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Prospect of international student arrivals boosted by Sinovac approval and reopening of borders to Australian travellers

Research keeps affirming benefits of ‘active learning’ styles but faculty resistance persists, experts find

Portuguese use in particular has seen relative decline as Brazil-based authors seek collaboration outside region 

Ahead of spending review, research universities group argues new fund would help level up UK regions by creating spin-offs

Labour shadow minister accuses Eton and Winchester-schooled ministers of ‘culture wars’ approach of cutting HE entry

Investment of £2.25 million seeks to stem decline in applications

Tributes paid to an expert on Renaissance literature notable for his ‘amusing, forthright and sometimes exasperated views’

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

George Freeman must urgently strike alliances across Whitehall to preserve UK government’s ‘once in a generation’ research pledge, say experts

The winner of this year’s Leverhulme Medal discusses what it means to be a feminist historian and how contemporary politics, and a surprising find in Jamaica, changed her research

Former universities minister attacks current government thinking and says it should be expanding, not limiting, participation

Up to 40 per cent of wage benefit from degrees could be down to universities being a signal of prior attainment, says report 

Research England makes one-off awards for government priorities but no uplift for recurrent research funding

MPs tell Australian government to consult more on onerous aspects of its ‘critical infrastructure’ power push

Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes

Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials

Universities UK submission to upcoming spending review urges Westminster government to support change of provision

Official censure comes amid claims that pioneering institution is only ‘a Chinese college that bears Nottingham’s name’

While right-leaning scholars are most likely to feel silenced in the West, in the developing world, left-wingers are more likely to self-censor

Shadow minister Stephen Kinnock sets out vision for party to reconnect with voters beyond ‘cities and university towns’

Australian universities’ 2020 financial fortunes were little influenced by their dependence on overseas students

Minister won’t say ‘openly’ they want participation cut, while lowering loan threshold will hit social mobility, warns Labour shadow minister

Australian researchers’ funding hopes hinge not on whether rule was wrong, but on whether wrong rule was applied correctly

Some British scholars are following in their European peers’ footsteps in a bid to improve their research opportunities overseas

Prestigious Sage robotics title pulls papers over concerns its peer review was ‘subverted’ by China-based academics

Female researchers who socialise less with male colleagues less likely to feel supported in the workplace

Reform of student financing expected as part of comprehensive spending review next month

Mood among academics, students and administrators swinging behind compulsory jabs

Suffolk is the first institution to roll out immersive modules across undergraduate curriculum, and others may follow

Legislative ban leaves medical schools vowing to protect women’s health, and faculty and students likely to flee

University ‘keen to engage’ staff and students on ‘merger’, while sidestepping inconsistencies in proposal

Country concerned about likes of Elsevier ‘seizing’ distribution of scientific output

Despite immense challenges of getting out of the country, some Afghans have managed to reach UK and continue their studies and academic careers

Lecturer in modern gender history only required ‘until the substantive postholder returns from maternity leave, or in the event of her resignation’

Only learners fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with an Australia-approved jab will be allowed in

Sociologist Jessica Simpson says research on student erotic dancers was hampered by obstructive universities and students’ unions

University synonymous with Silicon Valley careers now sees long battle with companies over corporate culture

Analysis finds that LGBT+ students are more likely to declare a mental health condition and to research support services before choosing a university

Analysis of author movements also suggests some disciplines have seen major loss of talent over past 25 years

Conservative campaign for control of North Idaho College ends with ousting of Rick MacLennan and anger over masks

Ryan family gift caps seven-year $6 billion (£4.4 billion) funding campaign, designated for research and football stadium

One-time science superstar explains why he is happier not being famous and why the ‘hobbyist’ approach to research tools no longer works

OECD data suggest UK is among those with biggest skew towards higher education, although student loans may explain some of the impact  

Geoff Hanmer claims Australian universities are being pressured to build towering city campuses that students dislike

Report argues that embedding digital and numerical education would improve employability of graduates

Lack of focus on higher education ‘a deficit’ during election campaign, says sector leader

The gender participation gap continues to grow, according to OECD data, but men are still earning more

Union members at 152 UK institutions asked to walk out for fourth time in little over three years

Policies geared to a ‘low-skilled guest worker society’ belie Australia’s pretensions to recruit the ‘best and brightest students’

THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person 

Ministerial response offers ‘no comfort that there is not a plan afoot to abandon that very specific promise’ on science spending, says ex-minister Greg Clark

Previous round of negotiations curtailed by financial crisis in 2009

Gap between graduates and non-graduates is UK’s ‘biggest social divide’, Baroness Stowell warns

Melbourne university cites occupational health obligations and students’ desperation to return to campus

Boston-based university’s 11th campus aims to fill major Silicon Valley need, with a vow of social conscience

Universities Wales chair says institutions are waiting on Westminster reforms, when England should instead be following their lead

Evolution of indexes closely tied to development of universities, says author, who outlines how they have been used for centuries to settle scholarly scores

Ambitious AHRC-funded programme should help break down barriers and enable scholars to ask difficult questions about heritage

Rare example of a reverse gender pay gap suggests that at least early on, female and male PhDs are on a level pay pegging

Canadian cites challenge of being separated from family during pandemic