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Overseas students will only need to be in country by April to be eligible for post-study work visa if their course is finishing this academic year

University leaders fear Trump harming democracy as voters hand more power to Democrats

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

Sector leaders question viability even when people can again gather in big crowds, with Australians leading the sceptics

The British artist on working with refugees, the similarities between art and science and growing up next door to Twiggy

Give undergraduates knowledge that they can apply widely in the workplace, not expertise in particular programmes, say experts

Tributes paid to a towering figure from ‘a great generation of politically engaged South African academics’

Policymakers urged to spread best practice rather than use heavy-handed regulation to force focus on retention

Open University report suggests using rap lyrics as texts and explaining content like an MC

Narrow political margin, however, may mean gridlock for major initiatives is unmoved

Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions

Research excellence framework submission deadline still set for 31 March

Institutions rewarded for getting ahead of the curve on key issues facing UK sector

Vice-chancellor says feedback from first lockdown shows four-day week ‘helps improve work-life balance’

Whether academic is in a relationship has bigger impact on their perception of work-life balance than whether or not they have children, research suggests

Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ‘killing market’, as others consider legal questions

London institution makes announcement as York cancels face-to-face teaching on classroom-based courses for rest of term

Perfunctory guidelines tell Australian universities little they did not already know, but herald welcome dialogue

US-based academic publisher eager for digital expertise of London counterpart, but outsiders express concern about growing commercial control of scholarly communication

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies members say that teaching should stay online until Easter

Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel

If the UK wins more money from the EU’s flagship research programme it will have to pay it back â€“ but only if the imbalance is structural

A-level exams also unlikely to go ahead as planned

Invaluable Mao era materials will be digitised on an open-access platform

One academic faces five weeks of quarantine, while many students can’t travel to campus at all 

Students have been told not to return to campus for another seven weeks

Turing scheme will not cover tuition fees, travel costs to the UK or staff exchanges, leaving UK universities to negotiate fee waivers

Ministry warns researchers against ‘degrading’ nation in pursuit of international journal publication

Economist calls for emphasis on wages and jobs as antidote to ‘failed’ doctrines, as he takes up Glasgow role looking at independent Scotland

New minister’s old work on online education could be revived to encourage tertiary sector integration, experts say

Boise State’s Marlene Tromp sees small-town rescues as solution to anti-intellectual fervour

Rest of students’ return to English universities should be staggered from 25 January, while international students asked to reconsider urgency of need to travel to UK

Diana Beech, former adviser to Tory ministers, wants to challenge ‘crude generalisations’ that could hit London’s vital arts courses

Government gives priority for medical subjects to restart in first weeks of January, with wider student return ‘kept under review’

Both Nottingham universities’ leaders also honoured, along with former AHRC head Andrew Thompson

UCLA astrophysicist also celebrates female mentorship at key moment

Lord Wharton of Yarm urged to get up to speed with challenges as ‘quickly as possible’ if appointment confirmed

With just a few notable exceptions, it’s no surprise to find that this year’s most popular stories were dominated by one particular topic

China and India embrace creation of online courses to support universities that lack the capacity to create their own digital programmes

Queensland institution spies ‘opportunities’ beyond Java

Survey suggests nation is risking welfare of those it hopes will assist its future growth

Labour warns on uncertainty over future budget for student exchange

Resilience of demand for UK education and short-term nature of disruptions highlighted

Universities welcome certainty on research funding but lament loss of student exchange scheme

Researchers suggest campuses may need to close to in-person teaching to restrain spread of new coronavirus variant

Hamish Coates calls for creation of transnational accreditation system to pull the region together post-Covid

Tributes paid to a prolific and ‘fun-loving’ historian with a sharp eye for ‘the inanities of academic life’

Epigeneticist on searching for life’s secrets, distinguishing stem cell science from snake oil and pondering the perfect size for a university

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

Academics recommend repeated testing in January so universities ‘can open up the student experience’

Overruling of funding recommendations, apparently over security concerns, divulged following minister’s departure

Former schoolteacher Miguel Cardona brings record of fighting achievement gaps

Institutions respond with both electronic crackdowns and pedagogical soul-searching

Three professors shortlisted for ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring

Some institutions warn of worst-case scenario of 50 per cent decline in international student revenue

Seth Lloyd faces years of restrictions on pay and student involvement

Australian incident could reflect exasperation at ‘spike’ in misconduct detections

Hidden crisis of pandemic may push early career researchers out of science, leaders warn

Policy experts say UK institutions would be unlikely to join EU research programme before spring

Study challenges image of campuses as places that cultivate liberalism, with limited sway favouring conservatives