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Endless bureaucratic reorganisations in universities are increasing stress levels of academics, says Gail Kinman

Some big-name institutions may gain bronze when results are published next week, but sector experts are divided on impact on England's university pecking order

We talk about the importance of women-only colleges, academics’ role in policymaking and personal tragedy with the noted political scientist

Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU

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

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding

Worcester vice-chancellor forecasts 'significant financial difficulty' for dozens of universities because of dip in student numbers

Annual survey of 14,000 UK undergraduates explores reasons for underachievement of black and ethnic minority learners

Techniques designed to promote ‘openness and curiosity’ may have an important role to play in promoting mental health and performance

Molly Corbett Broad warns that sectors' pre-eminent position in global higher education may be at risk

Attempt at overseas recruitment part of wider bid to internationalise universities

Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming

Lobby group says that law requiring classes to be taught in Dutch must be enforced

Sources say Jo Johnson’s prospects may be impaired by Theresa May’s anger over overseas students battle

Royal Irish Academy survey respondents warn against hard border between North and South

University of Glasgow research indicates students can improve communication and thinking ability by playing computer games

Number of bachelor's degrees awarded in field down 5 per cent year-on-year

Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs

Institution announces ‘untimely and sudden’ passing of leading cancer researcher

Contentious questions about sexuality and gender need to be discussed robustly but respectfully, academic argues

Fears over youth unemployment and excessive university expansion could be behind weak support as some countries mull shift

UK’s dramatic fall in recruitment from the subcontinent contrasts with success of European rival

Soviet-era links form a basis for extensive further initiatives

European Commission interim evaluation highlights ‘oversubscription’ in funding bids

Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research

Greg Simon, former executive director of the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force, claims universities are resistant to change

Stephan Lewandowsky warns that academics can ‘lose control’ of their data and see it used as ‘political propaganda’

Vice-president says universities must convince researchers that journal articles are not the only way to disseminate knowledge

Candace Johnson says universities should cultivate a belief in their students that they ‘can do everything’

South African minister says many collaborations amount to little more than ‘visits’

Acquisition of Publons by Clarivate Analytics sets the scene for major expansion

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Charles Chen Yidan says today’s education systems are ‘not suited to tomorrow’s society’

While participation has continued to grow under £9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees

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

We talk mind-shaping, global citizenship and racial tolerance with the former BBC senior manager

Tories backed by just 7 per cent of UK university staff responding to survey

Universities with the highest student to staff ratio named

Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce

Researchers have triggered another vote over rules they believe to be ‘unlawful’ and ‘unfair’

The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics

Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure

Editors of The Journal of Political Philosophy apologise for 'oversight' in commissioning of 60-page symposium

Country’s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says

Huge demand from China drives strong growth in international student numbers

Lecturer warns that government plans to allow foreign universities to open campuses will 'endanger' Thai institutions

New institute will receive €10 million a year for interdisciplinary research

Unions call decision an ‘insult’ to staff in Zimbabwe’s higher education sector

Ahmadreza Djalali is being used as a cautionary example to other scholars working outside Iran, academics claim

Minister puts blame on failure to budget for uncapping student numbers, as opposition mounts

Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’

Data analysis suggests the capital of Iran may be one to watch in terms of future knowledge hubs

Study outlines how publishers’ guidelines led to adoption of positive research practices

‘Alex’, set to be rolled out at the Technical University of Berlin, is first chatbot to have benefits to students measured

Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England

One researcher urges academics to put concerns aside and back Prevent counter-radicalisation strategy, while others say it ‘doesn’t work’

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

The award-winning professor discusses Yugoslavia’s war, women and engineering, and how nationalism hurts research

Report urges academy to ‘embrace’ opportunities for wider research dissemination

Nature Index shows that more than half of Chinese-authored papers in high-quality natural science journals featured international collaboration in 2016

New data show proportion of professors who are women has declined at some institutions