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Participation keeps going up, but significant equality issues remain

Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records, suggesting attempt to redress historic injustices

Suspect¡¯s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening

Government with decade-old birth policy must strengthen support for post-maternity return to work, young academicians say

Paper calls for mandatory consent training and improved complaints processes

Gay rights champion Robert Wintemute says McGill University¡¯s response to the forced cancellation of his seminar is disappointing

But having a fellow academic as a partner helps, major study finds

Academics warn of ¡®collapse¡¯ of ÖйúAƬ system after Taliban forces 70,000 female students out of private universities

While training courses and complaints bodies have been implemented across the subcontinent, their effectiveness in addressing harassment is widely questioned. Could more be done ¨C or will female students and academics have to wait for a patriarchal generation to retire, asks Pola Lem

Screenings in Nottingham and Edinburgh cancelled but academics claim accusations of transphobia are ¡®absurd¡¯

Decision ¡®is in clear violation of Afghanistan¡¯s obligations under international law¡¯, says UN high commissioner for human rights

University reaffirms ¡®commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom¡¯ following student protests and UCU¡¯s call to cancel event

LSE historian accuses journal of ¡®compromising intellectual quality in favour of identity politics¡¯

Analysis reveals which UK universities have the widest gender pay gaps

Fourth edition of ¡®very effective¡¯ programme will look more closely at recruitment processes and science disciplines

Data hint at progress in ¡®improving the pipeline¡¯ of female researchers

The findings of the UniSAFE survey about the extent of gender-based violence at European universities are troubling, says Susan Sorenson

New Australian arrangement hailed as long overdue by many, but critics warn of unintended consequences

Evaluation report finds some institutions ¡®slow to prioritise this issue¡¯, leading to need for more regulation to ensure ¡®consistent approach¡¯ across sector

Point-in-time study quantifies pandemic¡¯s differential impacts on academics with children ¨C particularly mothers

First results of landmark survey of 42,186 employees and students released

Interdisciplinary degrees focused on sustainability challenges would excite undergraduates more than discipline-led courses, says KAUST president

Anglia Ruskin University dean Catherine Lee explains how diaries from her time as a gay teacher in the 1980s were used for an acclaimed British movie

MSU¡¯s third consecutive leader to be forced out over handling of sexual misconduct cases joined by students in protesting governing board overreach

Coming out becoming ¡®increasingly risky¡¯ on Chinese campuses, says academic who left the country

English regulator ¡®moving forward¡¯ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention

NTEU council rejects outright condemnation and resists push for expulsions

Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia¡¯s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents

Campus cites 2021 state law in telling all employees not to promote abortion, while state¡¯s other large institution suggests pointing students to outside counsellors

Institutions should assign a senior university manager to uphold academic freedom in same way as equality is promoted at board level, says report

Student groups condemn institution¡¯s denials and call for ¡®student-run¡¯ body to look into sexual harassment on campus

Private Orthodox institution acts after US Supreme Court upholds state court recognition order that¡¯s likely to be reversed later

The toxic dispute over the rights of transgender people and how freely these matters should be discussed remains academia¡¯s most divisive issue. Laura Favaro explains what she learned from speaking to both sides

At campus steeped in scandal, trustees fault Stanley over sexual misconduct reporting procedures, but faculty and students help him fight back

World-first study highlights need for clear sexual harassment policies, suggesting that men became more wary of collaborating with female colleagues

Everyday researchers must be promoted equitably and star researchers must be hired equitably, New Zealand study finds

University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing

A cultural shift is needed, according to the vice-chancellor of Cardiff Met

Chapters¡¯ severing of campus affiliation predicted to show US sector¡¯s reluctance to challenge ¡®Greek life¡¯ abuses

Japan ranks low for gender equality and Japanese women have long complained that the domestic demands on them, combined with universities¡¯ unwillingness to compensate for them, make academic careers very difficult to pursue. But are things starting to change? Pola Lem reports from Tokyo

Experts say well-researched tools will be needed to draw more young men into medicine, psychology, dentistry and veterinary studies

University hopes to build more diverse faculty by enriching PhD process with skills typically acquired in prolonged postdoc slog

In some countries, male researchers¡¯ article output appears to have been more adversely affected, according to new study

The academic and civil rights crusader talks about a mother who showed her how to stand up for herself and for others

Just 20 years after their very existence was uncertain, LGBTQ campus leaders now writing the book on how to learn from their personal schools of hard knocks

Judicial leader of campaign to end abortion rights abandons constitutional law seminar at George Washington University

Decade-long study of scientists¡¯ output and attitudes produces book on why structural tactics to tackle gender and race inequalities fail

Safety concerns lead top research university to cancel lecture on sex and gender, drawing criticism from research minister

Rebecca Blank, who was until recently head of Wisconsin¡¯s flagship campus, to return to state to fight aggressive form of disease

The president of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro discusses budget cuts and encouraging interdisciplinarity

Male students at university in Iceland tended to rate their female teachers lower than male counterparts in both teaching and course organisation

Women chairing university complaint bodies are at risk of retribution and cases are not always ¡®taken seriously¡¯ by committee members, academics say

Analysis suggests philosophy professor¡¯s old department may net as much as ?333,000 from the activities that saw her targeted by activists

Estimated 180,000 students ¨C mostly low-income women ¨C face disruption to academic careers as states allowed to forbid female healthcare

English institutions told to ¡®reflect carefully¡¯ on whether initiatives such as Race Equality Charter are in conflict with duty to uphold free speech

Administration moves to reverse Trump mandate for in-person hearings and expand protections to transgender students

Change is finally beginning to happen across ÖйúAƬ but campaigners say structural change is needed, not sticking plasters

Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn¡¯t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say

Female scholars grossly under-represented on editorial boards of public health and environmental science publications, says Cambridge-led study

Peer-reviewed open access entry aims to unite field burdened by outside political turmoil and internal disagreements over academic norms