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PhD candidates face ‘inconsistencies and inequalities’ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study

Wide-ranging new powers aimed at cancelling cancel culture predicted to have a ‘seismic’ impact on English universities

Gatekeeping systems used by big brand institutions ‘legitimise race and class inequalities’, scholars claim in book

Census data shows 44 per cent of adult residents born outside the UK had a higher education qualification

While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation

Mechanism needed to stem ‘unlimited recruitment’ by wealthy institutions and resulting job cuts at other universities, say UCU activists

Challenge of balancing huge international expansion with sustainability leaves academic-turned-politician urging careful thinking

Investigation will look at whether enough has been done to welcome Jewish students and staff

English regulator wants institutions to have ‘contingency plans’ in case of ‘sudden drop’ in numbers

Case prompts renewed concern over plight of lecturers on temporary contracts

Australian Research Council promises more work on national security after internal review

Students may be using homework help service to gain ‘solutions to assessment tasks’, Teqsa worries

Flagship programme that places graduates in local schools to teach faces uncertain future as participation dwindles

New report examines the financial sustainability of non-elite institutions across four countries

Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars

Former minister says major reforms to governance and disciplinary rules needed after exit of ex-dean Martyn Percy

‘Reassuring’ analysis reveals that sector is in surplus when pension provision changes are excluded from financial accounts

‘Border integrity’ focus has blinded authorities to dodgy onshore practices in international education, Australian parliamentarians say

As anger mounts over cost of open access deals, moves to finance diamond journals and expand state-run digital platforms have divided opinion

Buildings and academic positions endowed by the US family linked to US opioid crisis will be renamed

Minister says strong financial health of majority of institutions suggests struggles may be due to poor management, not lack of funding

Delaware associate professor of marine science faces sacking after top journals retracted her articles, but she claims a faculty report exonerates her

DeSantis, in derisive showing at politically battered campus, enacts measure that also ends diversity hiring

After brief term leading NIH’s biggest division, former Harvard surgeon embraced as established talent at time of turmoil

Amid speculation that visas for dependants will be restricted, new report finds that students from overseas contribute £560 per citizen

Death of a lower-caste student prompts calls to focus on how students may experience ‘subtle segregation’ on campuses

Posters calling philosopher a ‘fascist’ appear on campus after she backed event branded ‘dehumanising’ by her boss

Universities seek to change procedures to ensure greater flexibility in case marks are delayed

Mariya Gabriel’s resignation splits her education and research briefs just as officials are shaping the successor to Horizon Europe and other flagship programmes

Saint Anselm College says event was part of democratic process but faced condemnation, given former president’s track-record of spreading misinformation

Powerful new technologies are transforming the way universities operate, even before the impact of ChatGPT is truly felt

As voting finishes in divisive poll, scholars say two decades of government under ErdoÄŸan has left universities in a perilous state

While new prime minister has nominated science and skills as budget priorities, sector fears any investment will fall short of inflation

Progress is being made on promoting women to top positions, but very few presidents hail from the former Communist bloc

With cash, equipment and time on their hands, holidaymakers can add scale to citizen science projects, review finds

Outsourcing firm used by UK’s largest academic pensions scheme targeted in cyberattack

Groups gather more than a million signatures to ‘modernise science’ by phasing out animal research, forcing commission to respond

Poll will provide first constituency-by-constituency breakdown of how voters see issue of higher education funding

As dozens of student-athletes come under investigation, expert predicts major harms on campus from national embrace of sports betting

Vietnam and Malaysia among more ‘promising’ countries targeted, but city seen as likely to struggle to draw students from further afield

New chancellor of Oxford Brookes University on overcoming racism at school, ‘tedious’ drama school politics and ‘nonsense’ claims of ‘wokery’ over decolonisation of curricula

Costly residential degrees will eat up LLE funding, leaving ‘difficult choices about how to divide up the cake’, warns OU v-c in Hepi paper

Report suggests UK government is finalising plan to stop master’s students bringing family members with them

UGC move meant to make higher education less English-centric ‘could backfire’ without more support for institutions, academics say

Healthy result provides ‘financial sustainability’ in a ‘volatile higher education sector’, vice-chancellor says

‘Census’ of research integrity advisors finds that their role is unknown to many, sometimes including themselves

In rare victory for parents, federal appeals court overturns convictions, criticising their alleged bribery but agreeing that USC wasn’t cheated

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

‘Infinite’ research budgets have allowed industry to surge ahead of academia, but scholars will be essential for steering new technologies towards common good, say experts

English regulator’s chair says registration fees will rise as its activities expand

Cost-of-living crisis has driven many more to find paid work alongside studies, with universities reassessing practices as a result

Government crackdown on student ‘poaching’ could curb legitimate university activities and hit enrolments, experts warn

Florida’s partisan attack on New College bolsters iconoclastic Massachusetts campus as it rebuilds from near closure

Organisers of pilot study call for nationwide student tutoring effort after working with Exeter school

Elizabeth Hoover faces calls to quit after failing to check family stories about her heritage

Sector looks to Universities Accord to consummate budget’s ‘down payment’

General secretary settles legal case after being sued by trade union activist Paul Embery, who said she had â€˜portrayed him as a misogynist’

Party expected to stop short of committing to new higher education funding policy pre-election

Trudeau administration hardens line on research ties to China, as academics report unsolicited approaches from intelligence agency

University leaders under pressure to do more with less amid demands from students for a ‘great hybrid experience’