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Universities across Europe to launch ¡®Stick to Science¡¯ campaign warning against ¡®politicisation¡¯, as football-style ¡®transfer market¡¯ emerges to tempt away UK-based researchers

¡®Unsung heroes¡¯ of UK research are too often denied seat at the table, says major review of technical staff and skills

British-born computer scientist Peter Highnam to lead ¡®high-risk, high-reward¡¯ agency

But critics say windfall won¡¯t compensate for the money stripped from basic research

Concern that ¡®prioritisation¡¯ process for investigations opens up risk of political interference

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology reins in plans for expansion as president announces departure

Academics nervous as most universities plan to maximise on-campus delivery amid record Covid death toll

EU universities bidding to attract UK-based researchers as Brussels-Westminster wrangles delay research deal

Privately backed institutions seen as new model for higher education development

Alumni say the removal of staff-elected deans at top Turkish university may open the door for fresh attacks on dissident students and staff

Freeze is for one year initially but ¡®what really matters¡¯ is long-term decision, economist says

With key funding scheme already months behind schedule, a Christmas Eve resolution could be optimistic

Academics urge policymakers to tackle ¡®root issues¡¯ including corruption, unemployment and quality education

As leadership vacancies rise in factious state, lawmakers push measure that academics fear will add dangerous secrecy to process of filling them

English sector needs a major review ¡®more ambitious than Dearing¡¯, says ex-Birmingham v-c at end of long career in sector leadership

Experts back ¡®cautious approach¡¯ for universities but stress importance of continuing collaboration

More than 1 million students on 68 campuses to be affected, as union splits walkouts by dispute

Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists

But new recruits and direct arrivals miss out under new Western Australian rules

Open access platforms are no substitute for peer-reviewed periodicals, says Maria Leptin

Continental students disappearing as post-Brexit funding rules kick in

As more strikes loom, UCU believes fresh assessment of pension fund would show employers¡¯ justification for cuts has ¡®evaporated¡¯

Significant additional funding needed to realise Canberra¡¯s commercialisation goals, say scientists

As administration embarks on writing tough new federal rules, prominent proprietary chain loses transfer agreement in California

Private university to offer students chance to pay for fees via future earnings agreements in deal with finance firm

After firing president for employee affair, top public research university still confronts culture of tolerating abuse and difficult state politics

Figures could prompt further concerns over whether pandemic-era grading uplift is now ¡®baked in¡¯

College Board promises digital exam will be easier for all and again asserts equity advantages as colleges increasingly abandon its mandatory use

Laureate recalls his serendipitous route to chemistry and California, and how he would turn the UK¡¯s ¡®lean and mean¡¯ science system into a world leader

Roles seek to counter dominance of publication metrics in promotion, but scholars say research should remain primary path to career progression

Analysis of global database of policy documents suggests projects, especially in natural and social science, have widespread impact

Nation¡¯s top judiciary agrees to question victories for Harvard and North Carolina upholding long-established right to consider race in admissions

Several people seriously injured, one fatally, after campus shooting, say police

Financial accounts for 2020-21 suggest tension may now grow between saving money and investing in staff and facilities

Undergraduates complain of poor attendance in online classes and cheating in examinations

Call for subcontinent to be recognised as more than ¡®just a market for education¡¯

Backing university professors seeking to testify in voting case against state, federal judge compares US conservatives to Chinese dictators

Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations

Western Australia defers return of quarantine-free travel in response to Omicron variant as eastern states open up

Tardy response to UKRI request meant greenlit research projects on pandemic could not begin, investigation concludes

Alice Gast emerges as top-paid leader among Russell Group

Government cracks open door for select few, but thousands still stuck overseas

Backlash grows to include proposed legislation to remove ministers¡¯ power to cancel funding applications

Sector says overseas learners should be able to focus on their courses, but government also has an eye on labour shortages

Postgraduate student Xiyue Wang alleges broad failures by university in three-year imprisonment, while experts see more complicated reality

English universities should ¡®deliver face-to-face teaching without restrictions¡¯, says Department for Education

Ex-prime minister says cancellation of funding ¡®betrays government¡¯s hostility to higher education¡¯

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

Tributes paid to administrator of ¡®immense ability¡¯ who spent 17 years as secretary of the Open University

Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be ¡®ladylike¡¯ and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class

Label would apply to providers failing to get a rating and in England would limit the fees they can charge, according to consultation

Data reveal 69 per cent increase in outlay between 2016-17 and 2019-20 in England

Latest stage of English plan to tackle ¡®poor quality¡¯ via absolute baselines for student outcomes brings threat of punishment for institutions that fall short

Agreement covers more than 1,000 victims over four decades of campus doctor, just days after university president fired for employee relationship

After years of escalating protests, controversial law professor to face disciplinary process at Ivy League institution

Firms that sell co-authorship on papers accepted by reputable journals are likely turning over millions of pounds a year

Ex-governor also wants UK to offer visas to youth born after 1997 to counter clampdown on free speech

Researchers decry ¡®ridiculous¡¯ travel for 30-minute interviews and ask colleagues and funders to commit to flying less

Rigorous ¡®no deal¡¯ planning paved way for significant concessions, says library head

Brussels officials say their new European universities strategy, including cooperation on higher education laws, will improve student mobility and academic cooperation