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Female scientists less likely to use humour in conference presentations, finds study that highlights ‘absence of humour’ the norm

Students face online learning and evacuation orders, and being unable to return home for Eid, head of international campus hub tells Times Higher Education

Majority of institutions in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands fall in ranking of the world’s most international universities

Ministers increasingly saw education as an ‘export’ after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’

Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’

Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Increase in PhD stipends, efforts to estimate true cost of research and reforms to key grant schemes included in long-awaited recommendations from review panel

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Reliance on legacy systems and lack of investment in new technologies leaves universities struggling to meet demand for more personalised learning, report finds

Internet blackout amid conflict with US and Israel leaves applicants in the dark over study abroad opportunities

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Rocked by population decline, institutions join forces to try to achieve government aim of boosting regional campuses

Rain or excessive heat during campus tour season found to have measurable impact on whether students are likely to apply

Science committee chair describes ‘widespread cuts’ to strategically important research as ‘failure’ of leadership

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

University increases size of payout and extends deadline as it insists more staff will take up offer to move pensions after union describes scheme as ‘abject failure’