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Trudeau administration hardens line on research ties to China, as academics report unsolicited approaches from intelligence agency

Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research

Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake

At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding

Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump’s China Initiative is continuing under new guises

Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons

Just as deans and provosts start to realise their visions, they are often gone, leaving everyone else to pick up the pieces, says Elizabeth Lehfeldt

In ongoing awakening, several large universities act on evidence that marginalised students fare better with greater feelings of community

Clarivate report highlights reliance of US on research collaboration with China in key fields like engineering and technology

In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer

New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates

Elite universities could be doing far more to help disadvantaged students, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on affirmative action, say makers of Exclusion U documentary