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Professor says country will lose its lead on overseas recruitment and predicts ‘major forking of the way’ between Australia and UK

Nearly half of all professors in the UK are now aged 55 or over

Universities and government dispute magnitude of sector’s losses as it braces for worse in 2021

UCU says axing health and life science researchers with the least grant income and fewest citations is ‘catastrophic error of judgement’

Lord Wharton says ‘top universities’ should have lighter-touch regulation in pre-appointment hearing

Pandemic cited as last straw for Ontario institution, following decade of financial problems

Danish-born viticultural scientist arrives with strong accolades and a reputation for cosiness with China

Concordia University case prompts caution over possible exploitation of recordings

Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience

Absence of political leadership, consensus building and links to ‘levelling up’ agenda seen as weaknesses of Westminster government’s post-18 review

Much more cash – and fundamental reform – needed to alleviate impact of Covid-19 on learners, say unions

Anna McKie hears from experts on how to ensure your pedagogy helps students achieve, regardless of their background

New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities’ foreign fee fix

UCU branch demands answers after passing motion of no confidence in president and finance chief

Expert fears that sexual minorities are ‘invisible and muted’ across Chinese campuses

With scientists forced to work from home, many now conduct experiments from a distance, and the continent’s biggest research facilities think this change is here to stay

At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies

Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures

University leaders harnessed an ephemeral income stream to realise ‘ambitious’ institutional strategies

THE survey finds that availability of funding trumps health, student experience and quality of online learning as main worry

Competition and Markets Authority says collusion on prices could have left disabled students with less funding available through support scheme

Policy expert says agreement between EU and UK is ‘not at all geared to separate treatment for regions’

Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020

Cross-party report calls on Westminster government to more than double hardship funding, but says straight refunds aren’t the answer

‘No-cost’ administrative changes would save money and heartache, Australian researchers tell new minister

Delay in naming top higher education official taken as inauspicious

GAO cites 17 cases where former for-profit leaders retained key controls

Vice-chancellors say they are considering what to do if members of their community refuse Covid-19 inoculation 

THE analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature

British oncologist announces departure from Sydney institution, citing family pressures

Full impact of pandemic on Office of the Independent Adjudicator caseload may yet emerge

Academics debate how best to test students’ learning at a distance and reduce cheating: remote invigilation or exercises that ask students to apply their knowledge

Union describes proposed salary freeze as an ‘insult’ but universities point to financial woes

International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes

OfS head warns that pandemic uplift must not ‘bake in’ further grade inflation over longer term

University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection, under leadership of ‘populist’ microbiologist Didier Raoult, continues to push hydroxychloroquine in the face of evidence

Research finds that every demonstration against a sitting university president reduces their time in office by 66 per cent

Union branch passes motion in response to plan to axe some 60 jobs

Devolved nations say they should be given any replacement funding for scheme from UK government ‘in the first instance’

LSE research head says academia should work with other service sectors to enable free movement for a fixed period of time

Doctoral glut seen as especially bad in nation that does too little research

New director acknowledges social justice agenda must go hand in hand with financial sustainability of troubled institution

Money ‘reallocated’ from specialist institution fund announced by government last year, UKRI says 

Director of fair access warns that school-leavers from coastal and former industrial communities are less likely to see a degree as a way to improve their lives

Concerns raised over potential lack of opt-out and charging regime

New position of White House social sciences adviser may raise priority of social response to coronavirus and consideration of race-related factors

Gang Chen gets backing as US reported to be considering retreating from such cases

Sector leaders say government proposal amounts to ‘a sudden multimillion-pound hit’ for some institutions and criticise decision not to phase changes

Railing against ‘anti-Russian forces’, lawmakers are proposing state control over ‘educational activities’

Clinical evidence showing psychedelics can treat mental health disorders has revived the thorny issue of whether researchers should ever admit using these substances

Women writers are still largely marginalised on syllabuses, particularly in the Ivy League, according to new study

Academic says glut of gloomy research on postgraduate welfare could have unhelpful impact

Executive chair says scholarship from non-medical subjects will be vital for post-pandemic society

More ‘coherent’ mechanism is needed to develop regional ties, expert says

Scottish university hopes to resume face-to-face tuition on postgraduate taught courses

Australian study suggests academics’ recruitment habits exacerbate their workload problems

National University of Singapore Press criticised over decision to scrap publication of title critical of country’s rulers

Revival of plan to restrict numbers via minimum grade requirement raises concerns over impact on poorest

Option is put forward alongside post-qualification offers as one of two potential reforms

No national delay to UK research audit, but Research England to consider granting more time for universities in emergency circumstances