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Analysis by THE shows how specialist institutions would bear brunt of impact

Politician turned coal boss pulls out of appointment as Australian university¡¯s chancellor

Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit

Former Tory minister warns using ELQ rule in government¡¯s planned skills revolution would block careers in key sectors like fashion

Scholars, fed up with decades of living from contract to contract, force government to remove video that seemed to celebrate insecurity

As the government moves left on economics and right on culture, institutions must show the depth and breadth of their impact, says Sir Chris Husbands

Using different models to bridge divide, universities and colleges could move towards more unified tertiary education systems

Critics allege that political interference has caused delays to appointments  

Government, enterprise and education must contribute to a multi-pronged, long-term programme to boost social mobility, says Anulika Ajufo

In seeking Biden perspective, nation¡¯s top court follows process that comforts affirmative action backers

Chinese students bring benefits but universities are too reliant on them and Canberra should ¡®take a harder line¡¯, respondents say

Australian minister¡¯s call for specialisation fosters speculation that rejected idea could be resurrected

Universities are anxious to meet social priorities, but new demands must be properly resourced, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski

As Conservative ministers attack sector expansion, MPs support it locally ¨C offering potential route for sector ¡®dialogue¡¯ with party

NCAA wants federal intervention as states move to allow profit-making by collegiate sports stars

Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU¡¯s research programme now removed, say continental observers

Education secretary says university degree is not ¡®the only way to a good job¡¯

Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship

Apparent backtracking comes after protests on streets of Hungarian capital

Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers¡¯ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas

Changing loan terms ¡®might not be popular¡¯ and would cost average graduate ?10,000 but could be better than cutting places or funding, says Hepi paper

Union says education¡¯s secretary¡¯s criticism of students is ¡®dangerous¡¯, as Magdalen president defends ¡®democratic decision-making¡¯ that led to removal

Michael Higgins warns campuses ¡®have suffered attrition of range and depth, loss of interdisciplinary exchange, leading in too many cases to a degradation of the very scholarship and teaching for which they were established¡¯

Head of state weighs in on dispute, as war of words escalates among Pacific neighbours

Wang Yongzhen stabbed at Shanghai university

The science base, public and private, needs certainty over how promised funding increases will be spent, says Chris Skidmore

Holyrood administration announces extra cash to assist with applications to Horizon Europe

Senior Fijian politician brands vice-chancellor¡¯s new contract ¡®illegal¡¯ as council splits on national lines

We are in danger of underselling ourselves to ¡®like-minded countries¡¯, Australian chief defence scientist warns

Misplaced fear of racial and sexual threats, plus the need to provide a ¡®feeling¡¯ of security, cited as reasons universities are reluctant to limit armed officers

51³Ô¹Ï attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research

Just 10 per cent of academics account for half of all engagement with the media, according to a survey of more than 1,000 Swiss professors

Economist says university innovations can rejuvenate Australian productivity, but only if ¡®bizarre¡¯ tax arrangements are addressed

Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course

Former minister accuses Canberra of ¡®McCarthyism¡¯ amid spate of unexplained research grant delays and vetoes

University retreats under pressure by pausing graduation plans for critic of pro-Trump insurrectionists

Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America¡¯s ¡®roaring 20s¡¯ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says

As feared, the country¡¯s universities are being used as a weapon to crush dissent against the regime, several academic organisations say

Liberals go focus on undergraduates with collaboration push while Labor hawks reconstruction fund

Neither the Equality Act nor campus groups¡¯ good sense will circumvent the duty to give a platform to anyone who wants one, says David Renton

Government¡¯s lifelong loans plan is fuelling drive to cut system costs and ¡®spatchcocking a good idea¡¯, sector figures fear

After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ¡®credentialism¡¯

As post-92 departments close, non-traditional students and scholars risk being shut out ¨C again, says Panikos Panayi

No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months

Scottish affairs committee calls for universities north of border to be better represented in UK Research and Innovation decision-making

Michelle Donelan also quizzed on campus free speech and antisemitism at GuildHE conference

Tory peer hopes for role in selecting ¡®thoughtful¡¯ appointee to free speech champion role

Covid helps end eight years of average increases, with wide state variations

As marginalised becomes mainstream, Australian inclusivity practitioners are urged to adopt a mainstream focus

When the country embarks on recovery from its brutal second Covid wave, public spending on universities is unlikely to be a priority, says Pushkar 

Politicians developing the European Research Area must grasp how new knowledge comes about ¨C and what it can do, says Jan Palmowski

¡®Devastation and horror¡¯ compound years of isolation and neglect, professor says

Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science

Statistics Netherlands finds that a switch away from grants has cut some students¡¯ education short ¨C despite government promises

Sector figures disagree on whether DfE is on board with using ?7,500 cap to cut loan outlay and ¡®squeeze¡¯ non-priority subjects

Suggested new avenue for conservative donor influence opposed by students

Underwhelming increases in teaching subsidies and student benefits, while research misses out

English universities argue foundation years diversify STEM intake, as Augar call to scrap funding comes back on agenda

Researchers press for ministerial code of conduct amid fears that latest political intervention may never be resolved

OfS says it has ¡®no plans¡¯ to use new student outcomes measure, but government repeats warnings about ¡®low-quality courses¡¯