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‘Ground-up’ system for estimating academic workloads suggests universities routinely set them too high

College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely

Research shows need for strong checks and balances on power of executive, according to authors

NYU economist reflects on stumbling into her field, using data for the public good, and lessons from four decades in academia 

‘Under the radar’ practice of charging students to secure their places a sign of ‘increasingly deregulated admissions process’, says Jo Grady

Australian pioneers of institutional-scale block teaching say expansion forced refinements of the model

Hopes that formal escalation of a prolonged political stand-off will finally allow UK-based researchers to participate in EU programmes

‘Absolute support’ for Australian government’s decision to quarantine extra places for disadvantaged students

Addressing issues with trainees dropping out or moving abroad as important as increasing places, says new Medical School Council chair

Sector faces battle to make its priorities heard as candidates reveal little about their views while pandering to Tory base

Analysis of more than 50,000 behavioural and brain sciences articles also suggests their results are less likely to be replicated by others

But preoccupation with the mundane sidelines universities from the main game, according to vice-chancellors

Karl Andersson has long attracted controversy over his interest in sexually suggestive images of teenage boys, so did university investigate this?

With Covid exam disruption mostly gone but early entry schemes still in the ascendancy, admission stresses have been brought forward

President forced to search for third ministry candidate since May, leaving sector rudderless as universities face enrolment decline and frozen fees

Rebalancing of undergraduate intakes after fee freeze ‘not a factor’ this year but may prove important in future, says Ucas chief executive

Universities urged to adhere to set of 12 principles as key quality mechanism comes under increased strain because of large workloads

Sage says it is continuing to investigate article in which doctoral candidate chronicles how he ‘enjoyed’ provocative cartoon images of boys

Cardona cites cultural deficit in lamenting that billions in equity-oriented aid is failing to make a significant difference

Bursaries and scholarships among other measures to solve teaching workforce ‘crisis’

Biggest beneficiaries from excellence-driven funds will leverage uplift to secure additional funding and win political arguments, say pro vice-chancellors

Experts say well-researched tools will be needed to draw more young men into medicine, psychology, dentistry and veterinary studies

Military drills may put off overseas learners at a time when student flows from mainland China are already staunched by Covid-19

Austrian ministry may push for efficiencies and restructuring as universities vie to have their payroll-driven shortfalls filled in

Specialisation is revered and rewarded, leaving teaching institutions wondering – even with a promised federal infusion – how to encourage more generalists

Oregon leader and lawyer to succeed Morton Schapiro this autumn

University hopes to build more diverse faculty by enriching PhD process with skills typically acquired in prolonged postdoc slog

Financial uncertainties and changing demographics mean this year’s admissions cycle signals shift in universities’ approach

Outgoing prime minister’s pro-science messaging has been ever-present during his time in Downing Street but has he delivered for research? Jack Grove considers his legacy

In some countries, male researchers’ article output appears to have been more adversely affected, according to new study

Critics highlight historic plagiarism allegations and ‘flawed’ selection process

Union questions the benefits of cutting short the studies of hundreds of Russian students

Dramatic change in context could help union secure mandate for broader action but scale of challenge remains daunting