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Vice-chancellor ‘devastated’ to learn that staff, students and alumni may have been targeted at event attended by terror suspect

Growing numbers of academics struggle to combine work and personal care responsibilities, according to research by Marie-Pierre Moreau, who explains how universities can help

UCU says some universities are using ‘highly questionable tactics’ as strikes are set to enter their second week

THE deputy news editor John Morgan wades through the party manifestos and discusses how the parties’ proposals will affect higher education

Prominence of gratis services causes ‘uneasiness’ among researchers, as Australia eyes law against contract cheating

Critics fear initiative could widen social inequalities

Strathclyde named University of the Year as Loughborough takes home trio of titles

Precarious contracts ‘damage’ universities’ teaching and reputation, panel says

Sector leaders say Augar-inspired cut to tuition fees in England would damage sector

Newcastle posts £44 million deficit after one-off USS charge, but sector’s results expected to rebound next year

Administrator ‘shocked’ that school was being used as ‘scapegoat’ during political turmoil 

The language specialist talks about his monoglot roots, the joys of linguistics and why academics could take a trick or two from English teachers

Tributes paid to a ‘spellbinding lecturer’ and ‘beloved teacher’ appointed by President Kennedy to lead a major memorial project

Uta Frith says limit would force academics to focus on quality over quantity

Universities UK says some employees could ‘contribute less and get less benefit’ but academics say approach would ‘divide workers further’

Growing numbers of university leavers, and their concentration in cities, could have a significant impact at the ballot box – and throw up challenges for universities, too

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

Most of what affects a student’s engagement happens outside the classroom, including for the lecturer, according to one expert

Australian independent colleges also rail against inequitable consumer protection

Industry and government alone cannot oversee new technology, experts say  

If periodicals hit open access targets, they could avoid being blacklisted by major European research funders in 2021

Science communicator and hospital consultant warns narrow selection of people accessing prestigious subjects is harming society 

Panel says sector’s progress on tackling inequality is ‘frustratingly slow’ and suggests funding link will be key to solving issue

Some students have been murdered while others are living on the streets, says Lynn Dobbs

TEQSA also promises not to pursue ‘innocent mums and dads’ over contract cheating

Party manifestos all seen as likely to drive English institutions’ focus away from dwindling per-student funding, towards increasing research income

City’s reputation hinges on continued preservation of academic freedom and students’ rights

Oxford professor challenges his fellow geographers to reflect on their often myopic perspectives

Step comes as employers and union debate equality, casualisation and workload, without movement on pay offer

Judges find provincial government improperly violated universities’ autonomy

Government’s financial disclosure demand raises logistical and reputational woes

Analysis of data from the THE Impact Rankings suggests big gaps remain on helping poorest communities globally to get into university

Academics are ‘putting in a lot of effort’ to ensure students are not harmed by shutdown

Number of student visas issued to Chinese nationals by Australia, Canada, UK and US grew 4.5 per cent from 2016 to 2019, as expansion slows

Thousands walk out, but universities say they expect ‘low to medium’ levels of disruption

After last year’s walkout over pensions, this year’s action is ‘part of something bigger’, say union members

While overall fundraising haul is down, report says annual variations are to be expected

Conservatives also aim to tackle ‘low-quality courses’ in England and ‘reform the science funding system’

Universities and government should use ‘tracker’ to screen research ties, grants and visa applications

Trimming the cost of flagship research scheme – in particular, the European Research Council – would harm EU priorities, sector leaders warn

International students and staff should be expected to speak the national language of the host institution, says study

Even on elite US campuses, students seen favouring political goals over free enquiry

Study finds that junior scholars at less prestigious universities have most to gain from co-authoring with a leading academic early in their career

Eastern and Western students are silent in different ways, academics say

Coventry union members on strike over “onerous and unreasonable” system

Public discussion bears little resemblance to the productive relationship hidden ‘beneath the water line’

Share your views on parties and issues as UK goes to the polls

Publishing giant strikes deal with Carnegie Mellon, but California dispute remains unresolved

Leicester’s first BAME leader says students won’t feel they belong unless all staff reflect their backgrounds

Italian medic Fabio Quondamatteo says EU referendum result is behind ‘difficult and painful’ decision to leave for Ireland

Women are less effective at bargaining monetary benefits but have more success when they feel supported by professors, says study

Poorly designed outreach schemes, privacy restrictions and standoffish companies combining to waste resource

Research also finds that branch campus graduates earn more than their peers who studied in the West

Students had called for royal to quit over friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Manifesto also pledges ‘fundamental rethink’ of teaching and research assessment, plus end to ‘failed free market’ in higher education and to staff casualisation

Survey of 10,000 researchers suggests that despite headlines, salary and location are still bigger drivers

The UK’s first black director of estates discusses the barriers faced by ethnic minority professionals and why Westminster Abbey has a carving of her head

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

Academics suggest ambitious targets for reducing air travel and introducing regional hubs for conferences

Tributes paid to researcher who invented pioneering DNA testing technique and championed women in science