Queen’s Speech raises question of whether Dominic Cummings would seek to reshape entire research funding system

Esther Duflo – the youngest ever economics Nobelist – shares 2019 prize with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer

Despite administrator concern, law enacted as matter of gender and financial fairness

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

Move to hamper ties with Chinese institutions came right before a major summit, highlighting the chasm between the two Asian giants

Paula Sussex prioritises improving communication and technology

Scholars say group awards would place focus on discovery itself and help to mitigate bias

Several European countries are set to educate more graduates than the job market will need, EU report warns

Ivy League university suspected of engaging in self-censorship in Singapore

Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ‘breached a number of her director’s duties’, but insists probe was ‘completely separate’ to investigation of her claims

Barking and Dagenham College loses injunction bid on publication but has also filed judicial review over refusal

Researchers call for end to ‘pervasive illusion that scientists must be dispassionate observers’, and better emotional support

Report confirms continuing decline in popularity of traditional MBA

US NIH finding raises hopes of focused funding, but concerns of bandwagon outlook

New research finds students paying low prices to cheat on introductory courses

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The Bad Religion frontman and Cornell University lecturer on combining songwriting and academic research and how universities should respond to far-right extremism

Staff must address power differential and ensure feedback is a two-way dialogue, or risk alienating students, writes Anne Wilson 

Hepi poll finds students show little preference for £7,500 fee above £9,250 status quo, casting doubt on electoral benefit of plan

President says Ivy League institution is reaping reward of looking past academic silos and selecting staff on ability to tackle external challenge

Tributes paid to ‘brilliant and gracious’ scholar who broke new ground in study of literature and ecofeminism

Green Paper under consideration to explore nature and scope of ‘mission’ approach, while funding increases under discussion could range to the ‘eye-popping’

Finding illuminates US health agency’s overall avoidance of human-centred research

Awarded trio includes John Goodenough, the oldest ever laureate at 97

UUK report says progress in implementing new guidance on handling complaints has been more mixed

First analysis of economic cost of manuscript formatting highlights need for more flexibility from publishers, say authors

A recent study suggested the approach had no impact on student achievement, but many academics believe the move away from lectures can improve learning – if it is done well

Number of undergraduates disclosing mental health condition has more than doubled in four years, Advance HE data show

‘Under these circumstances, high world rankings are just not going to happen,’ professor warns

Head of the embattled MTR subway system steps down from Lingnan

Trump administration defied court order to protect former for-profit students

New report also calls for policy to consider embargo periods

Researchers examined a sample of CVs and found that scholarly dishonesty extends to job applications