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Political scientists typically see politics as an exercise in consensus-building. But Chantal Mouffe tells John Morgan that the left must learn from right-wing populists¡¯ exploitation of ¡°them and us¡± narratives if it is not to be vanquished by them

Agreement that EU research funding should continue to be distributed according to quality is an important step forward, writes Jan Palmowski

With public angered by bid to boost accused, Republicans take to sidelines

University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges

Suggestions that review could yet be published before PM¡¯s departure come as AoC says it will push DfE to ¡®publish and implement¡¯

Government affirms Medical Research Future Fund but raids dormant infrastructure kitty

Despite legal setbacks, administration stops Obama rule forgiving duped borrowers

While waiting to transform economies, modern monetary theory is raising interest in a humble Missouri university department

¡®Hotline¡¯ created by Thierry Baudet¡¯s party ¡®goes against everything we stand for¡¯, says Maastricht president

Reduction in fees for rest-of-UK students would add to ¡®perfect storm of uncertainty¡¯, says Universities Scotland

Policymakers shy away from regulatory reform as court cases progress

Indian scholar explains why she thinks guidelines on ensuring PhDs focus on ¡®national priorities¡¯ are dangerous and wrong

Thierry Baudet¡¯s anti-immigration, anti-European Union party had its ¡®cradle¡¯ in Leiden thesis, former supervisor says

Department advertises for ¡®policy expert on HE financial sustainability¡¯ who will shape stance on ¡®potential intervention¡¯ if institutions risk closure

Former Brexit secretary calls on Philip Augar¡¯s review panel to lighten the burden of student borrowing

Universities unable to deliver governments¡¯ ¡®unrealistic expectations¡¯ of prosperity and social mobility, says English funding review member

Despite thin pickings this time around, Trudeau¡¯s Liberals have probably done enough to win the science vote in October¡¯s election, says Creso S¨¢

Edict reveals limited levers available to US president

Post-18 education review also said to have looked at proposals to allocate top-up public funding according to subjects¡¯ cost of provision

Evidence on international students¡¯ tax payments raises ¡®serious concerns¡¯ about rejection of post-study work visa return, says report for Hepi

For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course, says Peter Coveney

Call for more transparency over disbursement of Australia¡¯s A$20 billion (?10.7 billion) Medical Research Future Fund

Trudeau¡¯s spending splurge seen as an attempt to curry favour with voters ahead of federal election

Administration plan focuses on job success measures as Congress eyes rapid work

Inclusion of hard target seen as a major win for sector, potentially shifting power away from Home Office

Brunel University London vice-chancellor to take role at potentially crucial time for English universities

As universities become ever more wary of negative publicity, leaders who speak out on contentious issues are increasingly finding themselves in hot water. Ellie Bothwell reports

Education secretary said to be preparing announcements on grade inflation, essay mills and unconditional offers in England

Complaints about depictions of contentious historical figures should be met with sensitivity and a firm grasp of the facts, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto 

Cutting the number of people who benefit from a university education will do nothing to improve the lot of those who do not, says Graham Galbraith

Recruiting a five-year, full-time president could transform the umbrella body¡¯s ability to defend the sector, says Sir Anthony Seldon

Philip Hammond also says panel report for post-18 review will be ¡®published shortly¡¯

MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ¡®credibility interviews¡¯ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold

After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist

Ministers love talking about grand government-directed projects, but Philip Hammond must reaffirm tomorrow the UK¡¯s support for open-ended research using quality-related funding, says Stephanie Smith

US president¡¯s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates

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

Universities¡¯ vocal opposition to government plans for vastly increased international fees has yielded only minor concessions, says Juliette Torabian 

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Treasury officials will find it harder to ignore the deficit pressures caused by subsidising lower-earning creative arts students after analysis, researcher argues

Protesters allegedly called researchers ¡®dirty Jews¡¯ and ¡®traitors¡¯ in latest intimidation of scholars who emphasise Polish role in the Holocaust

President issues threat to universities¡¯ federal funding in major speech

Negotiations on €100 billion Horizon Europe scheme delayed by East-West tensions and could be slowed further by European elections

Investment will help institutions develop university-industry collaboration

The UK¡¯s new knowledge exchange framework, whose proposed metrics were unveiled last month, has raised more questions over relationships between universities and business. David Secher and Surya Raghu cast their eye over 40 years of policy evolution on either side of the Atlantic

John Ross examines the state of cross-study and collaboration between Australia and its neighbours in the East

Universities ¡®not well served¡¯ by federal government¡¯s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears

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

Andres Manuel L¨®pez Obrador¡¯s controversial proposal could force lawmakers to reconsider the legal age of adulthood

Deputy minister says new law will open universities ¡®to the needs of the people¡¯, after it sparked mass student protests

Party¡¯s Lifelong Learning Commission will look at longer-term ¡®structures¡¯ in contrast to government¡¯s ¡®short-term¡¯ review, says Gordon Marsden

Claims that academics are indoctrinating their students with liberal propaganda are increasingly common in the right-wing media. John Morgan examines why such a conviction has arisen and whether there is any substance to it

Archive of tweets linked to St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency reveals scale of disinformation attempts around free speech and ¡®left bias¡¯ controversies

The government¡¯s new ¡®national interest¡¯ test for research proposals is another damaging symptom of short-termism, says Margaret Sheil

Regions¡¯ struggles to provide appropriate land and resources is undermining quality, says Debananda Misra

American Association for the Advancement of Science accompanied by global efforts to better inform policymaking

Academics highlight brain drain of researchers and loss of international research partners as concerns in wake of latest government ¡®attack on autonomy¡¯

New president pursues pet project while existing institutions struggle to make ends meet

Angela Rayner pledges to order regulator to ¡®avoid university bankruptcies¡¯ in bid to end Tories¡¯ ¡®failed free market experiment¡¯

Doubts over impact of Australian scheme after previous fee discount programme was scrapped