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Portland State University opens door for Saudi students caught in political dispute to transfer

German students – and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues

Prime minister’s charm offensive proves timely, as Chinese student visa applications stall

Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons

While students protest, repayment arrangements will still be kinder than elsewhere

New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Survey unearths secret to student survival: don’t spend

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

Landmark architectural project for campus will echo one of Ireland’s most striking natural phenomena

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

Females out, bureaucrat’s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores

Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch

Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers

José Ibarra said he could not afford to repair his shoes on his professor’s salary

Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems

The long-reigning monarch’s name faces removal from another of the world’s universities

Academic lawyer and conservative thinktank leader go head-to-head

Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ‘pseudoscientific’ journals

Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have

Analysis of Italian PhD graduates finds that the ‘milk’ as well as the ‘cream’ leave

Negotiations set to boost access to €100 billion research and innovation scheme, scholar says

New Zealand university library vault delivers blast from the past as history and politics come full circle

Stampede to study AI has led to warnings that the number of lecturers cannot keep up with demand

UK social science body attacks plans to exert more state control over research topics

Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted

Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist

Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities

Shaking off ‘impostor syndrome’ and stereotypes seen as essential by ex-prisoners recruited to spearhead programme

Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell

Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties

China’s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream

Visa data, contradicted by Home Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants

Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending

‘Verbose’ language, bad English and unexplained abbreviations all figure highly in reasons for rejection

Minister will decide whether to give go ahead to Dublin consortium in ‘engine of the economy’ plan

Last week’s legislative delay has not stopped the government tightening the screws on student debt

Nobel laureates call for early career researchers to be freed from ‘publish or perish’ mentality

Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants

Biggest campus protests since 1989 have disrupted legislation that many fear will lead to more state control of universities

Fee-free policy cheaper than expected, as enrolments remain subdued

Australian regulator confirms it is investigating institution

Australian National University outlines why it refused multimillion-dollar humanities gift

New analysis shows regions were benefiting directly from uncapping of places

Ramsay Centre insists that negotiations with other institutions are under way

Parliamentary moves to outlaw Islamic face veils from classrooms have been strongly criticised by universities

Admissions overhaul could trigger wider insistence on mathematics prerequisites

National strategies also debate merits of basic versus applied research in rapidly expanding field

Academics complain of losing work on reference management tool

Dedicated department aims to accelerate move towards knowledge economy

Move aims to promote traditional Chinese culture through student courses and academic research

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agreement is part of Europe-wide shift towards mutual recognition

Istanbul scholar Büşra Ersanli is one of 241 scholars to face legal action for signing a 2016 peace declaration

After more than a decade of inflation-busting growth, now could be time to ‘pause and consolidate’, says Anja Karliczek

Sector vulnerability highlighted as business model tips further towards international education

Media storms risk closing off funding stream, Australian academic warns

Scholars want an end to stifling university legislation, but differ on proposed approach

Dramatic cuts to public funding and an exodus of talent in the midst of an economic crisis endanger country’s position as a leader in Latin American higher education

Public suspect researchers are performing ‘impact’ and hitting targets for the benefit of government regulators, not them, European academies argue

University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council

Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation