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The trial beginning on Monday in Boston will assess whether Harvard’s admissions policies discriminate against Asian-Americans in favour of black applicants

Lawyer of former university president imprisoned in Turkey gives glimpse into courtroom practices faced by persecuted academics

New pilot phase of post-Brexit immigration plans will prioritise applications from European Union staff working in higher education

Recruitment experts say visa and safety concerns ‘spell trouble for all but the highest-ranked American institutions’

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

Ahead of Brexit, country’s plight highlights vulnerability of countries that associate to the bloc’s framework programmes

Tributes paid to leading river scientist who led University of Westminster for more than a decade

The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy

Office for Students initiative to focus on transitions, early intervention and cross-agency working

Under-pressure distance learning provider could reap rewards by opening its main campus to traditional learners, argues ÌÇÐÄVlog Policy Institute director

AUDE report highlights rise in building costs from weakening of sterling after Brexit vote, plus potential loss of EU construction workers

Academics in Niger have suspended their action over pay and management

Ten regional public universities plead bankruptcy following sector cries of chronic underfunding

Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism

Latest fall in student numbers linked to mass emigration following European Union membership in 2007

Class inspired by Yale programme aims to equip students with techniques to live more fulfilling lives

Scandal-hit organisation makes payments to hundreds of students and graduates affected by its errors

Universities responsible for ensuring research funding sustainability, minister says

‘If we don’t get this right, we are in trouble,’ says university of applied learning chief

Data from the past four years of the World University Rankings suggest performance on industry collaboration is converging

Non-urban Australia should be ‘greater part of the international education story’

Perceptions of quality keep US and UK in the game, major survey finds

Well-paid professors who led their departments to success in the 2014 research excellence framework won higher salaries and will be even more valued in 2021, say researchers

Rise of right-winger Jair Bolsonaro sparks concerns over freedom of speech as well as the financial hardships facing universities

University offers 15 per cent discount to applicants who have already been offered support by another institution

Country’s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment

Two Americans share prize for their work on climate change, innovation and economic growth

Fear and shame deter foreigners from reporting attacks, University of Canberra study finds

Universities collaborate with major leagues to offer opportunities to athletes reaching the end of their careers

University declines to comment on factors behind pair of sudden departures

Poll of almost 4,500 scholars reveals half support the national accreditation system for university hiring and promotions

Study raises questions about merit of government-driven improvement schemes

The rising tide of degree courses offered in English has sparked a backlash as some communities fear their young people and their mother tongues will be squeezed out

Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia

FutureLearn phases out acronym for massive open online courses as internet learning evolves

Coventry deputy v-c says brief visits may replace longer-term exchange

University leaders from Europe, Africa and the US discuss how they are ensuring their students' skills stay current in a tech-driven future 

We must constantly be asking how the research university model can evolve, especially in a time of great technological disruption, says Ong Ye Kung 

Donna Strickland describes how becoming only the third woman in history to win the physics prize turned her into a ‘rock star’ overnight

Human beings may struggle to maintain their place in tomorrow’s highly mechanised universities, claims sociologist

Legal experts say EU’s data protection laws could ‘hamper research progress’ between two regions

Tricksters say they wanted to expose overly politicised research, but scholars are concerned about the motivation behind the sting

Analysis of government data suggests dozens of institutions do not meet requirements for staff contracts or provide postgraduate training

Details of proposals to be set out in coming months

UK-educated political scientist Sedat Laçiner was sentenced after spending 26 months in pretrial custody

The president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology gives a pared down version of his 2018 ÌÇÐÄVlog World Academic Summit plenary address 

Sector observers predict that universities will take the chance to rein in executive remuneration

Tributes paid to the Nobel prizewinner dubbed the ‘father of fibre optics’

Law graduate urges research students to ‘take institutions to task’ on inadequate supervision

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

Gareth Evans adds that ‘inherent lack of trust’ prompted Australian National University to decline Western civilisation course

The award-winning chemist attempts to explain his reasons for wanting to create a chemical brain, but suggests we won’t be moving to Mars any time soon

Enrolment of Peter Cvjetanovic on political theory master’s sparks debate about whether universities can consider applicant’s political views in admissions processes

University says its mission and nature of its students ‘make it difficult to climb much above 90’ in UK rankings

Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter share prize for development of proteins used in new medical treatments

More Democrat candidates than ever running on some kind of free college plan, but there are splits within party

A panel of leading industry, government and university representatives discuss the challenges they face when fostering collaborative research systems

‘Current policy climate’ may be a ‘contributing factor’, says Council of Graduate Schools

German academics have uncovered thousands of suspected abusers in a landmark project. But should they have had a freer hand?

Russell Group institutions dominate tie-ups announced since vote to leave bloc