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Soaring demand and a slightly more even playing field augur well for private and independent higher education providers

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon calls for Horizon Europe’s funding to be ‘rebalanced’ to avoid reducing budget for â€˜Champions League of research’

Latest Education at a Glance report says that impact of pandemic on international recruitment is about more than fee income 

Latest NUS survey finds satisfaction with digital learning provision has decreased since beginning of lockdown

By spotlighting the social sorting process for 18-year-olds, exam fiasco raises questions about ways to reduce the hierarchy between universities

Other Japanese institutions expected to follow suit as government funding dwindles  

Universities call for members to have option to reduce their contributions in return for different benefits

Findings of study could be reminder of the fragile nature of preprints in year when their use has expanded

Government scientific advisers call for nationally coordinated response to campus outbreaks

The increasing social status of the ‘highly credentialed’ risks breeding populist resentment, according to renowned political philosopher

Analysis finds that a college’s reopening decision for the autumn term is tied to the red or blue shade of its state

With the pandemic triggering greater emphasis on class time, something has to give as teaching-research model collides with sector’s ‘real-world’ problems

While finding seats as university directors, minorities still lack teaching equity and questions remain over ‘check-box representation’

Actions by publishers could contribute to Chinese students having more one-sided views, economist tells THE

Jessica Krug, a ‘white Jewish child’ of suburban Kansas City, blames mental stress

Nationwide student boycott delayed exams crucial in keeping young doctors in the pipeline

As many universities tentatively reopen, we aim to find out how whether staff feel adequate steps have been taken to protect their welfare

Study calls for more equitable partnerships between scientists and Indigenous knowledge holders

Survey from Association of Commonwealth Universities shows struggle that academics have in going digital compared with institutional leaders 

Fourteen laureates join thousands of academics in pleading for funding for Europe’s flagship research scheme to be protected

Fee and subsidy overhaul will not solve anything, policy guru says, as government reforms go under the microscope

Number of virus cases on campuses continues to spiral

‘I can’t afford to self-isolate for two weeks’: academics working on pandemic research disclose the ways they are protecting their personal health

Office for Students says survey shows some students in England are being left behind by ‘digital poverty’

Tributes paid to ‘a towering figure in the field of medieval studies’

Latest World University Rankings suggest a number of top 200 universities are over-reliant on international student revenues

As DfE prioritises drive against ‘low-value’ courses, TEF said to be viewed as inadequate while OfS may be reset under new chair

The Pulitzer winner on the resilience of slavery and how universities’ fearless truth-seeking is their best tool to tackle their own troubled pasts

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

New York University provost says sector approaches to diverse hiring can become ‘distasteful, racist and fetishistic’ exercises

‘Peripheral’ institutions can more easily ‘play on the world stage’ but most prestigious universities may be more likely to survive and thrive, THE summit hears

Continent’s scholars urged to focus on solving societal problems

As universities renew their pedagogical efforts, there is no case to lower tuition fees, summit hears

China makes record-breaking achievements in latest league table as experts predict that the pandemic may accelerate the country’s rise

Universities should capitalise on their students as an asset, says UN environment expert

Panel stresses importance of ethics training for field that generates moral questions ‘on steroids’

Mamokgethi Phakeng says universities often ‘part of the machine’ that perpetuates white privilege and exploitation of Global South

But observers question whether it can last, as pandemic lays waste to the business model

A Pakistan-based institution saw a new generation of leaders emerge during Covid-19

Study provides further arguments against traditional academic publishing beyond cost and access, says author

Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to interview hopefuls to head regulator, alongside Tory peer, former Tory MP and ex-Tory candidate

Scholars say the pandemic has drawn attention to the uncertain and adaptive nature of research and called for a broader range of evidence to be valued

NYU president counters that such competition is what drives science forward

Wits v-c says that decolonised knowledge must not be sanitised knowledge

Manchester v-c says Covid response has transformed inter-university and regional government collaboration in city

Nottingham vice-chancellor insists international collaboration can become ‘even better’ using digital communication

Toronto president tells summit that ‘quality of city’ is crucial for university headhunting

Covid-19 is disrupting academic and student mobility in short term but university leaders are optimistic that higher education will maintain its international outlook

No redundancy target announced as Australian university braces for massive loss of international earnings

CEU president says that rather than relying on ‘outside institutions’, academics and students must stand up for themselves

Senate vote suggests government has a fight on its hands with proposed funding changes

Study finds economics PhD students who sought extra comments and seminar presentations published in higher impact journals   

Oversubscribed institutions seek legal advice over asking for deferrals if their courses are full

Scholar highlights continuing challenges of collaborations with North African state

As hopes sour for a senate inquiry into proposed domestic funding arrangements, universities’ China links fall under another spotlight

Co-director of research project says deal includes measures to ‘safeguard’ against risks and Dutch authorities were consulted

Corporate funders suspected of fuelling idea of on-campus living for online courses, despite health concerns

UCU warns that reopening of campuses next month could drive a surge in coronavirus cases, making universities the ‘care homes of a second wave’

Though it’s tiring and challenging, some scholars believe their time in online teaching may make them better university educators, reports Jack Grove

University of East London warns it faces a £31 million revenue loss over the coming year, and needs to cut costs to stay solvent