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Ex-minister George Freeman urges sector to ¡®mobilise¡¯ to show R&D key to growth, despite securing Treasury commitment not to cut science budget

Evelyn Welch reflects on the legacy of slavery, preventing student suicides, and lessons for academia from her pop star daughter

Universities¡¯ marketing and motherhood statements fall short of students¡¯ ¡®more nuanced¡¯ perceptions, Australian audit finds

Claiming nation¡¯s first-ever student-centred strategic plan, university says nation has gone too far in the direction of leaving its students to navigate basic challenges

Universities¡¯ policies of ¡®inclusion¡¯ have proven superficial and ineffective, say scholars

New recruits at specialist creative arts university get far inferior pensions, says union

Survey of more than 12,000 students and recent graduates finds a quarter say they do not have any friends at university

Foreign interference and cybersecurity are ¡®right problems¡¯ for university leaders to be focusing on, minister tells chancellors

MSU¡¯s third consecutive leader to be forced out over handling of sexual misconduct cases joined by students in protesting governing board overreach

Changes will exempt many more researchers from forced retirement at 68 but critics say policy is still unfair

Coming out becoming ¡®increasingly risky¡¯ on Chinese campuses, says academic who left the country

Comprehensive rejection of ¡®Magna Carta¡¯ leaves radical government ¡®paralysed¡¯ as key issues go unaddressed

The University of Sydney will host the next THE World Academic Summit in September 2023

Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say

After long being attuned to primary and secondary needs, lender and donor sees urgency of tertiary-level development

As companies seek to supplant university courses, Nobelist fears policymakers blinded by promises of cheap and easy

Lack of institutional support in meeting the growing demand for data sharing must be addressed, says global study of attitudes towards publishing

President says experience of ¡®provocateur extraordinaire¡¯ provided a tough test of principles that are now paying off

¡®Universities can¡¯t sit in isolation¡¯ but academics remain too ¡®internally focused¡¯, says Arizona State president

Legal accountability may increase early cancellation of hostile speakers as institutions bury booking processes in red tape, Hepi study suggests

Up to 50 staff at wealthier Australian institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal

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

The mathematician and author talks about how her experience of racism and ¡®not fitting in¡¯ prepared her for being a woman in maths, and how abstract maths can stimulate empathy

Asian superpower¡¯s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China

Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership

English regulator ¡®moving forward¡¯ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention

New minister Nusrat Ghani tells MPs that research spending commitments remain ¡®in place¡¯

NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlights need to exploit vast talent beyond the nation¡¯s elite universities

But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon

Universities face growing public pressure but this only means their mission is more vital than ever, NYU president Andrew Hamilton tells Rosa Ellis

51³Ô¹Ï balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves

Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year

Covid¡¯s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities¡¯ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world

Cyprus state telecoms company¡¯s pension fund alleges financing agreement on campus construction funding was breached

Single visa for three stages of higher education would keep students in UK without facing ¡®bureaucratic burden¡¯ of applying for new visa, according to London Higher

Some presidents advocate cutting ties with universities in rival states, while others urge maintaining academic links even when diplomatic ones are straitened

Academics must work closely with students to foster innovation, says KAUST president

Head of New York Public Library warns that ¡®two-tier¡¯ higher education system is broken and ¡®letting kids down¡¯

¡®If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,¡¯ says Clay Shirky

Universities should equip students to deal with changing nature of work through broad education, says National Humanities Medal recipient

Rocket attack hits Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, damaging ¡®symbolic¡¯ institution that has ¡®shaped national statehood and culture¡¯

Former business secretary resumes role after brief spell in final Johnson Cabinet

Report attributes shift to dependency on international fees and heightened competition

Celebrated Harvard economist opens THE¡¯s World Academic Summit by showing academia¡¯s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society

¡®Short horizons¡¯ of grant-givers holding back early career researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Glasgow principal

Rectors set up emergency measures to allow Russian students to participate in courses even if they cannot leave their country

NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions

Tory conference attacks on universities bring frustration, while new government tipped to drop entry restrictions plan

Notoriously difficult entry exams may need to be amended for foreign applicants, say academics

¡®Awful lot of pressure¡¯ on higher education sector ¡®to do the heavy lifting¡¯ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor

Former US central banker who bailed out banks during the 2008 financial crash is recognised for research on bank runs in the 1930s Depression

Government expects international enrolment to fall by 70 per cent after introduction of tuition fees for students from outside the EU

After spikes in participation in recent polls, students¡¯ role as a key voting bloc is under increased scrutiny in upcoming elections

Pioneering conference for leading black cancer scientists is part of drive to diversify UK science

While institutions welcome surge in applications, some faculty concerned that island¡¯s universities might be ¡®losing their feel¡¯

Survey of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting attendees shows even those tipped for glory feel insecure and underdeveloped

Twente president says €4 million a year for national EDI efforts ¡®a start¡¯, but that famed tolerance ¡®emphatically¡¯ not the same as inclusion

Open University confirms plans to sell its stake in company it helped to found

New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say

Critic of Trump would bring extensive academic experience to post steeped in political intrigue