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In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer

New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates

Elite universities could be doing far more to help disadvantaged students, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on affirmative action, say makers of Exclusion U documentary

Legislation aiming to eradicate ‘cancel culture’ will be used across political spectrum, not only by Conservatives, former minister predicts

Aiming to deny routine extension of federal debt limit, House conservatives hope to force lower Pell grant upon millions of borrowers

Parental income should not influence eligibility for living allowances, Australian academics argue

University of Winchester historian Ryan Lavelle reflects on nearly a decade advising on streaming giant’s blockbuster Vikings series

New leadership of Scottish government told to make sustainable higher education funding a priority after years of stagnation

Fears over reputation and secrecy deal major setback to online US university's once-promising bid for traditional higher ed partner

Universities’ lack of compliance with European standards raises suspicions in foreign governments that hamper expansion plans, warns agency’s chief executive

Purdue University accused of trying to force maths academic to retire after concerns about his Covid-era teaching

Colleges and universities are providing students more in tuition breaks than they collect, in sign of growing budgetary strains

Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests

Higher Education Commission could be given control over v-c appointments at public universities, with ‘disastrous consequences’ for autonomy

Institutions will be able to limit or expand recruitment depending on local circumstances, with more centralised management also possible

Regulator will not ‘prop up’ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite

Key Trump adviser warns party backers about the dangers they now face from easier registration and voting processes on campuses

Study finds trainee doctors become cynical, emotionally distanced and desensitised towards their patients

‘Entrenched’ workplace attitudes mean increase in female science and technology graduates is not transforming the field

With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic

With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity

Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars

Outgoing MP takes on role during crucial period for UK science and research

Rectors’ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears

Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come

Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated

Academics who act as court experts in return for up to £20,000 are under a ‘corrupting influence’ claims one Russia analyst, while another expert says fees help pay his mortgage

Rise in complaints to new record levels driven by medical students and those from beyond EU

Review calls for reduction in ministerial veto powers, highlights ARC’s role as ‘guardian of basic research’, but keeps applied research in the mix

Academics’ belief in merit-based promotion at odds with their experiences of discrimination, study finds

Census data shows Chinese students have one of the lowest rates of employment

Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li

Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being

Existing providers must hone a distinctive offer to deal with increased competition at home and abroad, experts tell Ucas

Editorial team at NeuroImage will work with MIT Press to establish new non-profit journal

Companies that implied students could purchase essays and pass them off as their own work told to remove claims by watchdog

Higher education institutions more likely to be targeted than other educational bodies

Ministers’ blueprint for Horizon alternative will be seen by Brussels as a ‘paper tiger’, warns Crick director

Series of recent shutdowns across the country attributed to shifts in political attitudes and post-Covid technologies

New chair of global guards’ association on being the first port of call for emergencies, helping students with their mental health and planning for terrorist attacks

Experts tell THE and Leeds event that institutions are facing risks they don’t understand

Student representatives tell Lords inquiry that English regulator more concerned with satisfying desires of government

IDP global survey of 21,000 students also spotlights importance of post-study work rights in student decisions on destinations

Scholarships announced at QUB conference as Hillary and Bill Clinton visit to mark 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

University says attempts to retrospectively change a years-old agreement are about ‘resolving ambiguities’ around how staff are paid for student consultations

Once built, aerospace institute on southern island of Hainan will become first solo campus run by Russian institution inside Asian superpower

Brandenburg’s multi-billion euro ‘model for rural medicine’ will not stop doctors wanting to work in big cities, experts caution

State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming

Academics to refuse to assess students’ work for an indefinite period, posing threat to this year’s graduations

Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis

Applicants from countries without differentiation agreements with the UK face battle to show they can support their studies financially

Single system for accessing skills training and higher education would remove longstanding barriers between the two, lobby group claims

Huge hike in costs plunges institutions into dire situation as academics call on government to urgently raise higher education spending

UK’s ‘European university’ winds down operations at satellite site, blaming rising costs and recruitment challenges

Publishing giant announces list of more than 100 nations where open access charges will not apply

Vice-chancellor hails US President's speech as giving the institution ‘fantastic prominence’ worldwide

Further security service-directed restrictions could deal ‘serious blow’ to West’s China studies and isolate Chinese academics

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

‘Match made in heaven’ bolsters THE's offering in the business education sector

Analysis shows institutional recruitment increases after branding and visibility boosts in annual tournament