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Focus on impact and deep evaluation far more important than whatever is in vogue, renowned education researcher says 

As the political currents enter a more favourable cycle, pan-regional institution’s boss looks to begin repair job on ‘regional’ campuses

While safety warnings have been used as political barbs, the latest one alerts students to legitimate threats

Republicans complain after accrediting agency questions wisdom of creating new refuge at North Carolina flagship designed to amplify conservative voices

Rainbow flag has become ‘target of surveillance’ for university authorities rooting out activism, says scholar

Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter

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Drops in campus integrity and freedoms to research and teach leave academic powerhouses sitting below Bosnia and Benin in global rankings

While analysts fear cost and debt blowout, loan scheme architect says it can work with careful design

Industrial relations professor discusses how his field has become dominated by HR, the role of public intellectuals and his book on rail union leader Mick Lynch

Students turning to AI to generate answers undermines business case of contract cheating industry

New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers

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

Controversial plays staged at Oxford and Cambridge helped shape the Bard’s depictions of academic life, book claims

UK and EU must follow through on positive statement from Ursula von der Leyen, according to industry, academic and research organisations 

Australian institutions plan outposts in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Plugging gaps with higher fees paid by students from overseas has allowed institutions to dodge political battles over funding, but it won’t last

Science minister says Treasury should release Plan B funding to ensure UK science does not suffer if negotiations take months

Buyer displays ‘confidence’ in Australasian student flows, as vendor exits region

Neuroscientist to leave post in summer 2024 after 14 years in charge

After extensive complaints from sector groups, administration postpones but does not abandon prohibition against working with companies from abroad

At hearing ahead of summer ruling, conservative-dominated top judicial body questions administration’s right to offer $400 billion in student debt relief

Sir Anthony Finkelstein told MPs that the language centres were an ‘explicit tool of Chinese influence’

Governor’s fellow Republicans consider bill to seize hiring and curriculum rights

University settles or reinstates five scholars but insists union membership was not a factor in redundancy process

European universities outline blueprint to improve doctoral training but acknowledge some professors can’t or won’t change their ways

Multiple universities pay multimillion-dollar settlements over spring 2020 tuition, as they reach deadline to finish spending federal pandemic relief aid

Government more likely to attract branches that are ‘very small and focused’ than large landmark campuses, scholar predicts

Union announces plans to go ahead with walkouts across six days in March to ‘ramp up pressure’ as Acas talks near conclusion

As NIH pushes for improvement on racial and gender measures, drag attributed to growing segment of non-diverse principal investigators

Governments could bankrupt three-quarters of institutions by blocking students from travelling abroad, says vice-chancellor

Small Canadian private university to end classes after this semester, while holding out hope for future revival

Multibillion-dollar industry bouncing back as visa grants and international arrivals surge

Charging students who already have a similar degree could gain traction among politicians tiptoeing around free higher education ahead of April’s elections

Sector must show tangible benefits of funding or public will prioritise other things, poll finds

OfS’ proposed scheme might unintentionally endorse personal relationships between staff and students, campaigners warn

As soon as the departure of the Cape Town vice-chancellor was confirmed, the debate over her legacy began

Analysis using authors’ affiliations also finds female researchers prefer Italy and Spain, while more of their male counterparts go to Japan

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says discussions will begin once new Northern Ireland framework is confirmed

Member of leading US collegiate basketball team keeps winning games after allegedly delivering gun said to have been used by teammate and friend in murder

University closes loophole that had allowed students to craft a fully online programme but critics say decision relied on ‘unsupported claims’

Biochemist ends nine-year tenure at Norwich institution after staff pass vote of no confidence

Scholars call for greater transparency on institutional hiring processes

Potential UK-EU deal on Northern Ireland is chance to finalise Horizon association, but UK’s financial contribution ‘will have to be changed’

Major governance reform ‘desperately needed’ despite improving financial health of UK’s biggest higher education scheme

Anger at plans for majority of intake to come from abroad when domestic medical school applicants face fierce competition

Students who would have studied in Ukraine are turning to Poland since the invasion, university leaders say

All staff covered by national negotiations to receive 2 per cent or £1,000 more in March

Former head of income and payments was able to cover up his crimes for 30 years

Third of ONS survey respondents say they are less likely to begin another course due to financial difficulties

More family members entered country on study visas in 2022 than in previous six years combined – with Nigerian dependants outnumbering students

Vice-chancellor to leave within weeks following row over exit of deputy

Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro

Protesters set sights on those seen as responsible for low-quality education after raid on country’s most important university

Poll reveals how once ‘non-existent’ path to top tier of academia has now become ‘common’

After long run focusing on lowering student costs, president eyeing re-election shifts towards conservative-favoured vision of job-centred educational goals

Protest scheduled as university promises bigger and better replacement in its new Vienna home

State system’s regents comply with Republican governor’s edict as Florida students protest similar moves by DeSantis

University admits it could have been more flexible when making decision that affected postgraduate’s right to stay in the UK

But shadow minister laments slow reforms, ‘contradictory’ foreign influence positions and access policies that ‘set students up to fail’