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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

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

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

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 ¨C in particular, the European Research Council ¨C 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

Data from a worldwide survey of employers suggest universities that specialise, work with industry and cultivate digital literacy are gaining the most ground

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

Most postdoctoral researchers will end up working outside universities ¨C postdoc adviser Emma Williams has some advice on the tricky business of applying for jobs in different sectors

New York governor joins criticism of handling of racist incidents at Syracuse

Survey released as new data show the majority of US universities have seen a decline in new international students this year

Party would use review to consider ¡®any necessary reforms¡¯, having previously indicated it may favour a graduate tax

Hong Kong university leaders plead with barricaded staff and students to leave

Lawmakers fret over weak response to China, but can¡¯t say what they would do better

Study from European University Association also finds that few universities have targets to improve the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of staff

Lorenzo Fioramonti wants to ¡®put his ideas to the test¡¯ and end the country¡¯s brain drain

Ministry says change to score ¨C a key plank of claim against Gerd Schr?der-Turk ¨C cannot be affected by media coverage

Elsevier could sell Dutch universities a bundle of journal access rights and software, raising concerns that universities could become stuck in one publisher¡¯s software ecosystem

Society president warns parties must address ¡®huge reputational damage¡¯ to UK science caused by Brexit

Don¡¯t overlook opportunities in booming archipelago nations, Australian universities urged

Country now second to US on annual list of scholars producing multiple papers in top 1 per cent by citation 

Scholars at Risk report chronicles growing number of attacks on universities, their staff and students globally

One institution has 26 vice-presidents, research finds, following calls for the number of senior managers to be radically cut

Jo Grady says ¡®a lot of¡¯ university leaders want to strike a deal over contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers

Strong demand and careful due diligence to ensure that new offshore presence won¡¯t be one of the ¡®train wrecks¡¯

University stands by royal in fallout from Newsnight interview about ties with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Multibillionaire announces investment at the launch of beleaguered university¡¯s new campus

Hundreds remain cornered by police inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Anthony Forster criticises failure of negotiators to ¡®embrace principled compromise¡¯

New study of US-China co-authored papers suggests US output would have declined if collaborations were discounted

Caught up in a national anxiety about falling behind technologically, universities have recruited hundreds of new professors including data experts and digital humanities professors

Carey gift puts price on value of a name and asks who ultimately should control it