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Search for small savings may mean overlooking importance of aiding students and jobs, experts warn

Paper says machine learning method to shortlist candidates for a role reveals an employer's priorities   

Shortly after highlighting ¡®game-changing¡¯ study, tweet is pulled after critics point out the researchers involved could lose their jobs

Case guidelines provide new examples of areas where donor influence ¡®must be guarded against or prohibited¡¯

Mental health champion to lead sector representative group

Selling the sector will be a key challenge for the former political adviser, journalist and media administrator chosen to lead Australia¡¯s oldest university 

Government sets out details of UK replacement to Erasmus+ but concerns continue about level of support

Boost in research funding is only a first step in fostering innovation, experts say

Programme that has politicians visit classrooms finds new vibrancy in era of heightened political tension

The pandemic may be goading Australia¡¯s stay-at-home students to look further afield for their education, although some of them may ultimately decide to stay put

Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ¡®majority¡¯ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications

Global index finds freedom of academic expression is declining, while experts warn overall autonomy may worsen post-pandemic

Continuing South African domination of higher education on continent could feed social instability, leading academic warns

Measure doubles previous support and sets stage for student loan cancellations

Unions continue to resist idea of expanding face-to-face tuition further this year

Last-minute changes, rigid assessments and ¡®disempowerment¡¯ frustrate foreigners in Asia, says study

Educational link ¡®as bad as it has ever been¡¯, with billions of dollars at stake for universities

New president sets ambitious financial and internationalisation goals

Sector leaders acknowledge ¡®errors¡¯ but deny deliberate withholding of pay

Forthcoming guidance will stop short of banning staff-student relationships, conference hears

Universities UK raises concern about influence of regulator on fund¡¯s valuation, while indicating possible reforms to benefits

Time extensions on tenure may be among wrong cures, US National Academies assessment suggests

Two-thirds of UK students say well-being has worsened since start of term, ONS reports

Union claims new career framework could result in academics being dismissed if they do not make senior lecturer within five years, but university says sanctions will be used rarely

Law professor helping rule on moderation rows sees chance to ¡®put my research into practice, after yelling at tech companies to do better¡¯, but others aren¡¯t convinced

Review of scheme finds concerns about workload, assessment and commitment of university leaders

Many university-owned periodicals are considering changing their business model, but report authors call for new funding strategy

We want commercial success but can¡¯t build it on an empty research larder, university lobby tells Canberra

Institutions in emerging economies are seeing greatest progress in health subjects and citations, based on THE rankings data

White House targets rules boosting rights of the accused, but with no clear alternative ready

Leading black intellectual and activist returns to Columbia-affiliated seminary

Recession-driven domestic surge more than compensates for loss of international students at some institutions Down Under

Female students face barriers in fields such as military studies and mining

Absence of sector-wide information regarding Sino-British research invites political attack from China hawks, warns study led by prime minister¡¯s brother

Royal Statistical Society president Sylvia Richardson says pandemic has sparked huge interest in the discipline and highlighted body¡¯s vital public role

Wayne State president calls major research institution inappropriate destination for Hispanic-focused funding

Demise of ACICS, favoured by for-profits, still leaves larger problem of venue shopping

Departures of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell has prompted academics to ask if they should reconsider links with the technology giant

SOAS scholar says free speech is not an on/off switch and speakers could be invited on certain terms

Observers detect message that caution on criticism is price of increased funding, but suspect balancing act will be difficult to sustain

Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety

Debates around transgender rights illustrate why intellectual freedom rules must be in place before touchy topics arise, say authors

Committee praises commitment to ¡®making a real and lasting difference¡¯ as well as ¡®unquestionable academic eminence¡¯

Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates

Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on THE World University Rankings data 

University pledges to embed critical race theory and ¡®decolonial discourse¡¯ in all disciplines

Unlike Dutch universities, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research cannot pay a ransom to attackers because it is a public body

Historic in-house press at Massachusetts Institute of Technology asking libraries for participant fee to enable titles to become publicly available

Superficial thinking in Canberra is squandering transformative opportunity for higher education, Brisbane forum hears

Graduate route will allow international students to to stay in the country to work for two years, or three for doctoral students

Tributes paid to a Holocaust scholar who also produced an ¡®immensely moving¡¯ account of his traumatic childhood

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

THE investigation shows that more than two-fifths of institutions use EU agents, with Brexit cited as both a factor and a hindrance

Controversy-hit author¡¯s dissertation still not available six years after it was examined

One of the world¡¯s leading experts on the carbon cycle discusses campaigning for Joe Biden as a teenager, the magic of the Amazon rainforest and why she will never give up fieldwork

Beijing follows Shenzhen and other cities in seeking to attract laureates, but experts question whether initiative will have trickle-down effect on basic science

¡®Unaffordable¡¯ contribution increases proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme mean member benefits may be up for debate once more

¡®I¡¯m the first author, you¡¯re just et al,¡¯ raps Jakub Kubecka on his way to ?2,000 prize

Plan for unsponsored, points-based route features in budget, alongside freeze in fees for 2022-23

Universities UK says increases are unaffordable for employers and risk pricing even more staff out of scheme