Philanthropists leave ANU millions to battle rare disease
Biggest bequest ever to bankroll university’s fight against autoimmune disease
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Deadlock over protection for US online college students
Battling to protect online institutions, Trump administration raises risk to student dollars
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US parents ‘giving up’ children to access college financial aid
Relinquishing guardianship to boost aid eligibility puts spotlight on ethics and debts
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Science deregulation predicted for UK as no-deal Brexit looms
Ex-European Commission official predicts ‘zero chance’ of UK joining Brussels research programmes after no-deal, with ‘going global’ and looser rules the likely alternatives
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Secret of the female breadwinner: marry down
Women who out-earn male partners need to have significantly higher qualifications, Australian survey suggests
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Academics ‘will have to adapt as AI takes on teaching’
Australian report suggests scholars should ‘focus on areas where AI is ineffective’
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Government pressure fails to stem rise in unconditional offers
Thirty-eight per cent of 18-year-old applicants received at least one offer with an unconditional component in 2019, Ucas data show
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Universities must exorcise their ghost students
More must be done to understand and help students who register for courses but then fade into the ether, says Bret Stephenson
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Brexit uncertainty compounds Northern Ireland’s HE woes
Lack of a functioning executive and threat of a no-deal Brexit have put Northern Irish universities in jeopardy: could a new university help?
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Legalise it: US universities urge looser rules on marijuana research
Scientists still stymied by federal restrictions as legalisation in states increases demand for answers on risk and benefits
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Offer emergency grants to help refugees, universities urged
German universities need to collect better data and rethink selection system to improve integration, analysis finds
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Nobelist backs internal review for papers, ‘trust’ scores for scientists
The ‘best’ scientists lack time for peer review, and academics should be rated for ‘worthy’ papers, argues Dan Shechtman
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Australian education fund ‘missed out on hundreds of millions’
As Labor hands EIF potential lifeline, ex-chair of its board says money could insulate HE against international income risks
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Social mobility is not just about moving to richer areas
Students from poorer regions who enter their local workforce after graduation should also be celebrated, says Sir David Bell
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New £13 million cancer centre to drive ‘fundamental shift’ in research
Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London join forces to bring insights from physics, AI and data into cancer science