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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’

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Universities minister’s exit removes a voice in government arguing against cut in funding – but adds to potential backbench opposition

Sharing every stage of scholarship on Octopus platform will allow funders to offer smaller, more regular grants, according to founder

Joan Wallach Scott warns of a ‘vision of the world in which men are superior to women’ in final protest against CEU expulsion from Hungary

Budapest-based institution confirms all new students will be enrolled in Vienna from next year

Societies must ‘regain control’ over gene editing technology, says expert

ProfHub plans to let applicants rate universities – and allow anonymous leaks – about the academic selection process

Sector leaders fear consultation could be cover for cutbacks

Investment, not divestment, as university bets the farm on renewables

Independent HE report suggests it is time for ‘radical new SME approach’ to sector

Remain supporter says failed talks with EU on Galileo satellite programme expose Theresa May's proposed deal as “naive”

Union members urged to regain influence by focusing on big-picture problems, but time constraints emerge as major challenge

Strathclyde pollster says taking a side during the run-up to the referendum made institutions seem out of touch with the general population

Anthony Forster says sector organisation should represent higher education institutions, not just their leaders

Former Johannesburg vice-chancellor Ihron Rensburg says academics must critically engage with their own assumptions

Awards presented in 18 categories to recognise outstanding contributions to UK higher education

As reviews pile on reviews, academics urged to get on board

Hyped technology has delivered mixed access benefits, minor cost reduction and poor quality, conference hears

UUK debated whether to back second referendum, but that is ‘very difficult to do’, says Cardiff v-c

Annual NSSE survey of 400,000 US students finds gap between high confidence in job preparation and weaker assessment of skills

Senior civil servant said Migration Advisory Committee report ‘looks good’ weeks prior to publication of document that backed Theresa May’s stance

Tributes paid to pastor, foreign policy expert and college president

Ucas analysis also reveals that such offer-making is even more widespread when ‘conditional unconditional’ offers are included