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Most collaboration will continue, but emphasis on building the EU¡¯s ¡®strategic autonomy¡¯ means academics in Israel, the UK and Switzerland could be shut out of some areas

Conservative professor¡¯s book argues that dialogue across political divide is far more productive than activism and pious placemats

Students at overseas outposts are more negative about teaching quality, academic environment and engagement, according to paper

Internal vetting found nothing wrong with rejected research projects, vice-chancellors tell parliament¡¯s security committee

¡®Ambiguous¡¯ regulations and lack of clarity around national security concerns are keeping universities in the dark, Australian inquiry hears

Proposed outpost could set precedent for what experts say is ¡®inevitable¡¯ integration

Boris Johnson must rapidly step in after Treasury puts block on extra funding to cover Horizon Europe costs, sector figures warn

Team of experts will pilot AI products and provide support and training to institutions

Allocation of ?422 million last year cut to ?125 million this year

Administration describes move as opening bid to revive aid for sector¡¯s victims

Leader only started in January but provoked fury by using N-word in call with students

Social Market Foundation report calls for greater incentives for sectors to collaborate, instead of ¡®ideologically fuelled¡¯ deepening of divide

Lift your game, minister tells Covid-struck universities, as students mark institutions down on engagement

Policy expert suggests institutions could back Brexit, a republic or rebrand themselves as a ¡®Black Lives Matter university¡¯

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media

New analysis suggests concerns that exam forecasts harm equality ¡®are not supported¡¯ by data

Brussels-backed pilot project has borne fruit, but leaders say creating ¡®seamless mobility¡¯ across continent has been even more expensive and bureaucratic than expected

Tributes paid to a ¡®flair-filled force for good¡¯ who secured degree-awarding powers for only the UK¡¯s second private university

Winner of award for women in science in the developing world discusses growing up in a family of eight in Ghana and ¡®feeling like Christmas¡¯ when she is on a podium

Japanese and Korean schools struggle to recruit as border restrictions continue

Chinese students becoming more supportive of authoritarian government during time in liberal democracy

Former Downing Street guru says UK¡¯s new research agency must be freed from ¡®expensive disaster zone¡¯ of science bureaucracy

Former ombudsman to examine allegations of ¡®anti-black conduct¡¯ going unaddressed after furore over Adam Habib¡¯s comments

Critics say university lent undue weight to analysis that was not peer-reviewed, but some worry scientists have shied away from fully investigating hypothesis

With record number applications and likely grade inflation, English regulator warns universities against ¡®sacrificing quality for inflated intakes¡¯

Science Foundation Ireland sets out ambitious strategy to recruit internationally as part of growth plans that pivot towards fundamental research

With every second institution sporting a new boss, or looking for one, the pool of replacements may be shrinking

Universities UK and Wellcome Trust express mounting fears about where funding to join European Union research programme will come from

University of Colorado study suggests low risk from most infected people, even room-mates

International advisory panel heads condemn ¡®inexcusable¡¯ handling of cuts to research supported by foreign aid

UK¡¯s overhaul of defence and foreign policy sees science as ¡®arena of systemic competition¡¯

University system will keep paying publisher about $13 million (?9.4 million) a year

Netherlands government¡¯s package of support for students and universities comes as calls for fee refunds mount in England

Cuts to major international research funds will harm UK¡¯s reputation but also undermine rationale for UK¡¯s main funding body, claim research leaders

Oxford archaeologist working with MC Hammer on repatriation of African treasures says researchers should step outside their comfort zones

A year since face-to-face academic conferences were cancelled, Jack Grove hears from scholars on their mixed experiences of digital events

Government looking at ways to reduce cost of system as pandemic pushes enrolments up and loan repayments down

Kent says financial outlook is now better after improvement in student recruitment   

Academics¡¯ desire to help the planet being ¡®lost amid the realities of being a researcher¡¯, survey concludes

New Sydney boss to earn much less than his predecessor ¨C but more than Michael Spence¡¯s current income in the UK

Search for small savings may mean overlooking importance of aiding students and jobs, experts warn

Paper says machine learning method to shortlist candidates for a role reveals an employer's priorities   

Shortly after highlighting ¡®game-changing¡¯ study, tweet is pulled after critics point out the researchers involved could lose their jobs

Case guidelines provide new examples of areas where donor influence ¡®must be guarded against or prohibited¡¯

Mental health champion to lead sector representative group

Selling the sector will be a key challenge for the former political adviser, journalist and media administrator chosen to lead Australia¡¯s oldest university 

Programme that has politicians visit classrooms finds new vibrancy in era of heightened political tension

Government sets out details of UK replacement to Erasmus+ but concerns continue about level of support

Boost in research funding is only a first step in fostering innovation, experts say

The pandemic may be goading Australia¡¯s stay-at-home students to look further afield for their education, although some of them may ultimately decide to stay put

Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ¡®majority¡¯ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications

51³Ô¹Ï index finds freedom of academic expression is declining, while experts warn overall autonomy may worsen post-pandemic

Continuing South African domination of higher education on continent could feed social instability, leading academic warns

Measure doubles previous support and sets stage for student loan cancellations

Educational link ¡®as bad as it has ever been¡¯, with billions of dollars at stake for universities

Unions continue to resist idea of expanding face-to-face tuition further this year

Last-minute changes, rigid assessments and ¡®disempowerment¡¯ frustrate foreigners in Asia, says study

New president sets ambitious financial and internationalisation goals

Sector leaders acknowledge ¡®errors¡¯ but deny deliberate withholding of pay

Forthcoming guidance will stop short of banning staff-student relationships, conference hears