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Parisian university to work with controversial cab company to develop ‘autonomous three-dimensional transport systems’

Steady decline in undergraduate continuation blamed on unusually open admissions system

Government allows fully online degree programmes in a bid to boost share of young people enrolling in higher education

President unveils new target of attracting 350,000 foreign students despite ongoing concern over human rights abuses

Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say

Michael Spence maintains status as Australia’s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary

Bums-on-seats model ‘failing millions of Chinese’, conference hears

Buenos Aires rector says public universities remain committed to their social mission

Proposals also curtail opportunities for dependants of international students in the country

World-first study suggests scientific societies may offer an underappreciated avenue for female academics to burst through the glass ceiling

Institutions themselves could create their own megajournals in response, report from European universities suggests

Government backs report proposals to increase regional people’s participation

Australian National University introduces early applications and ‘whole-person’ tests in latest snub to ATAR

Melbourne university reports improved student achievement and retention

Nearly two decades on, reports suggest the goal of a unified higher education area in Europe is still some distance away

Albert Schram may not return to Pacific nation to defend claims that he faked his PhD

International recruitment set to rise in Australia as visa applications rebound

University expertise gives decision-makers breathing space, says former foreign secretary

Sixty-four staff from a university in south-west Turkey have been imprisoned over alleged links to a banned organisation

Despite country’s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some

Scandinavian executive education also told that it needs to look beyond profit

Policy shift in Australia could penalise institutions that focus on widening participation, warns pro vice-chancellor

A rediscovered fascination for space means blue-sky opportunities for universities

University of Florence professor in line to lead coalition of the Five Star Movement and the League

Concerns over increasing accounts of alleged sexual violence spark protests

No money left for universities after country’s government introduces free higher education

Crackdown leaves professors needing to pay back almost €250,000 each on average

Criticism of ‘obsolete’ passages by Gallic political leaders has led to a ban on new students learning French

Campaigners fear a huge increase in EU military research spending will lead to development of autonomous weapons

Study focuses on benefits of giving students hands-on experience – including via Lego

Humanities subjects set to be hardest hit by restructure

Investigation discovers that three-quarters of advertised posts are filled by an internal candidate

Ministerial mission aims to help forge tighter links in education and research

World Bank consultant says India’s decision to relax state control over curricula at some universities is model

Regional students and research facilities claim the spoils in a benign budget for universities

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will become the first state institution in Greece to teach undergraduates entirely in English

Former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences warns of online dirty tricks that may have cost him country’s presidency

Average pay packages in Victoria push towards the A$1 million mark amid questions over whether spending more gets you better leadership

Reduction in graduate numbers to hit economic growth and tax revenues, says pre-budget modelling

Government says new student debt figures strengthen the case for change

Ivy League university wins praise for formally recognising trade union created by graduate students who teach

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

Although research has done relatively well in Brussels’ plans for 2021-27, university organisations say extra money is not enough to stop grant application dysfunction

Canadian institution comes under fire over decision to hand award to David Suzuki, a critic of province’s energy industry

Plans to dismantle institutions including Istanbul University are part of efforts to exert more political control over academia, critics say

Brexit could be driving shift in rankings, Reuters suggests

Indian lecturer joins with British colleagues to promote literature of those formerly called ‘untouchables’

Imperial College London academic Abbas Edalat has been detained on security charges since mid-April 

But Grattan Institute report urges government, institutions to steer those unlikely to finish towards cost-saving early exit

Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget

Historian says Trump could attract educated young people if he promised to tackle their debts, while rector tells summit Czech universities remain ‘strongholds of critical discourse’

New spin-off company seeks to revolutionise how we think about the smallest room in the house

Australian schools to run short of teachers as funding cuts and ‘bad media’ bite into education enrolments

Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers

Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ‘part of the problem’ for new member states

University leaders introduce three-day timetables as teachers struggle to pay bus fares to get to class

While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal

Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia’s biggest cities

Evidence from German Excellence Initiative suggests elite status rubs off on student perception – even if this is irrational

Universities must be vigilant in age of social media and sneaky technology, researchers warn