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Government¡¯s decision to set out one-year budget ¡®not surprising¡¯ but creates questions over key reforms

Westminster is providing ¡®no reassurance¡¯ it will keep negotiating in the event of a no-deal Brexit, peers told

Universities reject Trump tally as hypocritical political stunt and call for clearer guidance

Polling shows appetite for modular learning among unemployed, those at risk of job losses, and those wanting to upskill

Downing Street may be forced to break manifesto pledge as Covid ruins public finances, warns Westminster insider

Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice

New ARC funding arrangements will also redirect more money to applied research

Higher education well down the priority pecking order as resounding Labour win pushes policy into the centre

The BJP¡¯s permeation of every aspect of ÖйúAƬ will hamper India¡¯s ambitions to be a world leader in research and innovation, says Aditya Sharma

Yoshihide Suga¡¯s rejection of appointees to the Science Council of Japan may be opening shot in ¡®symbolic war¡¯, says professor 

Immigration minister signals dramatic brightening of departmental tone after May era as new ¡®streamlined¡¯ student visa route launches

The American political commentator offers John Morgan his trenchant views on Ivy League solidarity, why the left misunderstands populism and the ¡®smugness¡¯ of the ¡®well-graduated¡¯

Colleagues remain baffled at security bureau¡¯s exclusion of Australian literature expert

Sage document from last month says closing universities would have reduced transmission rates

In-person instruction during Covid linked to Republican states and whiter student bodies

Be more candid about the nature of your foreign collaborations and think about your own moral responsibilities, Australian parliamentarians warn universities

Andrew Noble says students should study locally at undergraduate level and then travel to Britain for postgraduate courses

Institutions have begun cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in response to an executive order, but critics say it amounts to censorship

Government claims it is seeking to root out corruption and free up extra money for Covid-19 measures

Widespread anger over cancelled registrations could have been avoided with better management, expert says

Despite a favourable ruling from the EU¡¯s top court, the Central European University, pushed out of Hungary, will remain in Vienna

Australian budget package will tide over universities as they ¡®wait and see¡¯ if international fees rebound  

Jo Johnson tells MPs that new research funding agency could damage rest of system if allowed to be an ¡®island¡¯ in Cabinet Office

Georgetown analysis counts benefit of educated workers with better jobs

If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski

All main Holyrood parties now support keeping status quo on fees

Universities minister says campuses can be flexible in their start date, ahead of statement from education secretary on whether A levels will be pushed back

Controversial legislation comes under fire for reduced support for students, especially in arts and humanities

Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats

Chinese universities¡¯ pursuit of excellence with socialist characteristics aims to put them in the company of Harvard and Oxford, says Futao Huang

Rise of graduate class has reduced status of manual workers, influential figure warns in book that may offer philosophy for Tory reshaping of post-18 education

Experts welcome Boris Johnson¡¯s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, but call for more details and further progress on obstacles to part-time study

Observers say the country¡¯s universities are led by loyalists, and have long supported president by expelling opposition students and teaching pro-government ideology courses

Minister warns that indecision over reforms could ¡®sacrifice¡¯ opportunity to reform sector during Covid

Internal Market Bill brings warnings that Horizon Europe deal will be near impossible if UK and EU are ¡®embittered¡¯ by trade talks failure

Academics also cite immigration policies and ¡®dwindling¡¯ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ¡®holy grail¡¯

Publications must always permit debate on the quality and relevance of research ¨C plus the efficacy and costs of derived policy, says Robert Dingwall

Gavin Williamson also says students should not be subject to additional lockdown measures

PM heralds moves to create Lifetime Skills Guarantee and to open loans system to FE colleges so they can ¡®compete¡¯ with universities

Parliaments routinely seek scientific advice, but a Dutch pilot goes one step further, asking academics to directly critique what the government is proposing

Decision to press ahead but not require promotion from universities could lead to ¡®patchy¡¯ year of data and damage to survey¡¯s integrity

Recent attacks on high-profile scholars by government and by a university executive should give us pause, say Christopher Vaughan and Daniel Ncayiyana

Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress

Despite numerous announcements by the University of British Columbia, indigenous leaders see big talk from a big institution, but no clearer answers on finding balance

LSHTM director thinks communications failures explain why US and UK trail Vietnam and Senegal on pandemic responses 

Reform package hinges on two independent votes, after cross-party committee offered unconvincing endorsement

The country would not cancel the visas of Chinese academics without good reason, says banned Australian academic Clive Hamilton

Meanwhile, Scottish students in halls and flats are already forbidden from returning to parents¡¯ homes

Nancy Rothwell tells THE its universities are ¡®worried about building the research base¡¯ amid ¡®complete uncertainty¡¯ on overseas recruitment during pandemic

Latest voting survey from Hepi/YouthSight sees similar ¨C but more amplified ¨C changes compared with recent wider population polling 

Jean-Eric Paquet warns that on open data, research collaboration and academic mobility, EU-China links are not always reciprocal

Despite challenging bilateral ties, former Australian foreign ministers say enrolments may prove resilient

Universities in Lebanese capital focus on student funding and retaining staff after explosion, but leaders say future of sector will depend on make-up of new government 

Land swap paves way for new high-rise campus, as sprawl gives way to borderless city vibe

Experts say move against extending free tuition beyond freshers reflects underlying flaws in reform

Members of the Athena SWAN review steering group write an open letter in response to the plan to cut the link between the equality charter and research funding

To deflect political attacks, universities should emphasise the transformative effects of engaging with structured bodies of knowledge, says Paul Ashwin

South Australian party welcomes tweaks to benefit Adelaide universities, but insists it remains uncommitted

Hopes of an unlikely budget windfall may have spurred university chiefs¡¯ change of heart, inquiry hears