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Beijing’s censorship of 2018 gene-edited babies case has prevented ‘crucial’ research ethics dialogue, says scholar

Australian survey results consistently show that employers have more regard than graduates for the job-preparation attributes of degrees

‘Ideological capture’ of research and clampdowns on dissent are spreading, argues Peter Boghossian

Other disciplines and central administration ‘siphon off’ funding, stunting capacity-building and early career researchers, experts say

Ministry decision to allow universities to deny services to women without headscarves ‘will only reinforce people’s anger’, says scholar

Social scientist sees hand of ChatGPT in list of non-existent papers cited in peer reviewer’s rejection

Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds

Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides

Fayneese Miller, university’s first black president, to retire after months of battling over propriety of Muhammad painting in art class

Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers

Many learners reluctant to attend public institutions as this may ‘legitimise regime’, says researcher

Scientific community counts nation’s economic losses from two decades of underinvestment but can’t budge Trudeau government

Academic council says safety of teachers and students a top concern after Kremlin puts institution on blacklist

Inconsistent policy settings dislodging ‘financially constrained’ Australians from university study

Academics inside and outside the country describe fluctuations faced by Iraqi universities over past two decades

Campus shutdowns paused, as Haifa president says fragmented education is partly to blame for constitutional crisis

Westminster government warned that number of dropouts will continue to rise if it does not increase maintenance loans

Afghan students find Indian universities continue to expect their physical presence, despite lack of visas

The bigger they are, the harder they fall, as financial market pendulum swings back

Britain’s claims to ‘science superpower’ status look shaky as it is being outperformed by smaller nations on top-rated papers, says study lead

Education secretary directs OfS to create ‘competitive degree apprenticeship development fund’ in England

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

England’s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back

Literature scholar talks about life in Japan and being an academic single mother

Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds

Big reversals in first tranche of financial accounts, as Covid-era investment gains turn into losses

Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction

Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator

Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science

Covid recovery at two-year campuses tied to gains among older students and high school dual programmes, but challenges still await

Jason Wingard agrees to leave after less than two years in charge

As fierce partisanship silences US academics, a fired leader gets an even bigger job that rewards his resistance

Council for At-Risk Academics is fundraising to help displaced academics continue teaching

Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model

Administrators take ‘very clever’ strategy to ‘divide’ students by disciplining two of them harshly while letting others go, scholar says

US administrators wary of losing millions in government funding over risky China ties, scholars say

Hate campaign directed towards America’s chief pandemic scientist makes it harder to find permanent leader for world’s biggest research funder

Australia’s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ‘address schooling’, forum hears

Attempt to balance interests of employers and researchers pleases no one, and weekend Twitter storm forces the plan ‘back to the assembly hall’

Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’

While scores of doctoral students have at long last received permission to travel Down Under, the waiting list is long

Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson

Removal of students from dormitories has left many scrambling to afford lodging in city or return to rural homes, where online learning is ‘impossible’

Freedom of speech legislation may heighten conflicts over disciplinary boundaries but will give governing bodies ‘hugely influential’ role to set limits on acceptable views, says former watchdog head

Clarivate’s delisting of academic publications will send a message that research integrity is paramount, says campaigner

‘Misinterpretation’ of Research Excellence Framework guidance on staff selection judged not to have materially benefited university

Flaws in reporting health intervention studies mean years of research have ‘limited scientific use’, says University of Cambridge study

New version of OpenAI’s chatbot can interpret images and tutor students

India and Hong Kong emerge as best represented countries in year of record entries

As Australia pins workforce hopes on generous post-study work rights, research suggests universities must improve careers services

Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students

Government puts nearly €1 billion into providing 100,000 beds for out-of-town students, as falling home student numbers drive internationalisation push

Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’

Ability of a university to work in flexible, interdisciplinary fashion meant Hopkins researchers could ‘fill gap’ between WHO and governments

As political turmoil mounts in India, Jamia Millia Islamia v-c says she will protect students, but suspend those who go ‘too far’

Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say

Panel advises against punitive performance funding measures, opting for financial incentives and transparency

Ex-Birmingham v-c and Hefce chief exec tells MPs that England’s regulator lacks skills needed to engage properly with universities

V-c Wim de Villiers advocates multilingualism within higher education, but investigation finds university ‘violated rights’ of Afrikaans students

All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes