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Jobs on the side benefit students academically, as long as they do not overdo it, analysis suggests

Forthcoming guidance on how Research Excellence Framework rates environment will focus more closely on governance related to research integrity and security risks, THE understands

‘Bumps’ inevitable when an institution tries to fuse the best of the East and the West, according to management theory expert

Angela Scott, who has headed Aberdeen City Council for 12 years, faces daunting task of bringing university back from brink of bankruptcy

Study analysing submissions to elite titles finds scholars based in China, or who have Chinese-sounding names, struggle to get work past ‘gatekeepers’

Scores of students suspended and expelled without due process, report reveals, amid heightened tensions because of war with US

Union members to stage prolonged walkout after university announced it is looking to cut 200 more jobs

Universities from 13 countries and territories make the final shortlist after more than 400 entries received

‘Asia Capability Compact’ and language hub network among the mechanisms recommended to revive Australia’s skills in engaging its neighbours

Universities urged to reassess how they provide professional development amid shift away from academic jobs

Universities make 100,000 more offers than last year as they compete for domestic students, Ucas figures show

Content creator who helped oust top Chinese academics after accusing them of fabricating data promises to strike again

Former Radboud professor’s academic career has come under renewed scrutiny after concerns raised over peer review process

Healthy financial position of giant UK sector scheme may mean universities and their staff have to pay in less

Quality badge recognises programmes co-designed across borders, as EU moves closer to creating cross-continental degree

Analysis of staff data finds skew to teaching-only roles in entry-level positions, with scale of cuts not reflected at more senior levels

A year after the University of Virginia’s president was ousted amid anti-DEI attacks, his ‘apolitical’ successor Scott Beardsley says institutional neutrality does not diminish the institution’s commitment to upholding free speech

Simple interventions will not solve the complex dynamics behind gender inequities, study finds

Birmingham Newman University takes crown as UK institution with most satisfied students

Regulator spends big on exit packages, with ex-director of access also departing with considerable sum

Book that assesses how scholars are portrayed in Bard’s plays shows why professors should ‘teach more and write less’, says author

But subsidised postgraduate opportunities at risk, as demographics and funding changes favour undergraduate emphasis

Overhaul aims to satisfy EU requirements, while giving the government time to come up with a replacement for controversial foundation model

Free speech group reports 43 institutions to regulator after identifying job adverts asking candidates to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Closer collaboration between institutions and industry aims to ensure more students start defence-related careers

Demand management, peer review reform and AI will help panels make decisions quicker, says national funder

Ministers decline to introduce more exemptions to new tax in its response to consultation

Increase in female students and applicants coming from overseas helps sector grow by 17 per cent since start of decade

Students’ resits and graduations hit by union action over planned restructure

National pay award expected to be postponed, while some university employees question decision to opt out of collective bargaining

Aberdeen-based academic suggests support for universities is vital for war effort as Ukraine strives to maintain higher education during conflict

Technical institutions suffer as high youth unemployment pushes students towards international alternatives 

Federal authorities should enforce minimum standards for peer review in ‘unregulated’ journal sector, argues Thomas Südhof