, everybody benefits, says outgoing Australian ministerial adviser

‘It is important that we clearly stand by scientists’ says Armin Laschet, as Germany gears up for September election

Decision will impact other tools that relied on Microsoft’s database and raises questions about relying on private firms, critics say

Students who take promotional jobs could face massive fines and prison time, Australian regulator says

Australian budget wish list also includes more research funding and extended transition funding for the new fee and subsidy regime

At least 10 Australian universities in the red, after three Victorian institutions notch A$50 million deficits

As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules

Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix

Train up translation specialists and fix anomalies that discourage collaboration, Australian representative group says

Eleven universities, their real estate and shares have been given over to foundations that observers say will be dominated by ruling party loyalists

Independent lobby welcomes new short course funding and regulatory ‘reprieve’ but rails against perpetuation of ‘unfair’ loan fee

Proposed acquisition of Ouriginal would give academic integrity giant vast majority of market

Ratings agency credits lay-offs, casualisation and course cuts for Australian universities’ ‘relatively robust’ position

Lockdowns decimated the part-time jobs on which French students relied, and debate is now under way over how to fix ‘broken’ system of state support

Covid safety almost a liability as Australia and New Zealand relegated as ‘spectators’ rather than participants in international education recovery

Lawmakers ‘desperately seeking innovation nirvana’ fail to buttress it with steadfast policies or durable statistics

Relying on academic research, thinktanks translate findings into the language of politicians and media, EUA president Michael Murphy argues – but not always accurately

Losses far worse than they appear on paper, v-c warns, as institution reels from plunging investment and international income

Universities fear ‘emergency brake’ will halt essential medical training and lab work, but in the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal campuses are reopening

Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Unfavourable policies stem from ‘frustrations’ over stymied reforms, former education minister says

Likely to enter government in the autumn, the party wants a big expansion of student support, 40 per cent female quotas in universities, and academic freedom at the heart of foreign policy

Sectors should bury the hatchet and bolster each other’s intelligence capabilities, Australian paper suggests

Opposition pledges unity ticket with government on ‘single most important piece of microeconomic reform that faces the nation today’

Australian astrophysicist adapts galaxy modelling techniques to track path of current employment practices

Centres of invention such as Silicon Valley ‘a model for burgeoning inequality’, summit hears

Australian minister offers no new details on proposed commercialisation scheme or timing of international students’ return

Stranded students ‘won’t put their lives on hold’, diplomats warn universities

Senior scholars increasingly victims of gossip, muttering and insubordination, researchers say

Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line

While concern has centred on vulnerable flows from China, an Indian exodus could prove more devastating

Scholars fear threat of lawsuits is deterring academics from exploring Polish complicity in genocide

Security committee chairman does not want to cultivate a culture of ‘learned helplessness’ where universities defer judgement to the government