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Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills

Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity

Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ¡®really worrying¡¯ applications data

Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances

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¡¯

Minister¡¯s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education

Better and more open policies should accompany rapid jump in overseas recruitment, scholars say

Matt Western says pandemic shows HE as ¡®collective benefit¡¯ helping tackle society¡¯s problems, ahead of potential Labour policy battles

Journal editors condemn ¡®unethical¡¯ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ¡®circumvent¡¯ trial blinding

¡®Black hat¡¯ techniques from drug sales and information warfare used on students seeking legitimate university services

More pain in store for Australian universities, as bankruptcy beckons the colleges and agencies that scaffold their international operations

UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions

In letter to vice-chancellors, Universities UK says it is ¡®disappointed¡¯ sector¡¯s biggest pension fund will not conduct a review of controversial valuation

Science minister¡¯s replacement could curb momentum on women¡¯s progress in STEM, critics fear

Anna McKie talks to three experts about the benefits of embedding the concept of students co-creating their own learning

Further protests hit university campuses as pressure on ¡®missing middle¡¯ mounts

A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget      

Biomedical funder to widen eligibility of early career awards to encompass scholars returning from career break

A significant share of university staff and international students surveyed believe agents are biased towards certain institutions

But first phase of review ordered by ministers finds preference to continue with ¡®existing annual census¡¯

Universities face ban on deals with foreign partners that lack ¡®institutional autonomy¡¯, as they wrestle with similar demons

China concern drives leaders of both parties to propose nearly doubling National Science Foundation budget

Experts warn that diverting cash to pay for Horizon Europe association would exert a heavy toll on early career scholars

Academics say universities are in the dark over their future funding levels, and ¡®compulsory¡¯ higher education policy creates overly high expectations for students

New president appears to accept Trump¡¯s last-minute rules codification

John Morgan looks at why UK research faces crisis over Horizon Europe funding under government that wants ¡®science superpower¡¯ status

Australian universities¡¯ standing in global league tables may have plateaued

University employees are ¡®in the firing line¡¯ and some have gone into hiding

Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, given 21-month sentence

Newcastle University scholar says she ¡®will not be silenced¡¯

George Tyndall has pleaded not guilty to dozens of assault charges

Move seen as popular among students and likely to be replicated elsewhere

Minister behind gender equality plan reflects on influx of female university presidents ahead of Trinity College Dublin¡¯s provost election

Universities UK and Russell Group push for all students to return from 12 April amid concern that it could be pushed back to mid-May

51³Ô¹Ï analysis of English graduate earnings still finds large ¡®unexplained¡¯ differences in salaries  

Research projects examining humanitarian crises and school inequality the latest to come under a cloud

Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, found to have conned the British army out of private school fees

Concern that Covid and award incentives deter scholars from pooling their skills

Analysis highlights ¡®unacceptable¡¯ disparities in racial representation in UK science

Agreement with Greece¡¯s Education Ministry will facilitate academic collaboration with country¡¯s state university sector

Students are reporting higher levels of engagement, despite Covid-19, while traditional university hierarchy further erodes

Rising public support for barring discrimination against LGBTQ people

Some of the world¡¯s leading universities appear to benefit from having another top-ranked institution in their backyard

Beijing has banned dozens of China researchers and their families, while the country¡¯s embassy to France called an expert a ¡°petty thug¡± on Twitter

Vietnamese analysis of Australian survey data affirms findings about education¡¯s impacts on subjective well-being, but ¡®does not settle the argument¡¯

Countries are choosing regional partners over Western giants, Nature Index data show

Partnerships are vital in addressing global problems, sector leaders say

Champion of public education alleged to have been tolerant of sexual misconduct in sport in previous role at Louisiana State

Review of UK¡¯s first university course on happiness reveals ¡®positive impact¡¯, even during Covid-19

At the Future of Humanity Institute, early career researchers are given two years to work out which questions are really worth asking

Nobelist and Crick director calls on UK government to ¡®come to its senses¡¯ over possible ¡®triple whammy¡¯ hit to science funding

Requirement for trainee doctors to undertake training in the bush has not been enough to keep them there after graduation

Cutting existing research budgets by up to ?2 billion would put ¡®science superpower¡¯ aim at risk, Greg Clark tells Boris Johnson

Rich accounts of how we screamed at the television, went swimming and adapted to the ¡®surrealness¡¯ of life during a pandemic fill a new archive

¡®Significant increase¡¯ in attacks recorded by National Cyber Security Centre since February

Students¡¯ use of the website to cheat has exploded during the pandemic, according to researchers, but its legitimate uses put universities in a difficult position

Holberg Prize winner wants major reforms in college drinking culture and elite university sport

Open letter on Ariel University from academics across Europe and Israel says EU has acted against its own position on settlements

Sector leaders welcome independent review into bureaucracy, which follows Dominic Cummings¡¯ diatribe against ¡®process horror¡¯ in research

B¨¦n¨¦dicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer