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‘Overblown’ media reports focus on state control over students and perils of joint research

Candid self-appraisals lend weight to doubts about English capabilities of learners coming to Australia

Concerns about student visa scheme’s integrity prompt methodological adjustment

One in 12 students now pays to go private in Germany, attracted by ‘niche’ courses, smaller classes and flexible learning schedules

Athena SWAN recognition extended to 13 more Australian institutions

Episode spotlights concerns for safety of scholars who visit repressive regimes

Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns

Usha Goswami’s work has allowed educators ‘to arm themselves with scientific understanding’

Funding scholarships rather than a whole new course ‘would benefit hundreds more students’

Departure is latest example of intermittent campus disruption from broader protest movement

University of Canberra, QUT and UNSW Sydney the standout performers in a rising field

With US-style personal contributions and Scandinavian-style payoffs, Australians have the worst of both worlds, suggests Education at a Glance

French-born scientist’s discoveries explained the organising principle of the adaptive immune system

Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts

Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level

Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification

New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition

Avondale’s elevation secured on the day reviewer says category should be scrapped

With no good data, continental European universities cannot monitor if widening access policies are working

UNSW Sydney leader Ian Jacobs says Australia’s proposed free speech code could prove counterproductive

But Australian assessor says most growth will be outside universities, and opens door to new category of institution

Every below-average neighbourhood should be defined as socioeconomically disadvantaged, conference hears

Government also commits to regional education strategy and changes to free speech questionnaire

UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment

Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife

Australian team harnesses data to inject equity into conference programmes

Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report

‘Macquarie model’ credited with cutting attrition and accelerating completion, and is now being emulated elsewhere

Top Australian university to boost collaboration with India and Indonesia as China concerns wrack sector

Academics are wary of directly verifying whether videos are faked, and warn they need social media companies to cooperate

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology

Campus no place to meet industry partners because ‘you can’t find the building’

Sydney’s Michael Spence says increasing competition, growing costs and changing expectations mean institutions need to change tack

Diverse measures guard against unintended consequences but suggest few universities can achieve top marks

Gender determines whether university study is in directionless students’ interests

Vocational training funding freefall to continue as governments bicker

Universities, already facing upheaval on several other fronts, fear imminent plans could make it far harder to recruit students

Agreement with controversial Ramsay Centre follows divisive internal debate

‘Distinctive Australian’ scheme will ‘buffer out unintended consequences’, architect says

Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise

Retention, graduate employment, student feedback and widening participation to guide distribution

Martin Keck, who led the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry’s hospital, is being investigated by Munich’s public prosecutor

New Zealand university swaps former prime minister for Sir Anand Satyanand

All chiefs and no workers in Australia’s over-credentialled labour force, says new thinktank

Former deputy Liberal leader to assume the reins from Gareth Evans

Countries can boost each other’s prospects with a united appeal to colossal research funding scheme, say sector leaders

‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria

Move fast and be patient, antipodean institutions told, as doors open in Indonesia

Tropical breakthrough represents the latest research application for the tiny aircraft

Women who out-earn male partners need to have significantly higher qualifications, Australian survey suggests

Australian report suggests scholars should ‘focus on areas where AI is ineffective’

German universities need to collect better data and rethink selection system to improve integration, analysis finds

The ‘best’ scientists lack time for peer review, and academics should be rated for ‘worthy’ papers, argues Dan Shechtman

As Labor hands EIF potential lifeline, ex-chair of its board says money could insulate HE against international income risks

New analysis charts 40-fold increase in quantity of co-authored papers and 100-fold surge in quality

Stand-off likely to exacerbate concerns over free speech on campus

Leiden University acted unlawfully, a court has ruled, in using anonymous letter to discredit an applicant for a professorship

Universities fuel governments’ appetites for metrics when they brag about their rankings, summit hears

Universities should cut enrolments rather than allowing further erosion of base funding rates, expert says