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‘Oscars of higher education’ opens to Irish-based entrants for the first time

Infrastructure plan poised to bring millions of new students as well as billions of research dollars

Leading scholar says region must place more importance on liberal arts, not just science and engineering, to build better societies

Huntington accepts separation from Laurentian, but Thorneloe sees danger to students and faculty nationwide

Katherine Fleming tells THE event New York University would ‘turn into a gigantic teaching institution for data science’ if it responded to outside pressure

Putting aside questions of sexism, racism and homophobia, Australian literature review finds that SETs are just poor science

Ex-chair discusses his time at regulator, next project reviewing delivery for the Westminster government and new book Accomplishment

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ‘huge variance’ in action taken

Complaints about essay mills peaked as online delivery concerns subsided, regulator’s report says

Union warns that employers ‘have offered very little to dissuade members from voting for another round of industrial action’

THE event hears benefits of emulating Bologna Process would be huge, but efforts might need to start small

Organisation writes to Boris Johnson asking why shops and gyms can reopen but 1 million students can’t return

Study finds that children of similar ability at all levels of school system are far more likely to attend university if they come from wealthy backgrounds

Plymouth research shows teaching through immersive modules improved marks by about 4 percentage points

Online harassment is now spilling into the real world, with politically outspoken historians doxed and subject to posters warning: ‘You are being watched’

Elisabeth Bik has sounded the alarm on everything from hydroxychloroquine claims to Chinese ‘paper mills’

First institutional accounts reveal mixed results, with many institutions weathering the Covid storm but some plunging into deficit

Academics emphasise role of critical thinking in societal development at THE summit

New University of the Highlands and Islands principal discusses the unique value of multi-campus, regional universities and why the ‘binary’ narrative around further and higher education must change

Paper finds academics are less likely to work together if they focus on very similar areas

Sciences and humanities to be taught side by side starting this year in two leading institutions

Government has promised to provide update on plan for return of all students in England by end of Easter holidays

Province appears determined to deploy widely criticised tactic once Covid eases

Legislators push for change to be adopted nationally

‘Extremely careful’ attitude reflects scepticism over vaccine roll-out, but also unexpected success of forced switch to online learning

Education institutions are being undermined from within, everywhere from Turkey to Brazil, online conference hears

Playwright can help us see beyond the limitations of the biomedical model, argues palliative care doctor

Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but £250 million injection topped up from other sources

Universities Australia not releasing its latest ‘health check’, after the previous one revealed ‘harsh’ perceptions

Former sorority member at Vanderbilt University explains how concept of ‘brotherhood’ forces fraternity members to not report assaults

Equity expert also highlights the risks of competitive grading and the benefits of diverse groupings

Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses

Expansion of overseas language courses could offset declines back home 

Tributes paid to a scholar notable for ‘taking down the borders’ around the study of literature

Shipping disruption caused by megaship grounding in Egypt has scuppered morale-boosting project to thank beleaguered university staff

Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic

Academics say its ‘unethical’ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost their jobs

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

The British sinologist talks about the book that sparked her interest in China, and why she decided to translate an ancient epic

Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills

Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity

Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data

Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances

ACE and AAC&U leaders want to reverse narratives of US as ‘closed for business’ and degrees leading to ‘25 years in your parents’ basement’

Minister’s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education

‘Black hat’ techniques from drug sales and information warfare used on students seeking legitimate university services

Better and more open policies should accompany rapid jump in overseas recruitment, scholars say

Matt Western says pandemic shows HE as ‘collective benefit’ helping tackle society’s problems, ahead of potential Labour policy battles

Journal editors condemn ‘unethical’ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ‘circumvent’ trial blinding

More pain in store for Australian universities, as bankruptcy beckons the colleges and agencies that scaffold their international operations

UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions

In letter to vice-chancellors, Universities UK says it is ‘disappointed’ sector’s biggest pension fund will not conduct a review of controversial valuation

Science minister’s replacement could curb momentum on women’s progress in STEM, critics fear

But first phase of review ordered by ministers finds preference to continue with ‘existing annual census’

Anna McKie talks to three experts about the benefits of embedding the concept of students co-creating their own learning

Further protests hit university campuses as pressure on ‘missing middle’ mounts

A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget      

Biomedical funder to widen eligibility of early career awards to encompass scholars returning from career break

A significant share of university staff and international students surveyed believe agents are biased towards certain institutions

Universities face ban on deals with foreign partners that lack ‘institutional autonomy’, as they wrestle with similar demons