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Brunel University London vice-chancellor to take role at potentially crucial time for English universities

The winner of this year’s Holberg Prize, worth over £500,000, on career setbacks, changing attitudes and decolonising the curriculum

London Book Fair hears claims European open access push may aid big publishers rather than reduce their power

University that was founded with US support partners with Korean government to set up African institution

Ministers say most prestigious universities should ‘go furthest’ as they launch new guidelines

The Roehampton historian discusses the pleasures of archival research, snobbery about television history, and the importance of illuminating the lives of early modern women

Latest Hesa data reveal universities where teaching-only numbers have increased the most

Education secretary said to be preparing announcements on grade inflation, essay mills and unconditional offers in England

Debate sparked by criticism of growth of PhDs by publication, and allegations that corruption and nepotism are undermining the reliability of the academic doctorate

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

Queen guitarist Brian May completed his PhD after enjoying rock stardom. Jack Grove looks at how doctoral dropouts can land second chances – and supervisors can help

‘Anything goes’ approach does not serve doctoral candidates, universities or funders, say researchers

Philip Hammond also says panel report for post-18 review will be ‘published shortly’

While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions

Publisher expected to lose about €10 million a year, while Norwegian researchers face being unable to access new papers

Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech

Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ‘unfair’ monitoring

MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ‘credibility interviews’ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold

Martin Heidingsfelder, who has helped bring down several political high-fliers, still thinks there are plagiarists at the very top of German politics

Western universities warned against establishing outposts after minister announces eight international institutions will be built by 2020

Business schools have launched new programmes to enrol more students, analysis shows

Patchy information obscures outcomes for students taught by subcontractors

False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators

Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies

After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist

Lucy Cavendish College to go co-educational and abolish its minimum entry age of 21

Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms

Data on research output in South America paints a stark picture for the troubled nation

Russell Group university is on course for UK’s first industrial action linked to 2021 research excellence framework, says union

Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West

Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants

Vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner confirms university is considering opening outpost following signing of free trade agreement

Huge price tag demonstrates power of plagiarism-checking company

Academics say ‘personal assistant’ position highlights precarity faced by early career scholars

Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations

US president’s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates

Europe-wide temperature check of university-business interactions unearths concerns over loss of curiosity-led research 

Winchester apologises after putting address details in ‘to’ or ‘cc’ fields, not ‘bcc’

Staff hit out at ‘financial mismanagement’ as university announces plans to cut roughly a third of modern languages jobs

Proportion of places taken by disadvantaged students shrinks as level of qualification rises

Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows no progress in number of women leading highest-ranked institutions

Clarivate warns cost of article processing charges set to fall on funders

Member universities would be unable to fill 60,000 jobs from abroad, and face increased costs too, says report

Difficult conversations about student complaints and colleagues’ underperformance will test the skills and judgement of senior academic staff, says Robert MacIntosh

A comparison of pay data with the THE rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money

Hepi survey finds student opinion is in direct opposition to government and regulator policy

THE survey finds support among academics for harsher punishments for students, following paper that reports ‘surprising’ level of support for criminalising users of contract cheating services

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Treasury officials will find it harder to ignore the deficit pressures caused by subsidising lower-earning creative arts students after analysis, researcher argues

Experts question whether new National Science Project will have wide impact beyond creating ‘a few islands of research excellence’

The teaching excellence framework “needs urgent fixing” at all levels, review is warned

Protesters allegedly called researchers ‘dirty Jews’ and ‘traitors’ in latest intimidation of scholars who emphasise Polish role in the Holocaust

New group of eight universities, joined by MIT and Stanford, sees lack of private investment in ‘niche’ university research as a key barrier

Former ESRC chief executive to replace Swansea’s suspended v-c Richard Davies after his ‘planned retirement’

Australian universities yet to sign up to guidelines, representative body says

Report on financial sustainability of UK universities suggests that any attempt to lower fees could have big impact on some institutions

Education secretary Damian Hinds’ call for more scrutiny of decision-making behind vice-chancellors’ ‘high pay’ may lead to problems, experts warn

The departure of the University and College Union’s long-time leader has intensified calls for democratic reform, and activists could take a greater role