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‘Publish and read’ pact leaves Elsevier as last of three big publishers yet to reach agreement with country’s negotiators

Assessment of English universities’ commercialisation activities and industry partnerships to guide allocations ‘in the longer term’

Working-class graduates half as likely to move to Oxford, Cambridge or elite London institutions

Joint negotiating committee says scheme members should contribute 9.6 per cent of their salaries, up from 8.8 per cent currently

There are plenty of pitfalls to be aware of when using slides in a presentation – academics in the know give their top tips

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

New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say

Former colleagues call for investigations to disclose what Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities knew about Kevin O’Gorman’s conduct

Tributes paid to ‘socially committed’ expert on Africa and the Mediterranean

The outgoing secretary general of the EUA explains what turned her into a European, what annoys her about universities and the importance of shutting the office door

Male guitarists may be disappointed to learn that a study showing they are more attractive to women may be unsound

More than 2,000 students affected by Liverpool’s ‘academic sanctions’ in two years

Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment

Gap in acceptance rates for major European conferences entirely down to behaviour of male referees

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

Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country’s communist past

Director of Onward thinktank says polling showing public opposition to university expansion justifies shift in emphasis

Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out

Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world

Universities split over whether data on achievement and engagement should be used to encourage learners to switch majors

‘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

Massive fee for those narrowly missing acceptance seen as warning of abandoned principles

As academics fault journals on open access, data suggests significant responsibility also lies with professors

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

Non-European Union recruitment likely to widen resources gap between elite and rest of sector

Reduction driven by shrinking of school-leaver population

Social mobility charity says 11- to 16-year-olds in England and Wales may be increasingly aware of apprenticeship options

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

First Complete University Guide survey since Augar review raises prospect of domestic master’s fees overtaking annual charges for undergraduates

The neuroscientist discusses how she was born into research, her fascination with the human heart, and the joys of drawing graphs

National Institutes of Health’s reasons for pursuing scientists reflect behaviours long tolerated among domestic academics