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Prime minister Jacinda Ardern says the government will ‘work quickly’ to try to implement the policy from 2018

Jennifer Rubin to become executive chair of research council, alongside new role for Sir Harpal Kumar

Professor allegedly demanded ‘superhuman commitment’ from doctoral students, allowing them barely any holiday and setting meetings that ran past midnight

Senior pro vice-chancellor will succeed Glyn Davis in October 2018

Journalist who led Stanford courses in Berlin remembered

The inventor with a penchant for clocks talks KitKat wrappers and kettles

Plan explored to prevent ‘chasm’ opening up in enrolment from declining numbers of EU undergraduates

Sutton Trust says contextual admissions must become ‘central’ as report reveals uneven use across sector

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

EU and international applications up in data for Oxbridge, medical and veterinary degrees

Robert MacIntosh explains how academics should tackle their first university administrative role

UK researcher who travelled to predatory conference in Denmark calls for greater awareness of problem

Letter signed by 22 representative organisations calls on governments to speed up Brexit negotiations concerning higher education

CU Boulder president also urges expansion of student Pell Grants to middle class in future

Four other women continue legal action against Irish university

Sixty-five students expelled or given suspensions in three years

University still hopes to live by its original ‘pan-American’ ideals

Researchers from across the globe gather in Buenos Aires to discuss medicinal uses of drug

Sino-American University aims to offer liberal arts education that will help students ‘respond to the challenges of new technologies’

Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for academics lecturing in field was research for book, says Jo Johnson

Canada and Germany also boast high levels of cross-border collaboration, Elsevier data show

Universities not doing enough to protect staff from harm, researchers say

Subscription models and self-publishing present ways for scholars to bring their work to the public

Sir Anton Muscatelli says that education, not research, is the main way in which higher education institutions can have a positive impact on society

Swedish-based academic Ahmadreza Djalali will be executed following 'grossly unfair trial', says Amnesty International

Jo Johnson urged to condemn Tory who asked vice-chancellors for course content and names of European studies professors

Universities minister discusses plan to make teaching excellence framework entry compulsory, following PM’s fee freeze

Shift to lifelong learning opens up opportunities for ‘niche, digital’ providers, says Glyn Davis

Event marks four decades of a programme showcasing Castro’s ideals

Foreign minister warns on free speech, while ANU v-c urges against seeing Chinese students as ‘spies’

Conversations between regional government and student body fail to lift Pamplona strike

China and India targeted by drive to recruit more than 100,000 extra students from outside EU

Students will need to shed the pounds to pass new course designed to combat country's obesity crisis

Far-left students in US are more likely to favour protests and support the withdrawal of a guest speaker’s invitation, survey finds

Penn teaching assistant claims she is 'under attack' for calling on historically marginalised groups first

Move would make higher education more efficient and equitable, says Oxford professor

Ministers could still force funding cuts on sector despite legislative failure

While scholars may disagree in research, they should band together in public advocacy work, says Jean Tirole 

Data suggest that more universities – and subject areas – will need to succeed on the world stage to sustain the country’s rise 

UCU says case highlights ‘serious questions’ over institution’s governance structures

In-depth examination of researchers’ career paths suggests few adhere to long-held stereotype that the young publish more

Opposition of Nick Xenophon Team senators dooms higher education bill to failure

Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ‘sends a clear message’ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU

Powerful market regulator could also award its own degrees to address gaps in provision, consultation states

Former chief of staff at White House Office of Science and Technology Policy says academics must put aside fears of ‘partisanship’

Strong performers in the teaching excellence framework may have benefited from slick brand-building, Hepi report suggests

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

Academic says he is ‘wary’ of applying for projects that involve extended periods of time overseas

Bibliometric data suggest there should be more scholarship on the topic, but academics still make key contributions to debate

Algorithms must not be used to lower thresholds, says UUK/GuildHE report

Initiative to bring in US scientists causes backlash among scientists awaiting funding at home

Treasury underwriting of projects previously funded by the EU could continue after transition period, Jo Johnson says

Utah institution offers 12-week student road trip around American West

Leading higher education professionals heading for executive teams of Australian universities

Public spending watchdog calls for action on high dropout rates and payments to ‘ineligible’ students

Institutions that are well connected to ‘global transportation hubs’ rise up league tables faster, study finds

Hungarian government extends deadline for compliance with education act after Budapest-based institution meets criteria

Middlesex head 'not worried' by Lord Adonis' calls for return of polytechnic-university divide

Universities in the US lead Times Higher Education’s rankings for engineering and technology and computer science; Peking and NUS are Asia’s top performers

Doha offshoots are also integrating courses with goal of providing ‘unique’ value to students