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First student number survey for 2020-21 from Office for Students suggests other universities may increase recruitment   

As military overlords revert to type, concerns mount over fate of detained Australian economist

India could be HE ‘giant’ if social issues were addressed, expert says

mRNA pioneers, Oxford vaccine scientists and Bill Gates are potential contenders for science’s top prize

US-based British physicist reflects on his part in the series that has chronicled his life and scientific career

Annual survey attributes decline to pandemic and large Bloomberg donation the previous year, but says Black Lives Matter movement ‘likely played a positive role’ in philanthropy

Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of £63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students

Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’

Universities and colleges are violating own policies to fire tenured faculty because of Covid-related financial troubles

Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest

Toronto professor offers path to ‘innovation in real places’, arguing that prestige research universities aren’t that important

Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met

Growth in collaboration and larger teams could mean that PIs and senior researchers reap citation rewards  

Students say it is unfair to award some students their grades through exams, while others will be awarded through teacher assessment

Katalin Karikó’s struggle with mRNA gives universities mandate – if they want – to tackle persistent barriers

Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed

Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors

Update to government’s international education strategy names five target countries and provides more detail on Turing scheme

Long-standing divides between schooling, employment and industry will be disrupted, predicts Singapore MP

Budget also aims to cut bureaucracy and open up internationalisation avenues 

Education Select Committee endorses appointment of Lord Wharton as Office for Students chair

Crisis precipitated by proposal that could have shifted pan-Pacific university’s headquarters from Fiji, embattled leader says

Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance

Pioneering black studies professor calls on universities to reflect on their history and the forms of knowledge they exclude

Peter Høj insists he is not Mr Fix-it, after taking over his second crisis-struck university, but acknowledges need to listen to staff concerns

Arizona State University president says digital learning shift must ‘stay attached’ to core knowledge-generating activities

Expulsion marks escalation of long-running crisis at the University of the South Pacific

But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say

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

Figures renew concerns that last year’s pandemic-affected cycle adversely hit less selective universities 

‘Insufficient evidence’ for Warwick historian’s allegation that concentration camp survivor had lesbian affair with SS guard, university panel says

Respondents to THE survey reject idea of tuition fee refunds for students

The Canadian indigenous law expert on listening to rocks and learning from a Hollywood ‘bad guy’ grandfather

Tributes paid to an ‘incredible scholar, teacher and community activist’ who made a rich contribution to Asian American studies

With little Republican dissent, Cardona looks headed for easy Senate approval

Under Biden, Justice Department abandons case pushed by Trump

Experts call on global community to support Burmese scholars

New US president aims to reverse Trump-era limits on public benefits to foreigners

Updated guidance in line with Westminster government’s plan to announce phased route out of the coronavirus lockdown on 22 February

Professor says country will lose its lead on overseas recruitment and predicts ‘major forking of the way’ between Australia and UK

Nearly half of all professors in the UK are now aged 55 or over

Degree outcome statements show some universities have clamped down on rising number of firsts

Universities and government dispute magnitude of sector’s losses as it braces for worse in 2021

UCU says axing health and life science researchers with the least grant income and fewest citations is ‘catastrophic error of judgement’

Lord Wharton says ‘top universities’ should have lighter-touch regulation in pre-appointment hearing

Pandemic cited as last straw for Ontario institution, following decade of financial problems

Danish-born viticultural scientist arrives with strong accolades and a reputation for cosiness with China

Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience

Absence of political leadership, consensus building and links to ‘levelling up’ agenda seen as weaknesses of Westminster government’s post-18 review

Much more cash – and fundamental reform – needed to alleviate impact of Covid-19 on learners, say unions

Concordia University case prompts caution over possible exploitation of recordings

Anna McKie hears from experts on how to ensure your pedagogy helps students achieve, regardless of their background

New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities’ foreign fee fix

UCU branch demands answers after passing motion of no confidence in president and finance chief

Expert fears that sexual minorities are ‘invisible and muted’ across Chinese campuses

At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies

With scientists forced to work from home, many now conduct experiments from a distance, and the continent’s biggest research facilities think this change is here to stay

Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures

University leaders harnessed an ephemeral income stream to realise ‘ambitious’ institutional strategies

THE survey finds that availability of funding trumps health, student experience and quality of online learning as main worry