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Gap between party and Conservatives widened in student-dense seats in polls over past decade

It¡¯s been 26 years since apartheid ended, yet South African campuses were convulsed by protests against racism and inequitable university access as recently as four years ago. Much progress has clearly been made ¨C but is it enough? Ellie Bothwell reports

Australian forum hears that reduced ¡®flow across borders¡¯ could be an ongoing reality

Bill that would extend statutory duties on free speech to unions and threaten fines under discussion

Island state university¡¯s stance could prove pivotal, with bill¡¯s future hingeing on Tasmanian senator¡¯s vote

¡®Lock in¡¯ funding boosts through legislation and abandon punitive auditing measures, Senate committee submissions say

Chinese translators the latest victims as Australia¡¯s security state applies the thumbscrews

Stricter political and administrative controls on what can be said have led to the creation of a pioneering ¡®free university¡¯, say Katarzyna Kaczmarska and Dmitry Dubrovsky

As Australia struggles to defend its civic values from foreign interference, critics say translators¡¯ banning shows those values are being undermined from within

Move is part of package on red tape that also includes call for universities not to ¡®feel pressured¡¯ to join voluntary awards such as the Athena SWAN gender equality charter

Some universities fear losing 40-50 per cent of international student numbers in Covid crisis, MPs also hear

Letter from shadow universities minister follows Sage paper warning over impact of return to campuses

Literature specialists barred as Australia¡¯s relationship with China sinks another notch

Soaring demand and a slightly more even playing field augur well for private and independent ÖйúAƬ providers

By spotlighting the social sorting process for 18-year-olds, exam fiasco raises questions about ways to reduce the hierarchy between universities

Analysis finds that a college¡¯s reopening decision for the autumn term is tied to the red or blue shade of its state

Fee and subsidy overhaul will not solve anything, policy guru says, as government reforms go under the microscope

As DfE prioritises drive against ¡®low-value¡¯ courses, TEF said to be viewed as inadequate while OfS may be reset under new chair

Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to interview hopefuls to head regulator, alongside Tory peer, former Tory MP and ex-Tory candidate

CEU president says that rather than relying on ¡®outside institutions¡¯, academics and students must stand up for themselves

Senate vote suggests government has a fight on its hands with proposed funding changes

As hopes sour for a senate inquiry into proposed domestic funding arrangements, universities¡¯ China links fall under another spotlight

UUK and MillionPlus make call via task force amid fears some universities could lose hundreds of students each after lifting of number controls

Proposed legislation could ¡®throw the baby out with the bathwater¡¯, opposition warns

Prime minister decides on ¡®need for fresh official leadership¡¯ after A-levels U-turn

Concessions address some concerns about proposed changes, but other worries linger

Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications

Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects

English ministers advised to start looking at key features like partnership with employers rather than using German system as ¡®trademark¡¯

After students gather to party, campus moves to online one week into semester

India¡¯s National Education Policy aims to establish a seamless connectivity between humanities and science, says Rup Narayan Das

System consolidation, regulatory simplification and undergraduate flexibility are positive steps, says Pushkar

Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms

Labour leader¡¯s call for rethink on moderation coincides with survey that suggests one in three applicants fear they are less likely to get into first-choice university

Study also proposes creation of new ¡®free¡¯ universities to move away from marketisation

National Science Foundation¡¯s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity

Bradley Garrett has crossed the globe to meet those who stockpile food in fortified shelters in anticipation of apocalyptic disasters. As a global pandemic seems to confirm some of their fears, he tells Jack Grove what we can learn from them ¨C and what they¡¯ve got wrong

Former education secretary attacks ¡®short-term, myopic and dysfunctional¡¯ thinking in THE article

It is wrong for UK ministers to set up higher and further education in opposition to one another, says former education secretary Justine Greening

Despite disappointment over Horizon Europe budget, research could still benefit from a vast pandemic resilience fund ¨C if national governments make it a priority

UKRI lead on place sees challenge to ¡®idea that our research strength should all be concentrated in a relatively small number of institutions¡¯

Green light for international universities to operate in new National Education Policy

Survey of UK academics finds both left and right discriminate against each other in hiring, funding and publishing decisions, leading to self-censorship across the sector

Analysis for union shows universities are often among largest local employers and have ¡®huge impact¡¯ on town and city economies

Lockdowns, campus protection and the new security law risk permanently cutting off scholars from the city and wider world, says Michael O¡¯Sullivan

Minister risks Senate¡¯s wrath by defying an order to disclose research council recommendations

Higher education is no panacea, but critical thinking is the best antidote to inequality, say Chris Cunningham and Colin Samson

Commission recommends launch of Digital Service Academy to address shortage of talent in federal government

Long-awaited publication of Pearce review expected in autumn, but lack of time and changes in government priorities make 2021 awards unlikely

Canada sends ¡®loud and clear¡¯ message to foreign students with work rules change following deportation threat by US administration

Continuation of policy stokes fears that entry rules could damage internationalisation efforts

This week¡¯s deal will tip the balance back towards fundamental research ¨C and it might not have been done at all, says Jan Palmowski 

Shadow universities minister says tests will protect institutions and students affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Democrat plan would direct billions to institutions tackling neediest students

Horizon Europe will receive only a tiny fraction of an unprecedented €750 billion pandemic recovery package

Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of ÖйúAƬ, and is also unlikely to work

Interventionist stance of ¡®restructuring regime¡¯ prompts warning of ¡®tragic¡¯ erosion of university autonomy

Rather than simply endorsing complaints from the most vocal students and staff, we must react rigorously to curricular exclusions of all kinds, says Steven Greer

Conservative government¡¯s turn against university expansion as party prioritises ¡®red wall¡¯ voters prompts scepticism

Research and discussion about early Islam could represent a ¡®step towards political and economic cooperation¡¯