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Ennio Vivaldi says he stands with student protesters pushing for equality on campuses

University of Hertfordshire is stepping up efforts to include live-at-home students more fully in extracurricular activities

Government washing its hands over ‘market failure’, finance guru says

University of London institution complained its large international cohort meant it was penalised in assessment

Many universities now looking to China, not to Europe, to form academic partnerships, says Cambridge professor

Ministry will remove at least 1,000 places on English-language courses, claiming two in three are a drain on the state

University chiefs’ remuneration rising at more than double the rate of staff’s

Hepi paper highlights that ‘progressive’ reforms mean poorer students will have larger debts and less cash in hand than before

Ex-Aberystwyth professor John Warren forced to escape in dead of night

The psychologist talks about jumping ship, putting junior researchers first and why online gaming promotes abstemiousness

Pioneering scholar of black feminism remembered

Controversial companies are pouring millions into academic research – including on how the industry should be regulated

Landmark paper charts rapid increase in use of essay mills

Gavin Buckingham offers new lecturers tips on how to thrive in the pressurised first few months in the job

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

National improvement programmes have clear losers as well as winners, THE summit hears

Institutions should publish the names of lecturers found guilty of sexual misconduct, says head of National Universities Commission

There has been a surge of applications for Dutch universities, while students are also trying to ‘catch the last train’ before Brexit

Men account for just 28 per cent of graduates from Iceland’s main university

Institution obliged to yield to new government legislation on refugees and asylum seekers

First-year students from China’s special administrative regions will be required to participate in military training programme for first time

Doctoral students starting degrees at Westlake University handed advice to develop ‘strong morals’

Saint Louis University is latest institution to embrace Amazon-powered technology

It’s still early days for the £650 million biomedical research centre, but its director believes it is showing signs of fulfilling its promise

Opposition promises stability, uncapped funding and a new target

Findings based on observation of 587 courses at nine institutions

Be more bolshie in your negotiations with government, sector told

Sir Paul Nurse says having to apply for visas for EU researchers would be ‘a heavy financial administrative blow’

Freedom of Information requests suggest just a handful of members are involved in huge growth seen across sector

Findings suggest markets could be used to help prioritise which experiments need repeating most urgently 

Steady ship predicted as education portfolio changes hands

There are better ways to help Rwanda’s state university to thrive than donating laboratory discards or old books, says Phil Cotton

Scientists wouldn’t cause unnecessary suffering to humans or animals, so why are they so careless with numbers, asks biostatistician

World-first scheme also covers schools and colleges

It’s the devil you know, as ‘least-worst option’ for university sector prevails

US academics consider how the Bard can be taught to students who may feel he has nothing to offer them

Funny jokes improve class cohesion and dud gags do no harm, study finds – but offensive quips can alienate learners

UK government guidance highlights EU programmes where ‘third country’ participation is not permitted

The Dutch anthropologist discusses growing up in the sectarian Netherlands, following the hippie trail and whether religious tolerance has a future

Political meltdown scotches hopes for stability in university sector

Researchers as interested in the impact of supernatural belief on society as whether those views are grounded in fact or fiction

LSBU v-c calls for universities to take full charge of Level 4 and 5 courses, as small colleges could ‘dilute perception of quality’

Academics claim that funding application deadlines are becoming tighter

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

Survey of more than 14,000 international students studying in the country confirms post-study work as major driver for choosing Canada

Tearing down of Silent Sam reignites debate about future of Civil War commemorations

Experts look at the international picture for young people trying to move from care into universities

A divorced institute still living with its ex raises questions about why research centres jump ship

University of Adelaide is latest institution to bar men from applying for specific roles

Critics claim Ariel University institute does not meet required academic standards

Partnership between Colombian, Chilean and Mexican institutions also aims to stamp out corruption

National Student Financial Aid Scheme chair stepped down citing “extreme strain” put on payments system

Following proposed ban on teaching of gender studies, continent’s scholarly bodies say government is jeopardising Hungary’s academic standing

Error on Wikipedia page meant St Petersburg statue used likeness of Thomas Thomson instead of French architect

‘REF season’ is under way and staff who support the development of impact case studies need to consider their tactics. Chris Hewson offers guidance based on his own experience

UK’s least selective universities continue to lose out in recruitment battle

Using tropes already common in the US and the UK, the Alternative for Germany has accused institutions of being in thrall to the far left

Review of Higher Education says it cannot cope with significant increase in number of articles offered

Regulator’s figures reveal intensive student ‘churn’ and heavy concentration in business courses

Outgoing Pretoria leader Cheryl de la Rey will take experience of adversity and diversity to new role at Canterbury