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Jury takes three hours to agree nanoscience expert lied about Wuhan ties to sidestep pressure campaign against binational research partnerships

European University of Technology exploring how to become a single institution, but going beyond a legal umbrella raises regulatory and funding questions

Barely half of victims report threats to police, says Finnish study, which finds perpetrators of harassment are not infrequently colleagues of those they target

Omicron variant amplifying uncertainties, but initial indications suggest federal relief and economic growth may permit another year of post-secondary gains

University students’ experiences attract some attention in developing countries but almost none in the West, study finds

Policies risk inciting behaviour worse than 2000s immigration scams, expert warns

Commonwealth auditor general asked to review grant administration for the second time in three months

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New Australian lobby group targets transparency, collegiality and ‘reconceived governance’

Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape

Analysts say generous grants, more housing and better information are needed to fix inequalities driven by parental income 

Thousands of researchers face Christmas crisis as grant announcements languish

Survey of staff in 10 different countries also suggests general satisfaction with moves overseas, alongside lack of understanding from ‘onshore’ campus staff

Entrepreneur provides funding, but questions over student interest and regulatory environment

Castaway from EU programme must paddle harder to keep up and remain an enticing partner for the future, says university leader 

Researcher sees ‘no hope’ for regional institutions in particular, but other academics are less pessimistic

Admissions expert warns that fall in acceptance rate could be start of major issue in supply of places

Digital exchanges prove ‘more inclusive’, offering a ‘taste’ of the real thing

‘Appropriate action’ taken after investigation into executive chair Fiona Watt, says UKRI

Benefits of innovative grant selection method must be balanced with risks to funders’ reputations, explain research leaders

As Cornell and others close, dozens of institutions seize on court order ending federal immunisation requirement

Warned over reliance on students from abroad, career-focused campuses hope for more government investment while chasing prospects beyond usual supplying nations

Vice-chancellor commits to ‘challenging and confronting debate’ on hot-button issue

MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic

European University Association survey also highlights importance of increasing staff support and management buy-in

Outgoing director of top US research funder holds firm on China crackdown, regrets state of racial equity and keeps pondering more holistic approach

UK’s post-Brexit global exchange scheme could be boosted by extending student visitor visas from six months to one year, says UUK report

Canberra demands revamped governance and more applied focus

Institution’s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ‘broader concerns’ from staff and students

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology gets leadership prize for ‘volume and range’ of Covid-19 contributions

Students protest after staff dismissed and tenure evaluations halted at Centre for Research and Teaching in Economics

Dirk Brockmann, branded a ‘lockdown maker’ by Bild, says scientists must make clear the uncertainty in their advice

Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms 15 December date for return of overseas learners

Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus

Along with blocking faculty court testimony, university allegedly also courted state politicians by interfering in hiring, research and teaching

Head of global monitoring report on education says he is concerned about language of market and inequality

New book challenges some of the Australian university sector’s holy cows

Mandates the least worst option, as vice-chancellors await ‘the inevitable court cases’

Tory ex-minister criticises ‘policy-Whitehall-Westminster establishment’ for failure to meet ‘high responsibility’ to plan for new universities

European research institutions want question of association to be separated from broader talks on political relationship

UK union says continuing face-to-face tuition puts staff and students in ‘unnecessary danger’

Ending in-person conferences during Covid tied to substantial gains in equity, sustainability and inclusiveness, US team finds in broad data analysis

New partnership with institutions in north-west should drive innovation and even recruitment

Oxford reports 33 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in a week, with many of them the new variant

Canberra accepts advice of more than 10 reviews

Reforms will seek to overcome barriers to collaboration between universities within bloc

System acknowledges inviting SAT and ACT results for course placement, as Berkeley analysis shows nationwide racial bias in post-admissions sorting

New contracts at Harvard and NYU seen reflecting new determination and political and economic pressures of Biden and Covid

Responding to US Supreme Court’s request for its position, administration agrees the university’s affirmative action tools meet existing constitutional standards

Scholars are being harassed, silenced and sometimes worse all the way from Athens to Afghanistan, and from Texas to Turkey, according to new report

English universities should not switch to online teaching despite Omicron fears, says government

Capita to take on running of UK student exchange programme from British Council

Tributes paid to psychologist who was ‘the father of flow’

Musicologist waxes lyrical on homeschooling, white fragility and the narrowing of intellectual enquiry

Hepi-published paper argues sector is ‘victim of, and has actively participated in, polarising culture wars’, while those ‘rooted in their local communities’ have been neglected by expansion

Leaders prioritising regional impact above competition, while significant numbers consider mergers, annual PA Consulting survey suggests

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

Double enrolment to 100,000 by 2025, former universities minister urges

New scheme unveiled six years after its underperforming predecessor was scrapped

Learners enrolled with Western universities gather in China’s tourism hotspots