Varsity Blues: businessman cleared in final US admissions trial
Businessman whose daughter won Georgetown admission after large donation successfully portrays his action as normal practice
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DeSantis ‘wants to put trustees in charge of faculty hiring’
After years of crude attacks on individual faculty and curriculum, Florida’s ambitious partisan governor identifies more palatable and enduring form of deep academic restraint
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Student deferrals need more nuanced responses, says study
Australian research highlights need for more than a front-end focus on boosting diversity
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Scientists fear further scandals as Macchiarini convicted
Disgraced surgeon convicted of causing bodily harm in verdict that raises further questions for Swedish research
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Mass-sanctioning Russia will not solve Ukrainian academia’s problems
Barring collaboration with 236 Russian universities raises more questions than it answers, says Ararat Osipian
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Millward: ministers have ended reliance on market for quality
Former regulator highlights increasingly interventionist Westminster policies
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Covid-era graduates ‘less positive’ about post-degree jobs fit
Latest edition of major annual UK survey suggests university leavers’ outlook lagged behind employment market recovery
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Ex-attorney general to lead Christ Church review after Percy row
Governance review approved at conclusion of bitter dispute with Oxford college dean
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Have competitive research grants had their day?
Australian policy guru suggests complete rethink of research funding to overcome ‘opportunity cost’ of unsuccessful grant applications
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‘How’s that possible?’: Royal Central principal’s surprise role
Olivier-nominated actress Josette Bushell-Mingo wants to keep pushing hard questions about role of arts in society as leader of London institution
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China’s pressure on graduate employment ‘fuelling cheating’
Beijing should ease off on top-down pressure and extend its window for reporting graduates' job status, academics say
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Universities must make a savvy political case for online learning
The myths underlying politicians’ insistence on a blanket return to face-to-face teaching must be busted carefully, says Alistair Jarvis
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V-cs ‘seriously underestimated’ USS pension cuts, study claims
Those who earn less than £40,000 a year face losing about 30 per cent of the value of their pension, according to ‘first global analysis’
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No 10 ‘fails to deliver’ £300 million pledged to maths research
High-profile pledge to spend £60 million a year on maths research has not been fulfilled, MPs hear
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Many Europeans think pandemic researchers ‘motivated by money’
Clear majority of survey respondents from Poland and Italy believe ‘making a lot of money’ was an incentive for scientists working on Covid-19