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Digital exchanges prove ‘more inclusive’, offering a ‘taste’ of the real thing

Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor

Estates directors complain about academics wanting offices to be ‘toasty warm’ around the clock despite visiting for only a couple of hours a week

Academics and estates teams must work together to drive through the linked changes in infrastructure and teaching

Scholars attacked for research into colonialism and atrocities of empire need professional support and counselling, says broadcaster

Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey

York leader tells THE Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students

New government focus on universities raising pre-18 attainment could be a ‘challenge’, but also indicates positive shift

Universities support gentle touch on nudging researchers to make climate-friendly decisions

Russell Group must ‘stop making excuses’ on difficulties of diversifying international student flows, says ex-universities minister

Welsh student support and tertiary systems have ‘far more in common with international approaches’ than English ones, says Jeremy Miles

Minister also tells THE event that access changes are ‘not focusing on high-paid jobs’ but rather on ‘graduate jobs’

Universities minister to unveil access and participation changes at THE event as new director of fair access named

Minister to speak as major English reforms awaited, alongside sector leaders and solutions-focused workshops

Responsible border control has, ironically, left Australia and New Zealand trailing their competitors

Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’

Concerns over international recruitment as need for better communication emphasised

Former sorority member at Vanderbilt University explains how concept of ‘brotherhood’ forces fraternity members to not report assaults

Equity expert also highlights the risks of competitive grading and the benefits of diverse groupings

Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data

ACE and AAC&U leaders want to reverse narratives of US as ‘closed for business’ and degrees leading to ‘25 years in your parents’ basement’

‘Students and their parents felt they were promised one thing, and they ended up receiving something else,’ says Edinburgh principal

Universities UK chief executive urges greater transparency in admissions

Senior leader says universities should focus on improving and charging more for transnational education

Public engagement expert concerned about communities that scientists are failing to reach

Panel warns that action is needed to tackle excessive competition and casualisation if research careers are to remain attractive

Panel discussion hears that pandemic should be used as a springboard for real change by looking at leadership

Ex-adviser to UK government praises global scientific community’s ‘remarkable’ response and criticises ‘false narrative’ that he was ‘responsible’ for lockdowns

Experts urge universities to see Covid disruption as an opportunity to broaden access

Without ‘flashy buildings’ and IT systems, university administrators will be ‘pushing bits of paper around’ long into the future, says Monash head

University leaders laud overseas collaboration, but express concern about ineffective communication back home

Research leaders stress opportunities for engagement from Covid-induced adversity

Universities Australia chief executive tells THE Live ANZ that institutions must become more resilient

Sector leaders to debate how region can retain its leading position in global higher education

The areas hit earliest by the coronavirus are reopening, but with protections in place

Pandemic-driven shifts could ‘accelerate’ rise of continent’s universities, leaders tell THE event