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Perth university offers concession ‘in the spirit of moving towards a resolution’ with Gerd Schröder-Turk

Unprecedented recall of papers from Russian journals must also spark broader debate on academic culture, say research integrity scholars

Left government wants post-austerity funding revival and better careers for academics, with Manuel Castells appointed universities minister

Emma Hardy highlights how abolition of student number controls has ‘hammered’ universities that provide places for disadvantaged students locally

Overseas campus in Essex new town has marked 50th anniversary – and may be about to try some local recruitment

Data suggest US campuses pushed by 2011 policy into tougher line on accused in sex cases, potentially triggering Trump rethink

Education ministry says it will not bend to demands to remove university head, after dozens were injured in attacks

Disaster entrenches universities’ function as community safe spaces

Stanford scholars hope common usage agreements might ease long hold-ups in obtaining corporate and government information

Country hopes move will improve skills of local students and attract more overseas learners

Situation at Richmond raises questions about English sector regulation

Regulator proposes rules that, if breached, could lead to fines for institutions

Hepi paper calls for broad range of measures to boost ailing subject in UK higher education

Study finds levels of psychological safety falling well short of national benchmarks, and getting worse

Latest Innovating Pedagogy report suggests way gamers learn from each other online could be adopted by universities

Environmentalist praised by Al Gore as ‘eloquent’ and ‘passionate’ authority on oceanic climate change 

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

The professor and media expert advises universities to value the low-tech practice of meditation, and to move far more quickly to embrace the high-tech way that their students prefer to learn

Australian university scrutinises former student’s research record, as whistleblowers refute ocean acidification theory

Falling numbers of NHS-based scholars and lack of research time must be reversed, warns Academy of Medical Sciences

Hull West and Hessle MP, a former teacher and union official, replaces Gordon Marsden

Study finds that some scholars can earn lucrative rewards from international contracts, but may deprive domestic postgraduates of vital experience

Study suggests that ‘predatory’ spam targeted specifically at scholars costs universities $1.1 billion annually

Academics call for reform of system that favours students from wealthy cities

Party tables amendments to withdrawal agreement bill, but may struggle to overcome Boris Johnson’s majority

UCU says that universities should focus on solving dispute ‘instead of trying to spin their way out of this’

Widely expected Plan S-style order hailed as ‘major boost’ to global movement

Sussex philosophy professor on why she continues to speak out despite facing online abuse and ‘hostile environment’ at work

Western universities receive strong scores on student-staff interaction, while those in Japan are rated highly on applying students’ learning to the ‘real world’

Videos document shocking injuries, including to student leader 

Researcher said he had transferred the sums to help cash flow at his lab

Appointment of university rector Gaetano Manfredi signals ‘complete continuity’ with previous decade of higher education policy despite need for change, say scholars

Survey of 200 hires finds them often stuck in usual disciplinary confines rather than working across boundaries as intended

Effectiveness of courses aimed at improving diversity in leadership called into question by interviews with ethnic minority staff

Exams rescheduled and special trains laid on to get students home to participate in ballot

Scholars say ensuring vulnerable minorities have given consent to use of their data does not go far enough

Universities have the right track record on place-making and innovation, argues Brookings Institution fellow and report co-author

Sector heads recognise that Mexicans have rallied behind the president’s promises even though problems of inequality and social mobility persist

Former justice minster and wife alleged to have faked materials for children’s university applications

Former US secretary of state hails ‘strong relationship’ with Northern Ireland institution

Critics claim that only ‘congenial’ researchers get access to ride-hailing company’s data, while academic co-authors have potential conflicts of interest

The former music journalist turned SOAS academic talks about why London’s black music cultures deserve more study

Tributes paid to a pioneering feminist scholar who ‘made conversation glitter’

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

Others suggest government position on joining research programme is unchanged, while Cummings’ view may balance criticism of EU on research with openness to association

Text scans by artificial intelligence will flag inconsistent or unusual patterns in reviewer behaviour, says Wolverhampton professor

Three academics in the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows discuss learning from colleagues around the world about how to improve teaching

Union cites aspirational university statement as grounds to halt walkout

Did they know it was Christmas? Research probes academic propensity for submitting work out of hours

‘MIT of the North’ idea seen as ignoring imbalances in research funding that undermine regions

Latest data on income, staff and research funding show the key challenges facing UK higher education in the coming years

Judgment likely to reignite the battle over the fixed departure ages at the university and elsewhere

Chinese biophysicist jailed for three years for experiment that led to live births of three genetically altered children

Higher education motivated by goal of more diverse lists of qualified applicants

Study of European Social Survey data finds academics more left-leaning than almost any other professional group, but show ‘no greater homogeneity’ in beliefs

Scottish university piloted accelerated degrees, but challenges highlighted in review raises broader questions over such courses

Coalition of publishers, scholars and funders believes that combating confusion on issue is the first step to finding a solution

Study says comments such as ‘she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers’ affect the careers of under-represented groups

EPSRC and NERC executive chairs among those recognised

Office for Students registration process alone cost sector combined £2 million, according to unpublished UUK report