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Senior lecturer William Brown awaits professional conduct verdict as an earlier inquiry on a retracted paper is queried

Consultation questions need for the body after it blocked the appointment of Griff Rhys Jones as chancellor

The conclusions of an inquiry into allegations against William Taylor, the former chair of governors, will not be shared

Financial modelling likely to include cuts to research budget although student support most ‘vulnerable’ after 2015

UCU passes motion as government guarantees £230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus

From election monitoring to military tips, Matthew Reisz meets the man who uses systems thinking as a force for good

Sonal Minocha recalls her own experience as an international student and argues that post-study work visas must be brought back

Massimo Mazzotti on the legacy of the 1964 movement

Legal scholars say threats to sue individual academics over industrial action may expose institutions to greater liability

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A leading figure in American foreign policy and a long-term dean at Georgetown University, who was described by Hillary Clinton as “a true champion for human development and women’s progress”, has...

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Ferdinand von Prondzynski welcomes planned legislation that addresses key university governance issues