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Findings outline need for systemic whole-of-sector reforms, commissioner says

Raft of new policies in wake of terrorist tragedy leaves institutions struggling to balance obligations to well-being and free expression

Native English speakers accused of abusing anonymous feedback to offer ‘biting critiques’ of language rather than scholarship

We haven’t always got it right, but we should not apologise for trying to build a better society, no matter how powerful our detractors, says Keith Burnett

Concerns persist despite eleventh-hour watering down of legislative response to Bondi massacre

Practice seen as a way to boost participation at higher levels of academia but critics say it could have the opposite effect

Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Increase in projects featuring ‘progressive discourse’ likely to fuel criticism that academia is too left wing, study warns

Decolonisation is not just about scholars’ colour. It is as much about welcoming a diversity of non-Western ideas, from South Africa and beyond, says Srila Roy

Little enthusiasm for US-style crackdown as voters back initiatives such as ‘broadening the curriculum’

Good progress has been made on implementing the Universities Accord but much more is needed to achieve parity, say five deputy vice-chancellors

The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ‘people, culture and environment’ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan

Australian race commissioner criticises proposal to withhold university funding, as watchdog begins ‘landmark’ survey of racism

Charity fears 64 per cent year-on-year decrease could be partly a result of students no longer reporting issues

Four-year inquiry that concluded university was ‘haven’ for racist theories and benefitted from colonial links should have had wider remit, according to campaigners

Turkish academic says women who ‘share their core values visibly’ face ‘invisible barriers’, as she recounts experience of studying in both Istanbul and London

Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says

Study finds evidence of ‘modest’ bias among reviewers covering race and gender

UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes

Neeli Bendapudi on being an outsider and a trailblazer, students as customers and nurturing the world’s largest alumni network 

Youngest ever black Cambridge professor seeks to challenge ‘exclusionary, elitist’ culture in academia

A new book, The Black PhD Experience, explores the journeys of black doctoral students in UK universities

New Sheffield provost discusses the future of diversity initiatives, the importance of free movement of scholars and why he is missing from sector statistics

Kalwant Bhopal claims senior academics of colour succeed by ‘performing whiteness’

Following progress on gender pay disparity, universities should start providing annual statistics on ethnicity pay, say David Mba and Robert Mokaya

Victory for HBCU graduate could bring significant benefits for sector, but second Trump term seen as more ominous

Worries about future job prospects and being identified as a troublemaker stopping academics getting support, says report author

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have come under sustained attack from the political right, resulting in the shuttering of DEI offices and curbs on teaching and research. With affirmative action also banned, how might universities continue to support minority students and staff, asks Paul Basken

La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say

Significant majority for Labour would open up opportunities to change university system over the next decade, UUK chief tells meeting of black leaders

Figures also showed record 50.1 per cent of postgraduate students for the 2023 admissions cycle were from outside the European Union

Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis

Number of black principal investigators applying to UK research councils halves year-on-year

Unite calling for independent investigation into institutional racism and how organisation is run

‘Differential offer rates are part of the endemic inequalities we see in higher education’, says expert

Scholar claims selection process that led to appointment of Robert Balfour was slanted against internal candidate Vivienne Lawack

While diversity advocates bemoaned 2023 ruling restricting affirmative action, broad tally affirms that nation’s institutions generally didn’t use that power

David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University

Experts concerned exodus could be linked to lack of career progression for minority scholars

Professor says universities are still prioritising gender and other issues over tackling racism

Ucas figures also show application gap between London and UK region with lowest rate has reached record level

Fund of £20 million to support early- and mid-career researchers from black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani backgrounds

Exodus of junior scholars from Europe tips balance of university workforce

Despite some calls to replace Claudine Gay with another black woman, tradition and mercy might force persistence of white male leadership

After affirmative action ban, campuses prod students to describe their personal backgrounds, without going so far as to potentially encourage legal action

A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn’t mean institutions shouldn’t consider it, say experts

Institution to remove Colston dolphin emblem from its logo and set up £10 million programme to tackle racial injustice

Dutch student complained that anti-cheating software did not work due to her skin colour, but university said problems were universal

New Birmingham City University leader, who struggled to find work after first-class engineering degree, discusses boosting social capital for minority students and staff

After being exempted from Supreme Court ruling on Harvard and UNC, training grounds for Pentagon officers face their own legal threat

After court rejects racial preferences in admissions, biggest US civil rights group presses campuses for corrective pledges

Ethnicity and disability status also significant factors influencing likelihood of researchers being submitted, report finds

Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism

Trump-installed conservative supermajority ends decades of precedent that allowed consideration of racial diversity in undergraduate enrolments

Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests

British professional basketball player turned US professor James Gerard Noel says criticisms of ‘safe spaces’ overlook the emotional vulnerability of black students caused by racism and gun violence

‘Silence is political,’ indigenous leader warns sector, as institutions ponder whether to back yes vote in looming poll

Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value

College Board promises essential new student exposure to black history, while battling accusations it allowed key politically motivated omissions