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Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair

India could be HE ¡®giant¡¯ if social issues were addressed, expert says

Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors

Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020

Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions

Authors express ¡®deep regret¡¯ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported  

The hard-drinking machismo of anthropology, the silencing of women and the dangers of life on remote digs are unearthed and explored anew

UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women

In handling cases, UK universities must clarify the burden of evidence, better train adjudicators and publish incidence statistics, says one survivor

Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse

Lucas Lixinski shares his experiences as a gay man in academia and reflects on how they have helped his career

Panel discussion hears that pandemic should be used as a springboard for real change by looking at leadership

Ethnic minority students twice as likely to be assaulted in teaching space as white classmates

Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science

Figures suggest that graduates of UK¡¯s highly selective institutions and specialists have widest differences in pay

Vice-chancellor says sector should aim to get to a point where losing staff from diverse backgrounds is no longer a worry

Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management

Organisers refused to engage with the problem, or offered a series of stock excuses, say campaigners

Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy

Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ¡®cannot be lost¡¯

Tackling bias by urging writers to avoid stereotypically female descriptors undervalues qualities such as cooperation and care, says Davina Cooper

An honest national conversation about the murky origins of Greek life is a prerequisite for a better future, says Taulby Edmondson

Survey from Spain suggests that as schools closed, women were less able to catch up on work and dramatically dropped hours spent on article writing and submitting

Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been ¡®strangely silent¡¯ about masculinity in academia, professor argues

Civilised adults should not have to demonstrate that they can stand up to bullying before being offered a job, says an anonymous academic 

The profiles of this year¡¯s Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities

Survey and report by Women¡¯s Higher Education Network urges universities to radically revise their attitudes to deadlines, career development and promotion

Warning comes as report on past 25 years of efforts on issue highlight the major challenges that remain

Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed

Participation in Athena SWAN-style initiative mooted as probable requirement for Horizon Europe grants

Figures from latest Education at a Glance report show low share of women among international doctoral students    

Success rate by award value also consistently lower for women, EPSRC report finds

In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias

Editor of new collection showcases neglected major female thinkers going all the way back to ancient Greece and ancient China

Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic

Leading academics respond to government plan to end link between charter mark and research funding, amid fears that equality issues will be sidelined

Authors of new book on sexual harassment in higher education call for blanket ban on intimate relationships between teaching staff and students

Interstate universities drawn into scandal amid questions over how serial predator kept getting promoted

Chancellor fell on his sword after respecting victims¡¯ pleas for confidentiality, accepting poor legal advice and swallowing ¡®lies¡¯ about sex scandals

Experts unimpressed by new attack on queer theory, post-colonial theory and other forms of ¡®social justice scholarship¡¯ by controversial authors

Obliging women to adopt ¡®male¡¯ characteristics is not just unfair ¨C it also impoverishes university management, says Corinne Houart

Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality

But in the new normal, the situation for female academics with children is even worse, says Enrica Maria Ferrara

Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ¡®distress¡¯ and ¡®discontent¡¯ caused

¡®Every young student of science has had a fantasy about winning a Nobel prize,¡¯ says one laureate ¨C and ever more rival prizes are being established. But with a cast of thousands currently pursuing the holy grail of a vaccine for Covid-19, might awards committees finally jettison their problematic focus on lone genius, asks Jack Grove

¡®Well-meaning¡¯ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds

Sexual violence at the student level is being addressed, but what about when the perpetrator is a member of staff, asks Heather Savigny

Study attributes women¡¯s feelings of unpreparedness at time of appointment to lack of confidence

Eugenia Cheng defies convention with her approach to teaching. The Chicago-based British mathematician tells Matthew Reisz why similar out-of-the-box thinking is required to improve gender equality

Too-high targets overburden female academics with administrative work and hold back their careers, research foundation concludes 

Study also shows that the most advantaged teenagers are more likely to apply to Oxford or Cambridge than the least advantaged

Survey in US and EU affirms gender gap in working time, but sees small children as bigger factor

Female representation in Asian academia¡¯s senior ranks is low by international standards. There are some encouraging signs that the situation is being addressed, but might the disproportionate effect of the Covid-19 lockdowns on women undo the good work? Joyce Lau reports

Letter says Advance HE¡¯s response to review of equality charter may fail to fully address concerns over administrative burden and inconsistency in decision-making

Crucial MP keeping an open mind but has ¡®lots of concerns¡¯ about Australian fee and subsidy reshuffle

Florida State University¡¯s move triggers concern about impact on female employees, as coronavirus continues to spread

But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics 

Major data analysis of authorship patterns also finds gap is largest among youngest scholars 

Law professor who sits on Germany's constitutional court warns that far-right attacks on ¡®weaker¡¯ subjects would be followed by criticism of more mainstream disciplines

Unequal childcare burden blamed for fall in share of published research by women since schools shut, but funding bodies look to alleviate career impact