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Partnerships should allow access to a wider pool of research grants, institutions hope

Wilfrid Laurier University admits it mishandled incident in which teaching assistant was accused of creating a ‘toxic’ environment 

Concerns raised over moves to ‘mute’ students’ union and potential for far-Right figures on university boards

Echoing the UK, government will also seek to measure the impact of research on society and business

Offer of free study appears to have attracted many undergraduates, particularly from Russia

Fears that uncertainty over UK’s future in EU research framework has led to drop of half a billion euros in coordinated projects

Institutions operating without full university degree-awarding accreditation also to be targeted

Range of initiatives designed to help women unveiled

Interventions such as women-only fellowships have improved gender balance – but some professoriates are still more than 85 per cent male

Six institutions with strong graduation rates announce new targets 

Research grant data shows patterns of academic migration around Europe – with Italy suffering the biggest brain drain

Response to US withdrawal from Paris climate accords announces first winners – but has been denounced as a publicity stunt by some French academics

PhD course is part of a drive to build country's research in astro-sciences

As Brexit nears, Dublin plans to upgrade the country's language skills

Female advantage in education dubbed the ‘Martha Effect’ in Stellenbosch study

As Germany, France and Nordic and Alpine countries continue with increased investment, much of the rest of the Continent has not recovered from the financial crisis

Minerva uses test scores to argue that its programmes give students lead in cognitive skills

Metal artwork by British artist Matthew Ellis accompanies concrete phallus on French campus

Publisher and research community remain divided over question of access to international publications

Southern Illinois University under investigation for medical school researcher’s involvement with controversial herpes vaccine trial

Union says teaching will not resume until additional funding has arrived in university accounts

New programme will build on earlier successes in fields ranging from nanotechnology to sustainable energy

Staff at new UNAM centre will work on research collaborations between both countries

Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts

Engineer takes institution to human rights body over satirical dig at exceptions for religious clothing

Ivy League institution will recruit artists and writers alongside early career scholars for its new Institute for Ideas and Imagination

Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold

Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ‘globally world-class university’

ANO, led by outspoken billionaire Andrej Babiš, hopes for a utilitarian, internationally focused higher education sector

Higher education regulator moves to correct confusion over status of specialist institutions

Academic warns universities need to take impact of accent on credibility seriously as it has ‘demotivated’ overseas lecturers

Six out of 10 among 278 anonymous respondents admit to at least one incident of misconduct

Swedish research ethics board finds researchers guilty of scientific misconduct

Kishore Mahbubani sparked backlash after suggesting Singapore should 'behave like a small state'

New programme hopes to take Israel-US 'academic friendship to the next level’

Over the past decade, women have opened up a significant lead over men in graduation rates

Advancing capabilities of stem cells could mean researchers run into legal difficulties once more, European academies warn

Measures taken to target high dropout rate could make universities more attractive to domestic and international students

Universities worry that young scientists affected by humanitarian crisis might ‘leave and not return’

Institutions left ‘bemused’ by ratings delivered by pilot

Ningbo campus provost threatens legal action over ‘deliberate misrepresentation’

Paris and Brussels are now taking legal action against sites critics accuse of 'pimping'

Five people were killed at Monterrey Institute of Technology during 7.1 magnitude earthquake in September

Scholars charged with terrorism offences almost two years after signing anti-war petition

High price of journals 'placing strain on acceptance' of division of labour between researchers and publishers, says professor

Simon Birmingham suggests Productivity Commission report could change senators' minds

Remaining three years of funding programme to focus on carbon reduction, climate change resilience, digitisation and cybersecurity

Professor allegedly demanded ‘superhuman commitment’ from doctoral students, allowing them barely any holiday and setting meetings that ran past midnight

Sixty-five students expelled or given suspensions in three years

University still hopes to live by its original ‘pan-American’ ideals

Researchers from across the globe gather in Buenos Aires to discuss medicinal uses of drug

Swedish-based academic Ahmadreza Djalali will be executed following 'grossly unfair trial', says Amnesty International

Event marks four decades of a programme showcasing Castro’s ideals

Foreign minister warns on free speech, while ANU v-c urges against seeing Chinese students as ‘spies’

Conversations between regional government and student body fail to lift Pamplona strike

China and India targeted by drive to recruit more than 100,000 extra students from outside EU

Students will need to shed the pounds to pass new course designed to combat country's obesity crisis

Far-left students in US are more likely to favour protests and support the withdrawal of a guest speaker’s invitation, survey finds

Penn teaching assistant claims she is 'under attack' for calling on historically marginalised groups first

Initiative to bring in US scientists causes backlash among scientists awaiting funding at home