Researchers are wounded in academia’s gender wars The toxic dispute over the rights of transgender people and how freely these matters should be discussed remains academia’s most divisive issue. Laura Favaro explains what she learned from speaking to both sides By Laura Favaro 15 September
Theory that university makes people liberal ‘spurious’ – study UK analysis of data on siblings’ attitudes challenges right-wing claims that universities ‘indoctrinate’ students into leftist thinking By John Morgan 14 September
Fears for UK research budget as Truss focuses on energy ‘Reprofiling’ of planned increase in spending and opting against association to Horizon Europe likely to be on table, predicts ex-minister By John Morgan 14 September
Pandemic bounceback brings record French overseas student growth Achievement of 400,000 mark driven by influx from Europe and the US, although francophone Africa still dominates By Ben Upton 13 September
Norwegian universities fear EU exclusion under technology rules Researchers concerned about increased bureaucracy attached to government proposals By Ben Upton 13 September
Imperial College London to close China-sponsored research centres Science powerhouse will sever research and financial links with firms linked to Chinese military ‘within months’ By Jack Grove 12 September
Danish humanities courses pressed on contact hours as funding cut Government accused of moving goalposts over pre-election messaging, with social sciences and business master’s also set to lose out By Ben Upton 12 September
Postgraduate battles cancer and university to stay in UK Riham Sheble claims she had to battle Warwick for study extensions By Tom Williams 12 September
Beijing ‘could limit student flow’ if Truss labels China a threat Researchers ‘may avoid’ bilateral projects over scrutiny concerns if PM escalates China’s status, scholars caution By Pola Lem 12 September
The war must prompt Ukrainian academia to clean up its act The latest bribery scandal is a reminder that even as the country fights for its survival, bad habits persist, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 12 September
Students must wait through bleak winter for overhauled support Germany and France are tinkering with creaking student scholarship and support systems, but activists and experts say a complete refit is required By Ben Upton 10 September
Climate scientists fear loss of policy influence under Rees-Mogg While funding streams appear safe for now, academics debate whether they should continue to engage with an increasingly sceptical government By Jack Grove 9 September
