Men continue to dominate the top level of academia, a report from the AllBright Foundation shows.

Gap in acceptance rates for major European conferences entirely down to behaviour of male referees.

Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report.

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence.

The director of the US National Institutes of Health has denied any xenophobic intent in its crackdown on academic scientists with ties to China.

As in the UK and the US, universities face questions about whether their curricula feature enough non-white voices.

Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures.

Updated settlement ties racial and gender distribution to national shares of population.

Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal.

An EU-funded project is developing tools to improve gender balance in research institutions and higher education, helping to sustain female talent.

Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support.

Nesta finds proportion of female AI researchers was higher in the mid-1990s – although universities fare better than tech firms.

Facilitated meetings can encourage early admissions of guilt from perpetrators and provide recognition of victims’ experiences, says Clare McGlynn.

Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds.

Guardian investigation reveals widespread evidence of discrimination in higher education.

Study backs up earlier findings that women are less likely to ask questions at conferences, even when they are in majority.

Data on more than 19,000 institutions show Europe lags behind leading anglophone sectors on female leadership.

This policy brief, presents a short overview of the key factors in the participation of women in innovation and the integration of a gender dimension in innovation processes.