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Deteriorating political climate causing self-censorship, conference hears

Funding preschool instead has compelling rationale, but US should extend both ends of compulsory education, say experts

Would a seventh European Court ruling against Rome really force a change in attitude, asks David Petrie

After banning professors from testifying against the state in politically charged cases, flagship university can¡¯t escape probes and fears of lasting harm

Open letter from groups representing more than 1,000 universities calls for association to be completed ¡®as soon as possible¡¯ 

Social scientists have an opportunity to advise on reorienting the traditional public inquiry towards focused lesson-learning, says Matthew Flinders

Students flying in from Singapore won¡¯t need to isolate, as long as they¡¯re from Singapore

Researchers blast ÖйúAƬ system for valuing metrics and loyalty to higher-ups over intellectual rigour

Graphic novel poses some searching questions about how we interpret the often banal objects that get dug up

Report for MPs shows poorer students make decisions based on living costs and are more likely to live locally

Funding guarantee ¡®cost government nothing¡¯ and funding reforms ¡®delivered no extra students¡¯, Senate estimates committee hears

Months of talks among congressional Democrats shifts community college focus to preschool ages and aids minority campuses and immigrants

After years of crackdown on Chinese-born scholars, US universities in danger of losing critical base of students and workers, University of Arizona-led survey finds

¡®Parallel universes¡¯ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons

Two-thirds of eligible college students voted, with Trump-era motivations seen to be generating new political power for campus voices

Ombudsman pledges crackdown if institutions fail to come clean

Sector expresses relief that investment will increase to ?20 billion by end of parliament, but fears investment not enough to maintain ¡®superpower¡¯ aspiration

Changes around student loan terms in England had been expected, but spending review only says announcement in ¡®coming weeks¡¯

Chancellor confirms delay to funding increase but says government will maintain commitment to overall target

Governments are ¡®critical stakeholders¡¯ and do not take kindly to universities ¡®crying poor¡¯, says former media boss Mark Scott

Male reviewers more than twice as likely as females to voluntarily identify themselves, and signed reviews substantially less critical of authors, analysis finds

University of Alberta president credits data and demographics for revival

Taipei¡¯s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics

Data suggest that high proportion of entrants to subjects like nursing are mature learners who took access routes  

Universities see ambiguity in executive order tied to federal contracts, with few changing positions over it

Emphasis on student earning outcomes risks overlooking the bigger picture, say academics

Transparency ¡®doesn¡¯t go far enough¡¯, says South Australian Greens MP

Continuing delays on Horizon Europe association could strengthen hand of Westminster figures who were ¡®never that enamoured¡¯ about joining

In data timed to the nation¡¯s post-census redrawing of district lines, Tufts researchers offer legal grounds to challenge conservative tactics

Commons committee chair also raises concerns about UKRI chair¡¯s lobbying of ministers ahead of spending review

Union urges education secretary to intervene on student loan changes and to press university bosses into talking on disputes

Four-year institutions long preferred to emphasise Pell Grant rather than work with community colleges to aid two-year transfers

Research funding increase must come with ¡®place-based ecosystem¡¯ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader

Sector heads call for Westminster government to stick to science spending pledge and set out how ministers will achieve it

Australian inquiry also recommends new national strategy, top-up funding and better union entry rights

Any move to limit ÖйúAƬ participation would be judged against policies of rival advanced economies ¨C and by public opinion

UUK says universities need ¡®stable funding¡¯ to continue to ¡®provide the world¡¯ with science and skills ¡®to safeguard the future of the planet¡¯

As COP26 looms, universities¡¯ vital place in the UK¡¯s environmental armoury must be recognised in the spending review, says Judith Petts 

Two years ago, India published a draft of its most ambitious ÖйúAƬ reforms in decades. Then the pandemic hit. Experts reflect on the future of the NEP, which was approved last year, and what the country¡¯s university sector might look like in a decade

Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ¡®could have avoided past mistakes¡¯

Minister¡¯s assurances not ¡®watertight guarantees¡¯ that regular academic activities fall outside law¡¯s purview

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must follow English lead on outlawing essay mills

Home Office staff were due to hear from prominent scholar as part of series to mark Black History Month    

Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US ÖйúAƬ and prompts AAUP to consider boycott

The spending review must confirm the substance beneath the government¡¯s froth about becoming a science superpower, says James Wilsdon

Constitutional lawyer says Australian case will help frame courts¡¯ approach to academic freedom issues

Sector leaders want to see cash flow beyond top universities and borders reopen for international students

Steve West draws on experience of his ¡®very different¡¯ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions

As spending review looms, government debate on grade threshold for entry bar may decide whether it is ¡®symbolic¡¯ or more

In early days of crisis, ministers should ¡®act quickly¡¯ rather than wait for scientific certainty, committees add

Amendment to skills bill would criminalise providing, arranging or advertising cheating services

Michelle Donelan tells Tory conference fringe event that lifelong loans offer universities chance to open to ¡®swathe¡¯ of new kinds of students

Conservative fringe event hears civic leaders offer positive account of universities¡¯ economic role

Rachel Wolf says academia¡¯s career incentives should shift away from ¡®obscure parts of the globe¡¯ in vision for universities to help level up

Chancellor says investment in new technology could revolutionise economy in same way as steam engine or internet

EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of ÖйúAƬ being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism   

Black students expected to be disproportionately hurt by local refusals to accept federal aid, analyses conclude

Lifelong Education Commission says ministers should explore how to ¡®stack¡¯ microcredentials and drop ELQ rule

Labour shadow minister accuses Eton and Winchester-schooled ministers of ¡®culture wars¡¯ approach of cutting HE entry

Ahead of spending review, research universities group argues new fund would help level up UK regions by creating spin-offs