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Government told it can ¡®no longer ignore¡¯ growing gender educational attainment gap

¡®Default target¡¯ of sex questions should be sex at birth, with ¡®male¡¯ and ¡®female¡¯ the possible answers, says government-commissioned review

Tropical disease researcher and parliamentarian Lauren Sullivan talks about difficulties of returning to the lab after a career break, juggling family, science and politics, and why Dundee¡¯s life science sector must be supported

Adult Human Female directors Deirdre O¡¯Neill and Michael Wayne claim union treated them unfairly in wake of cancelled Edinburgh showings

Recording gender identity but not sex perpetuates historical exclusion of women from research, paper argues

The marine biologist and new University of Melbourne vice-chancellor is intent on using insights from beneath the waves to keep her institution afloat through the brewing storms

Study finds evidence of ¡®modest¡¯ bias among reviewers covering race and gender

Number of female university leaders reaches record high, with Switzerland seeing biggest growth

Neeli Bendapudi on being an outsider and a trailblazer, students as customers and nurturing the world¡¯s largest alumni network 

OIA says sexual misconduct investigations too often marred by delays and poor communication

Two dozen academics join ¡®mainstream¡¯ call for a health check on youth gender treatment

Data centre mogul Robin Khuda seeks ¡®cohort effect¡¯ with largest-ever gift to Australia¡¯s oldest university

Regulator yet to conclude investigation into philosopher¡¯s departure from Sussex despite renewed focus on free speech issues

Provocative paper claims boycott of feminist title left early career scholars high and dry while others profited from ¡®moral entrepreneurship¡¯

¡®Institutions think that they can just get away with it,¡¯ conference focused on efforts to tackle campus sexual misconduct hears

Researcher questions whether ¡®care obfuscation¡¯ is the answer to mums¡¯ sense of exclusion

Comments from the country¡¯s new ministers have raised concerns about the future of women¡¯s role in education and public positions 

Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts

While some women may not feel safe with numbers, according to stereotype, Katie Buchhorn uses numbers to help keep women safe

Governors representing multiple protected characteristics could mean only a ¡®small number of individuals¡¯ are responsible for boosting boards¡¯ diversity figures

Attorney general says bill will create a ¡®powerful, independent voice¡¯ to protect students from sexual violence

Incoming president has pledged to ¡®terminate¡¯ federal protections for alleged victims of sexual abuse on campus

Female higher education enrolment on the rise in parts of Asia but richer countries least diverse in terms of academics

Single-sex colleges provide safe space for women but may be financially unviable as enrolments decline

Welsh regulator¡¯s perceived failure to follow English sector lead on preventing misconduct seen as contributing to ¡®patchy¡¯ protections

Promote teamwork to improve gender equity, Australian analysis suggests

Tutorial system monopolised by ¡®domineering¡¯ male students and focus on final-year examinations seen as disadvantaging women

Framework for UK health funders will require applicants to explain how they will consider and distinguish sex and gender in their work

The rules should quash the idea that a formal investigation is the only way to take action on disclosures or rumours of abuse by staff, says Anna Bull

Regulator will ask students about their experience of sexual misconduct within higher education institutions following a pilot survey in July

Gender-critical professor says Dandridge report is another sign that campus free speech legislation is needed

Monash vice-chancellor discusses universities' progress on preventing gender-based abuse and the 'flattening effect' on internationalisation 

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering

Female students and academics shocked to find doctored images of them shared on chat rooms, often created by fellow students

Annual Education at a Glance report says graduate employment rates for women and men have almost reached parity in Greece and Portugal

Academics investigating why female students lose their high school grade advantage at university determine that higher levels of perceived discrimination are associated with lower academic performance for women

Play celebrates the turbulent career of a pioneering female astronomer

Next year¡¯s review must consider why the equality charter now views ¡®gender as a spectrum¡¯, in addition to questions of cost and effectiveness, says Lucy Hunter Blackburn

Research indicates that dozens of institutions have held lowest-level award for more than a decade and ¡®are content not to do more¡¯

Ban on women attending university further hampering crisis-plagued Afghanistan¡¯s development, warn experts

Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee

Unfair distribution of responsibilities persists even though four in 10 partners covered by study also work in universities

Regulator¡¯s decision to shelve register of staff-student relationships in favour of recommending ban indicative of changing culture in institutions, academics say

At least half of the incidents had ¡®no connection¡¯ with the university, according to report

Not international, not domestic, no networks, transient mindset: new support group raises the bar for students from forced migration backgrounds

The OfS¡¯ stronger than expected registration condition on sexual harassment and misconduct comes not a moment too soon, says Anna Bull 

Academic who claims she was forced out of university for exposing silencing of gender-critical feminists says she is ¡®extremely pleased¡¯ by settlement

Office for Students drops plans to require universities to keep a register of personal relationships between staff and learners, but stops short of mandating bans

While some believe Chinese universities are getting better at dealing with cases of sexual harassment, recent incident suggests students may have to turn to social media to be taken seriously

Educators need to do more to help students reassess the meaning they attach to labels such as ¡°female engineer¡±, says Elena Liquete

Outcry after UCU motion claims landmark review into gender identity services for young people has ¡®serious methodological flaws¡¯

Chapter of Sexual Misconduct in Academia was previously withdrawn after academic claimed he was identified

As collegiate sports grow more professionalised and women gain more fans, federal audit suggests that persistent oversights still leave large gender gap in safety

Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo

Analysis of Russell Group data says female researchers are more likely to stay at lower pay grades or to leave the sector

Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers

We need, instead, to develop structures that allow everyone to flourish, both academically and as parents, says Eleanor Palser

Rate of women appearing on patent applications was as low as 17 per cent in Japan and South Africa, and just 20 per cent in Germany and Egypt

The study also highlighted that researchers were cynical that the sector could improve the working conditions of people managing menstruation

Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis