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Many counsellors opting to work overseas or move into private practice

Staff at the ‘University of the Air’ are more optimistic after the end of an unloved era of leadership, but challenges remain

Accusations of academic malpractice have forced two resignations and reached the prime minister

Duke topples queen, as Kiwi institution opts for new identity

Shadow minister warns UK risks being overtaken by rivals in North America and Asia if sectors don’t work more closely together

Libraries worry that they could be caught up in a drive to force platforms like YouTube to share their profits with creators

Scottish institution’s reparations for its slavery connections should be emulated by many more institutions, says black studies activist

Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap

Former doctoral student looks into the frontiers of research before the days of ethics committees

Clearing out corruption will be most important in Nazarbayev University’s success, says vice-provost Loretta O’Donnell

Review of UK guidelines says junior scholars should spend 20 per cent of time on their own projects and personal development

Completion rates improve as number of women in a programme increases, US study finds

Consumer group’s concerns follow last year’s Advertising Standards Authority crackdown

Move follows criticism of redundancy plans and no-confidence motion

Tributes paid to a wide-ranging and highly innovative scholar of Renaissance literature

Major new survey of world university leaders finds widespread acceptance that casualisation will increase

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

Immigration bill and education exports strategy seen as key windows for reform after disappointing MAC review

Report says non-white students will represent 73 per cent of undergraduates by end of next decade

Report sets outs recommendations for healthier collaborations

The Teesside pro vice-chancellor discusses promoting gender balance and being diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes

National Science Foundation demands that universities report findings of sexual harassment involving anyone working on the projects it has financed

A decade of budget reductions and surging student numbers leaves sector ill-prepared for further increases, institutions warn

Courses in Dutch language and literature are now more popular in Poland than in the Netherlands, figures suggest

Naledi Pandor wants ‘urgent’ meeting of Universities South Africa to address recent violence at two universities

New agreement will ensure ‘direct access’ to doctoral programmes for skilled individuals in each country

Cambridge fellow also calls for arts to be excluded from research excellence framework

Critics question why iQ, with UK property worth £2.2 billion, is registered offshore in favourable tax regime

Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground

New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges

Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong

But universities welcome Migration Advisory Committee call to end Tier 2 visa cap