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Staffing reductions could leave institution unable to meet needs of international researchers, academics warn

System urges researchers to consider boycotting academic publisher as negotiations go to the wire

After US government officials escalate warnings against Chinese espionage, university presidents challenge idea that it’s a major campus activity

Equity ‘synonymous’ with excellence, creating the pre-conditions for multi-dimensional learning, conference hears

Universities beg government to cancel cut planned for mini-budget

Scientists must act in wake of He Jiankui case, say US and Chinese leaders, to avoid ‘rash or hasty political reaction’

Job security a dream for most higher education staff as casualisation escalates

Latest remuneration figures bring prospect of more criticism for UK universities

Former president of University of Victoria remembered

Call for England’s Augar review to take action over fate of part-time education, as Birkbeck starts losing money too

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

Hepi study also suggests number of classes requiring peak-time travel might have to be minimised

The author and black history researcher speaks on the importance of passing historical knowledge on to the next generation, and reveals her competitive sporting nature

Universities told to reduce gap in entry rates between most and least disadvantaged applicants by almost half by 2024-25 and eliminate it altogether by the end of the subsequent decade

Latest Ucas figures likely to fuel criticism of system

As a new report reveals dissatisfaction with mentorship for female researchers, Jack Grove asks where responsibility lies

Andrew Thompson warns suitable plug for UK research funding gaps post-Brexit could take years to deliver

Explosion of interest from Nepal put under scrutiny

Impending ONS student loans review to impact on chancellor’s deficit elimination goal and government’s post-18 education review

University hit by declining student numbers returns multimillion-pound deficit for third year in row

Principal of joint venture between ex-Manchester United players and Lancaster University discusses how he answers the question: ‘aren’t you making a lot of rich people even richer?’

Paper calls for scientific organisations to monitor platforms ‘known to spread false and misleading’ information about research and ‘respond quickly’

Sector surpluses dip below 5 per cent ‘buffer zone’ threshold

Figures in Elsevier report on AI research landscape are ‘a call to action’

Tie-up with public sector provider will reduce ‘duplication of effort, time and money’

Study that suggested death toll from Hurricane Maria was much higher than thought leads this year’s Altmetric top 100

Respondents to Social Mobility Commission poll feel on-the-job training offers better prospects than higher education

Business school’s work with GCHQ and defence employers makes security vigilance a top priority

Study based on fields of astronomy, ecology and robotics suggests huge drop in duration of scholarly careers

Universities offer prestige but vocational colleges offer jobs, say leaders in three continents

Managers’ first reaction is usually to ‘look at the bottom line’, but ‘they’re just usually not as crass and as crude as this’

Legal battle between aboriginal former dean and university could halt institutions’ progress on indigenisation, scholars say

Universities offer insights on tackling the gender pay gap, excelling at research supervision and supporting disabled students

‘Proactive’ female recruitment drive closes staff gender gap, but fails to keep pace with enrolments

Increased statistical evaluation will pinpoint the educational ‘treatments’ that work, says Yidan prizewinner

Scholars in Riga and the UK explain why political theorist is still worth studying

Chinese purchases of US college campuses may be more about pursuing business objectives than promoting ideology

First new college in almost 30 years will begin recruitment in 2019

Australia is latest country to consider legislation against essay mills

Andrew Potter case reflects broader trend of universities valuing reputation over scholarly freedom, say academics

Universities could also be forced to justify the quality and quantity of their research

Education Corporation of America, with more than 70 for-profit US colleges, falls victim to changing economics and sector-wide crackdown on abuses

Tributes paid to founder of Stanford University’s department of comparative literature

The winner of this year’s John Maddox Prize talks about fighting to protect the planet and dealing with adversity

Academic who has advocated new band of top degree marks now being considered by sector says system still needs ‘fundamental’ reform

Country will also consider creating teaching-focused professorships to stop academics being overloaded by responsibilities

Applicants of overseas institutions still highly rated by employers overall, survey finds

‘Entry gap’ between men and women wider than ever before, Ucas data show

Move by party tipped to form next government triggers speculation over creation of teaching-only universities

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

UUK International director also tells peers that ‘period of discontinuity’ in funding is a ‘real worry’

More than 60 US institutions to work with 800 others worldwide in tackling global strategy on environment, education and equality

Historian backed Remain in EU referendum but is regarded as an ultra-loyalist

Fifteen institutions secure bronze accreditation as Athena SWAN heads south

Long-running investigation into David Latchman’s UCL laboratory finds evidence of deliberate research misconduct, but concludes he was unaware of it

A new report shows that England, Australia and Cuba are leaders in widening participation, while Japan and Russia lag behind. But with context so important in this area, how fair is it to compare?

College has been ‘limited and frustrated’ by UK’s ‘regulatory labyrinth’ and ‘pressure to conform’ with ‘conservative’ universities, says founder

Amy Gutmann insists she ‘speaks out firmly’ on issues that relate to the values of the University of Pennsylvania

Concocted claims reflect an American ‘preoccupation’, says former Melbourne vice-chancellor

Leaders of US institutions that survived massive hurricane damage discuss what it takes to manage major crises