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Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests

Clarivate promises to ‘scale up’ Kopernio, which automatically detects researchers’ subscriptions and directs them to open access alternatives if necessary

Peter Williams concerned by requirement for English universities to deliver ‘successful outcomes’ for ‘all’ students

Robotics experts cancel boycott after KAIST denies developing autonomous weapons

University of New England commissions independent audit of abuse in its halls of residence

Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations

Research institutions, first in Germany and now in France, are finding that publishers do not cut off access to journals â€“ even when they stop paying

Tribhuvan University alumni make up almost all of Nepal’s government, but interference from political parties distracts from research and learning goals, says vice-chancellor

Members of the THE editorial team discuss the gaps in salaries among men and women in higher education 

Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit

‘If we want to do more things for society, we can’t do it by working more than 60 or 70 hours a week,’ Rolf Tarrach tells annual conference

Mean average pay gap across UK sector stands at 15.9 per cent, with 30 institutions reporting gaps in excess of 20 per cent

Rising cost of living set to push price tag attached to getting a medical degree up to as much as A$327,000 (£179,000), study suggests

It smacks of affirmations like ‘if you believe it, you can achieve it’, but men’s academic swagger has a dark side

Union members call for removal of threat of hundreds of redundancies and ask for consultation on possible industrial action

Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan targets students who took part in an anti-war protest at an Istanbul university

Talks scheduled to advance expansion of the US Prison-to-College Pipeline project

Marketing professor accused of ‘distorting liberation war history’ and defaming ex-president in newspaper article

Peace process gives new impetus to nation’s efforts to promote itself as academic destination

New Hepi paper that ranks universities on intake equality illustrates gulf between some Russell Group universities and others

The honorary fellow at the School of Advanced Study discusses business-university links, running marathons and his planned book about higher education

Just five out of 57 appointed members are from black or ethnic minority backgrounds

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

Data from one of last Hefce reports likely to throw down the gauntlet to new Office for Students on grade inflation

Leading academics fear research at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology could be used to develop autonomous armaments

Several University and College Union branches urge rejection of offer to set up expert panel

Stanford's Londa Schiebinger warns that failure to account for differing impact of interventions on men and women is costing lives

Leading expert says a non-academic enrolment mechanism would cause more problems than it solved

Martin Stratmann warns Britain against utilitarian approach to future EU research programmes

Two new studies indicate young and female researchers are at high risk

Higher education finance report says states must redress balance of public university funding

But male researchers with small children get a boost, study of academics at Italian university finds

Average remuneration for university heads in Queensland in 2017 stands at twice the equivalent UK figure

‘Conventional lecturing’ accounts for majority of class time on science, technology and mathematics courses in US and Canada

Concerns over the independence and intentions of England’s new higher education regulator as it becomes fully operational are unfounded, its chief executive insists

Four experts discuss the estimated shortfall that led to strike action at UK universities

Impact of change in school starting age leaves Queensland institutions unable to insulate themselves against budget standstill

Student left unable to complete doctorate is offered compensation

Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference

Delay and unpredictability of spending bill raises questions over the ‘effectiveness’ of increased investment, say policy experts

UK campuses hit by fresh no-platforming controversy after bunnies banned over safety concerns

Study sparks fresh debate about value added by commercial publishers, but has attracted some criticism

Providers fear funding changes could impede disadvantaged ߣߣÊÓƵns’ road to university

New work attempts to address aspects of politics difficult to capture in words

Expansion of US carrier associated with increase in partnerships of more than 30 per cent

Plans by France’s president to establish a series of cross-border university networks are starting to become a reality

Project to begin later this year with construction of new library

Peter Horrocks faces backlash over claim that academics ‘should be bloody well teaching’

Espionage proposals trigger tit-for-tat claims by rival groups of academics

Analysis of data on current research networks suggests that subjects where expensive kit is shared could be vulnerable

As Macron government seeks major reforms, allegations emerge that academics were among attackers at university 

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

Felicity Mitchell and Ben Elger to lead Office of the Independent Adjudicator

Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt

The learning analytics expert discusses the potential of his research, his victory at the World Transplant Games, and what the Dutch can teach us about life

But observers warn that open data initiative is progressing too slowly and researchers lack incentives to join up

Scientists reject the ‘crisis narrative’ as an inflammatory distraction from bigger issues

Union serves notice of strike action at 13 universities to begin on 16 April

Sector leaders decry ‘censorship’, but outright ban on expressing political opinions is not mandatory for now