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Hallucinogen use up but alcohol consumption down as Covid drives change in student social habits

South Pacific nations trade barbs as unique pan-national university enters world stage

First presidential spouse with independent career hopes community college class will show middle ground on Covid

Top HBCU is latest victim in ransomware onslaught that has institutions globally struggling to counter

Furious backlash against comments by University of the Highlands and Islands leader Todd Walker

Increasing number of co-authors is linked to speedier career progression, especially for women, says Royal Society paper

‘Wrong decisions’ by government on post-18 education at spending review could damage the places it wants to ‘level up’, warns Steve West

Unhappiness among research managers over recognition of career support activities revealed by Vitae survey

Total intake down 2 per cent year-on-year, as entry gap between richest and poorest grows

Alice Gast to leave in August 2022 after being found guilty of bullying

Long-time leader’s departure amid casino furore follows withdrawal of Newcastle’s coal-aligned appointee

With land prices and Covid costs both ballooning, universities are selling up and retreating on to campus

Scholars offer a range of views on the popular and much-anticipated Netflix series

As many universities resume in-person teaching on a larger scale, we aim to find out whether staff feel adequate steps have been taken to protect their welfare

Students prohibited from visiting off-campus restaurants and bars, and must wear masks indoors and outdoors

People will always ‘come up with the same bullshit’ to support anti-science agendas, says Nasa scientist

Fund’s embrace of employer-led reforms averts massive hikes in contributions

Edtech entrepreneurs, including Mendeley founder, have launched a new platform to share noteworthy online academic seminars

Interim report from Student Futures Commission spotlights priority areas for universities in wake of pandemic

Methodological issues in 2016 study will be addressed, representative body says

Author of ‘sleeping beauty’ coronavirus paper says her experience is ‘incredibly strong’ argument for funding basic science 

Gamification is not a magic bullet and it will not magically make the most boring task exciting, but it can be a catalyst for change

Cambridge statistician tells THE World Academic Summit that experts’ media role in pandemic had not been ‘unalloyed success’

Institutions in poorer nations have the eager students, and hope the West is now ready to supply the expertise

Fait accompli shutdown ‘a metaphor for the decline of Western liberalism in Asia’, say experts after Singapore decision

Ministers ‘negligent’ over failure to issue visas to scholars and activists who worked with British-based academics

UCU warns that unauthorised reuse of lecturers’ materials across multiple academic years could lead to strike action

But offshore bulwarks take many forms – and in some institutions, staying at home works best

THE survey finds that students rate in-person tuition significantly more highly

Universities that published high-impact research on Covid-19 have soared up the league table, with China reaping the most rewards

Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy

Middle Eastern nations have improved more quickly than mainland China over past four years, while Malaysia and Pakistan also on rise

US threatens aid cut if states prohibit Covid protections, and then makes clear university campuses are included

While Antipodean institutions have fended off competition from Asia, the full impacts of Covid are yet to flow through

Ashoka University professor and novelist discusses academic life in the US and India, as well as his next novel, which explores ‘the ethics of education’

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton tells THE summit that non-science disciplines are vital to shaping how tech is used

Notions of reconciliation and treaty should be treated as ongoing journeys rather than destinations, summit hears

International survey of scholars finds women are more likely to feel aggrieved over decisions regarding author credit or ordering

Summit also hears how successful universities can drive damaging gentrification in their cities

Louise Richardson ‘embarrassed to confess we educated’ Michael Gove given his Brexit comments on experts

Campuses can rarely help replicate Silicon Valley and face great risk trying, innovation expert warns

Three-quarters of cases brought against faculty found to have ended with penalties, yet with unclear implications

Brexit and Covid-19 have led to the first increase in the UK student proportion since the late 2000s, analysis shows

As most universities say they will keep some elements online in the autumn term, London institution plans to buck the trend

Economist says scrutiny could boost transparency of university accounts, provide benchmarking advice and avoid risky excesses

Employer representatives on joint negotiating committee push through Universities UK proposal with chair’s backing

Inquiry recommended disciplinary action against Jeremy Morris over handling of complaint against third party

Lisa Tilley cites impact on staff and students of ‘proximity’ to former department head’s â€˜far-right followers’, plus ‘sickening environment’

Management blamed for ‘constraining of voice’ that corrals public interventions into academics’ disciplinary areas

Pushing for importance of education could be only way to secure a future for the country, conflict resolution scholar urges

Global HE community urged to help rescue scholars and students as outlook is potentially ‘disastrous’, particularly for women

Australian research suggests swapping assignments is more prevalent than buying or selling them

Method for calculating true cost of research means lower growth projections could impact grant income

A recently formed group and an attendant conference hope to bring greater attention to issues being faced in India

International action needed to eliminate ‘cloned journals’ that prey on early career researchers, says Indian research integrity adviser

Australian findings on receptiveness to Covid misinformation have implications for teaching as well as engagement

We cannot engage people in discussion about drought, wildfires or climate change if we fail to acknowledge the emotions they generate, claims book

School says new facilities are needed, but local politician voices environmental concerns

Nobel contender David Sabatini’s future at MIT remains unclear after he was let go by Boston research institute and top US science funder

UK’s former ‘spy tech chief’, now City president, sees sector within ‘geopolitical contest’ – and aims to ‘take risks and innovate’