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Efforts will only go so far without changes to ¡®mindsets¡¯ in Asia, says editor of new book

Wide-ranging survey of mothers working in higher education reveals institutions¡¯ inconsistent and often ineffective responses

Gender bias in student reviews leads vulnerable females to be more lenient in their assessments, large analysis finds

Covid has only widened gender inequalities among researchers, data show

Study of Swiss students finds men and women overestimate their graduate earnings, but men do it more significantly

Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims

University broadens free speech exclusions on request of gender-diverse community

After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education

V-c admits university made ¡®serious mistakes¡¯ after external review finds it breached its free speech duties

Doing everything by the book makes it easy for opponents to plan ahead. So shake them up a bit, says Marcia Devlin

Tips from the top of a sector that insists on preserving its male dominance offered in Australian consultant¡¯s guide

Greater transparency would provide a more accurate picture of sexual misconduct in sector, campaigners say after Everyone¡¯s Invited allegations

Three in 10 respondents to UCU survey say that they have experienced homophobic language in workplace

Network aims to highlight problem of gender-based harassment in the field, support victims and encourage institutions to improve safeguarding

Gender concerns leave MIT-Harvard star lone unconfirmed choice for presidential Cabinet

Call comes after publication of thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse on UK campuses

Women gain milestone at prestigious science body although racial divide remains wide

Office for Students calls for universities to review sexual misconduct policies by summer, following publications of thousands of claims of abuse across sector

Australian astrophysicist adapts galaxy modelling techniques to track path of current employment practices

¡®The first Black woman on the tenure track in theoretical cosmology¡¯ tells Matthew Reisz about her struggles to reconcile a pristine childhood image of science with the reality she confronts by using selective citation to marginalise racist or sexist scientists

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities added to the scepticism but, done properly, training makes a difference, say Jules Holroyd and Jennifer Saul

A writing group has become a vital support network for female academics facing everything the pandemic can throw at them, says Sorcha MacLeod

John Shand wonders to what extent deep thinking has a place in our erotic lives

Science minister¡¯s replacement could curb momentum on women¡¯s progress in STEM, critics fear

George Tyndall has pleaded not guilty to dozens of assault charges

Minister behind gender equality plan reflects on influx of female university presidents ahead of Trinity College Dublin¡¯s provost election

Rising public support for barring discrimination against LGBTQ people

Vietnamese analysis of Australian survey data affirms findings about education¡¯s impacts on subjective well-being, but ¡®does not settle the argument¡¯

Champion of public education alleged to have been tolerant of sexual misconduct in sport in previous role at Louisiana State

Holberg Prize winner wants major reforms in college drinking culture and elite university sport

B¨¦n¨¦dicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer 

Universities need to take account of the pandemic¡¯s effect on productivity ¨C especially that of women, says Jessica Borger

Forthcoming guidance will stop short of banning staff-student relationships, conference hears

Time extensions on tenure may be among wrong cures, US National Academies assessment suggests

White House targets rules boosting rights of the accused, but with no clear alternative ready

Female students face barriers in fields such as military studies and mining

Progress is being made but much still could and should to be done to boost women¡¯s advancement, says Helen Bartlett

Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on THE World University Rankings data 

Teaching online renders women¡¯s bodies invisible, but are their talking heads really judged on a par with men¡¯s, asks Kate Eichhorn

Campaigners say tight-knit elitism, boozy initiation weeks and a lacklustre administrative response have led to a culture of silence in grandes ¨¦coles

Non-white women just 2.5 per cent of top earners on most research-intensive campuses

Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton

Data from study pinpoints first years after childbirth as biggest hit to women¡¯s research productivity

While notching up a leadership position can make a woman a role model, her treatment can be equally influential, professor says

The sociology professor tells Matthew Reisz about her rural childhood, satisfying a hunger for the wider world through reading, and her (scholarly) interest in unfaithful men

Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair

India could be HE ¡®giant¡¯ if social issues were addressed, expert says

Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors

Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020

Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions

Authors express ¡®deep regret¡¯ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported  

The hard-drinking machismo of anthropology, the silencing of women and the dangers of life on remote digs are unearthed and explored anew

UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women

In handling cases, UK universities must clarify the burden of evidence, better train adjudicators and publish incidence statistics, says one survivor

Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse

Lucas Lixinski shares his experiences as a gay man in academia and reflects on how they have helped his career

Panel discussion hears that pandemic should be used as a springboard for real change by looking at leadership

Ethnic minority students twice as likely to be assaulted in teaching space as white classmates

Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science

Figures suggest that graduates of UK¡¯s highly selective institutions and specialists have widest differences in pay