Academic freedom

Statement signed by 30 scholarly organisations condemns continued attack on academic freedom

V-c says presence on campus of Danish journalist who commissioned Muhammad cartoons could 'retard rather than advance academic freedom'. Elizabeth Redden reports

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

Hundreds of deans have been ordered to resign while academics have been told not to travel abroad for work in the wake of the failed coup

Having an unusual, foreign or difficult-to-say name can present challenges in UK academia, says Marta Natalia Wróblewska

Frank Furedi says the mournful mood on campus and the disparagement and silencing of Leave supporters betray an isolated scholarly class

Jeremy Corbyn urged to investigate claims of abuse much more actively and openly

Iranian-Canadian Homa Hoodfar, who has conducted research on Islamic family law and Muslim dress codes, was imprisoned last month

Personality researcher Adam Perkins faces claims at rescheduled lecture of ‘misrepresenting’ studies to suit his thesis on ‘work-shy’ benefit claimants

Author makes the case for universities to be open to eccentrics and those whose views we abhor

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

But University of Glasgow says critic of shale gas extraction had email and journal access terminated as part of ‘routine review’

Universities have a ‘moral responsibility’ to combat growing trend of rubbishing economists, scientists and academics, says De Montfort University vice-chancellor

Martin McQuillan and Shahidha Bari consider the Brexit debate and the higher education sector’s role in it

Jean-Lou Chameau says new institution has established 'remarkable' research record since opening and has not been influenced by Saudi Arabian cultural issues 

President of George Washington University also questions the benefit of free university tuition

A High Court action will determine whether former students on a much-criticised hypnosis degree course receive compensation

Instead, researchers should aim for methodological ‘soundness’ rather than ‘flashy claims of superiority’

Serdar Değirmencioğlu was dismissed from his university in April, and believes many more are on the verge of being banned from public service

Beijing said to be making ‘concerted campaign’ to extend soft power, neutralise opposition to South China Sea territorial claims

Marking boycott ends after UCU says managers agree to scrap ‘unfair’ targets

Krzysztof Rybiński on changing Narxoz University’s culture and the lure of ‘the best meat in the world’

University heads wary of criticising anti-extremism legislation, says Kingston leader

Jean Monnet chairs say they encourage full debate on the union, although one has written that when the EU is criticised, ‘our instinct is to defend it’

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

University revises policy after backlash from academics

Giulio Regeni’s murder poses difficult questions for the sector on what doctoral students’ research should entail

But could arguments over washing-up, empty honesty boxes and milk be a thing of the past at De Montfort?

Discrimination and university expulsions continue to blight the lives of this religious minority, writes Shabnam Moinipour

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

Both the government and resurgent left-wing groups are promoting ‘red education’ in the country’s universities

Students will be asked to sabotage the National Student Survey unless ministers pull back from reforms

High-profile critic of Prevent has attracted criticism from Jewish student societies over her comments on Israel-Palestine conflict

Li Keqiang also demands institutions stop duplicating research

After months of criticism over potential chilling effect of new rules, campaigners say clarification is ‘good news’

Campus staff will have to report their whereabouts to managers when they leave their ‘normal place of work’ for a morning or afternoon

Almost nine in 10 in staff who took part in online poll do not think the former Ofsted chief is fit to lead institution due to cost-cutting plans

New collection encourages universities and students to let their opponents speak

Number of signatories will trigger a mandatory government response

New universities must seek innovative ways to improve the student experience rather than simply mimicking older institutions, says Peter Coaldrake

Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says

Groundbreaking study of how target-driven strategies affect staff has attracted international support

Twenty-five years after it was founded to promote openness in the post-Soviet era, the Central European University is grappling with new threats to democracy

New statutory duties designed to stop the rise of extremism on campus are making students and staff apprehensive, AUA conference hears

More than 1,400 academics have signed a petition condemning the treatment of university staff

Paul Taylor shares a story of a life in a university that may not be far removed from today’s academy

German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework

Sharing knowledge and information widely is no waste of time, says Philip Moriarty

Future research excellence framework could incorporate information on the ‘future plans of institutions’

Times Higher Education hears how Wu's career encompassed filming Tiananmen protests and sending China’s first email

Barry Winn, former University of Bradford deputy v-c, criticises short-term ‘colonial’ approach of UK universities to global partnerships

Free speech campaigners argue that campuses should not be entirely safe

Chinese Ministry of Education directive wants students abroad to have a ‘positive patriotic energy’

Researcher recommends reassessing selection criteria for PhD funding as several great scientists did not gain a first or a 2:1

Ministers must ensure the death of a Cambridge PhD student in Cairo is properly investigated, say Hannah Waddilove and Neil Pyper

Cutting academic autonomy contradicts studies on what makes businesses effective, policy expert claims

Italian ambassador to UK ‘expects truth to be established’ in the ‘heinous killing’ of Cambridge PhD student

Event with controversial King’s College London researcher Adam Perkins to be held at later date after ‘negative social media activity’

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Interviews with MA students in UK suggest that although few agree with Chinese government line, compulsory courses dull development of independent thought