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Union says move will limit MPs’ ability to scrutinise impact of government’s no-deal Brexit plans on higher education

Andrew Rhodes says he was called a ‘psychopath’ and blamed for the death of a colleague

Palestinian applicant says he has not commented on politics himself

Revised College Board tool to provide multiple data points on students’ socioeconomic status

But Australian assessor says most growth will be outside universities, and opens door to new category of institution

Every below-average neighbourhood should be defined as socioeconomically disadvantaged, conference hears

Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing

Union leader calls for Michael Arthur’s successor to rethink institution’s direction

Sociologists demonstrate that brothers and sisters influence the courses students pick

Mounting evidence of favouritism towards white male instructors doesn’t dissuade universities

Government also commits to regional education strategy and changes to free speech questionnaire

Study inside French science agency shows effects of both explicit and implicit beliefs

Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value

Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the ‘medium term’, minister tells conference

Number of students taking subjects at A level drops after introduction of reformed GCSEs

Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher

Survey of more than 3,000 academics finds many are sceptical about scholarship they come across

Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty

UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment

Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife

Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status

Australian team harnesses data to inject equity into conference programmes

Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules

Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say

Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’

Scottish university forges new research partnership with the Caribbean, in response to groundbreaking report

‘Publish and read’ pact leaves Elsevier as last of three big publishers yet to reach agreement with country’s negotiators

Assessment of English universities’ commercialisation activities and industry partnerships to guide allocations ‘in the longer term’

Working-class graduates half as likely to move to Oxford, Cambridge or elite London institutions

Joint negotiating committee says scheme members should contribute 9.6 per cent of their salaries, up from 8.8 per cent currently

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

Former colleagues call for investigations to disclose what Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities knew about Kevin O’Gorman’s conduct

Tributes paid to ‘socially committed’ expert on Africa and the Mediterranean

Male guitarists may be disappointed to learn that a study showing they are more attractive to women may be unsound

New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say

The outgoing secretary general of the EUA explains what turned her into a European, what annoys her about universities and the importance of shutting the office door

There are plenty of pitfalls to be aware of when using slides in a presentation – academics in the know give their top tips

More than 2,000 students affected by Liverpool’s ‘academic sanctions’ in two years

Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment

Gap in acceptance rates for major European conferences entirely down to behaviour of male referees

Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report

Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country’s communist past

Director of Onward thinktank says polling showing public opposition to university expansion justifies shift in emphasis

Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out

Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world

Universities split over whether data on achievement and engagement should be used to encourage learners to switch majors

‘Macquarie model’ credited with cutting attrition and accelerating completion, and is now being emulated elsewhere

Top Australian university to boost collaboration with India and Indonesia as China concerns wrack sector

Academics are wary of directly verifying whether videos are faked, and warn they need social media companies to cooperate

Massive fee for those narrowly missing acceptance seen as warning of abandoned principles

As academics fault journals on open access, data suggests significant responsibility also lies with professors

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

Non-European Union recruitment likely to widen resources gap between elite and rest of sector

Reduction driven by shrinking of school-leaver population

Social mobility charity says 11- to 16-year-olds in England and Wales may be increasingly aware of apprenticeship options

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

Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology

Tributes paid to ‘one of Europe’s most revered philosophers and outspoken dissidents’

The neuroscientist discusses how she was born into research, her fascination with the human heart, and the joys of drawing graphs

First Complete University Guide survey since Augar review raises prospect of domestic master’s fees overtaking annual charges for undergraduates