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UUK and MillionPlus make call via task force amid fears some universities could lose hundreds of students each after lifting of number controls

Brick-and-mortar foreign universities not viable without further details, conference hears

Opponents seize momentum as pandemic leaves majority of US universities test-optional

Proposed legislation could ‘throw the baby out with the bathwater’, opposition warns

Experts see move to allow applicants from beyond Europe to apply for UKRI funding as a key plank of the UK’s post-Brexit research base

Web of Science data show how the science superpowers are positioned as political debate rages over their future relationship  

Pledge draws respect given Google’s size, but triggers doubts about its eventual extent

Hundreds of Indian students given the all-clear to enter country – but getting there is another question

Prime minister decides on ‘need for fresh official leadership’ after A-levels U-turn

Chancellor fell on his sword after respecting victims’ pleas for confidentiality, accepting poor legal advice and swallowing ‘lies’ about sex scandals

Hampshire College bounces back from the brink

Journal reputation also a factor but likely to have only a small bearing on rapid rise of APCs

Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong – but it may struggle to attract submissions

Wearing of face coverings by school staff and pupils in communal areas becomes mandatory in areas of high coronavirus transmission

Concessions address some concerns about proposed changes, but other worries linger

Latest allegations against controversial president prompt resignation demand

Colleges, in turn, are accused of ignoring behavioural inevitabilities

Experts unimpressed by new attack on queer theory, post-colonial theory and other forms of ‘social justice scholarship’ by controversial authors

German researchers let members of the public fire questions at them in 20-minute slots, and the result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication

Warning on endowments leaves academic leaders struggling to see rationale

Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications

University admits broader problem as actress Lori Loughlin sentenced for fraud

The move will help the UK “attract talent from around the globe”, research funder says

Institution says proposed buyout will ‘secure the university well into the future’ but former v-c fears move will damage its reputation

Advocates for virtual labs finding chance to show cost and equity benefits of online experimentation

Government issues arrest warrants for students and files complaint against an overseas academic as protests, some held on university campuses, intensify 

Germany has tradition of student placements in firms and universities, but coronavirus lay-offs highlight lack of state support for living costs

Australian analysis finds acronym use has multiplied tenfold in abstracts, with 94 per cent of 17,500 possible three-letter combinations used at least once

Some predict lower-tariff institutions will not necessarily be the ones to lose out, while there is also hope that crisis may curtail negative political narrative around HE

Group of prominent UK scientists warns that the risk of infection is too high for in-person teaching

Chinese academics coming home from overseas should be seen as a source of new ideas, not sidelined, study says

Australian thinktank tracks sharp increase in overseas recruitment stations and warns of links to covert activities

Australian university insists it is just planning for potential scenarios, amid claims that 3,000 jobs are at risk 

Different scenarios for legislative progress force universities to plan for range of outcomes

Numbers caps lifted for medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and teacher training courses in wake of A-levels fiasco

New guidelines offer fresh hope for veteran Indonesia studies scheme that was facing closure because of Covid impact on overseas travel

Tributes paid to pioneer who was ‘pivotal in changing the way UK higher education thought about internationalisation’

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

Denmark and Switzerland holding more in-person classes

THE survey of Covid-19 safety rules finds most UK campuses will require wearing of face coverings, often during teaching, with some universities providing transparent visors for lecturers

The ‘Thesis Whisperer’ discusses the computer revolution, PhD students finding their voice, and why people who write dissertations about doctoral candidates who don’t finish don’t finish

Strength of supervision more important than prior ability in determining doctoral performance, Australian study indicates

Call for government to support universities as many students remain locked out, especially in medicine

MillionPlus group of post-92s calls for ‘safety net’ government support for universities hit financially by A-levels U-turn

Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects

Gamble to populate campuses seen as high-risk and not entirely necessary

English ministers advised to start looking at key features like partnership with employers rather than using German system as ‘trademark’

Precariously employed researchers may be less willing to rock the boat, says report

Campus reopening plans not such a hot issue Down Under, but key questions still need to be resolved

Survey finds that rates of depression and anxiety more common among low-income, female, ethnic minority, LGBTQ and arts students

After students gather to party, campus moves to online one week into semester

Plans for face-to-face teaching reversed due to ‘third waves’ of infection

Vast majority of scholars say their university has not adequately prepared them for supporting students with mental health issues

New measures slipped into draft Australian legislation ‘heavy handed’ and unnecessary, university group says

With students just arriving, institutions quickly find parties and outbreaks

Government scraps cap on university places in England

IB says students’ final grades will take greater account of coursework following controversy

Carrie Lam calls criticism ‘groundless’ and insists the city’s universities have academic freedom

Labour calls on prime minister to take ‘personal responsibility’ for fixing assessment crisis

Patchy access to computers and lack of internet connections among poorest learners hamper transition