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Hepi study calls for debate on the purpose and value of the UK¡¯s costly system of residential universities

The two-time Ig Nobel Prize winner explains the potential applications of her research on wombats¡¯ cubed poo and why animal waste is the ¡®best study topic¡¯

Tributes paid to ¡®a brilliant, warmly sympathetic scholar-critic¡¯ whose experience of war informed his work

Lifelong learning is not getting buy-in because workers at risk cannot see the need, study warns

Jon Tennant barred from OpenCon community after breaching code of conduct

Survey of more than 6,000 students worldwide also highlights bullying and harassment faced by doctoral students

Unesco is backing plan to improve recognition of refugee qualifications, but some are sceptical about the scheme¡¯s value

Bureau admits using paperwork flaws to drive evictions, without clear line on open science

New study shows reading lists are still overwhelmingly ¡®male and pale¡¯

Emma Watton and Sarah Stables share insights from their research on, and personal experience of, how job shares can help women secure senior roles and also benefit universities

Respected policy analyst nominates funding and student loans as key areas of research

Party¡¯s lifelong learning report features call for new organisation to coordinate across National Education Service

Police use tear gas on campus for first time since protests began

Conferences should be part of the open access debate, Tokyo researcher says

US¡¯ biggest four-year university system reduces barriers for struggling entrants

Announcement by new government given cautious welcome by academics ¨C although questions remain over funding and political independence

Leading sociologist of inequality fears boosting the status of a select few universities could mean a closed educational elite, as in the US or France 

UK research culture likened to 1970s car industry, with individuals ignoring quality concerns

Delays in the name of political PR ¡®forcing academics overseas¡¯

Academic experts amazed at the speed of development in AI that enables new technology delivering financial services

¡®Geo-specific access models¡¯ will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues

Esther Duflo aims to secure hearing for ¡®ideologically diverse¡¯ discipline in era of Brexit and Trump, hoping it becomes less ¡®macho¡¯

Greater Bay Area collaborations seen as offering potential for Hong Kong universities to further commercialisation of research and innovation

Setting the tone is the main contribution of multinational RCEP agreement, analysts say

Outrage over move to replace in-house publishing with ¡®open and digitised access to information¡¯

HKUST is in mourning after the death was announced at a graduation ceremony  

Restrictions on loan access for university courses with low graduate earnings under consideration for Tory manifesto, though Augar-inspired cuts not ruled out

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media

Report also suggests that spin-outs founded and run by women receive less investment

Tributes paid to an expert on the theory and practice of democratic politics whose ¡®intellectual brilliance¡¯ was matched by a strong ¡®sense of scholarly camaraderie¡¯

University and further education organisations band together

Anti-corruption economist discusses his humble upbringing in Burundi, his five months in solitary confinement, and how his work is shaping global policy

Study says that universities need to ¡®step up¡¯ to continue progress made by funding agencies and journals

A quarter of universities doing only bare minimum to help registration as general election looms, survey suggests

Project hopes to better value research by allowing outside world to see how surprising research findings are to experts in field

Rise in interactions means three times more disciplines represented in references and citations per paper than 50 years ago

Former higher education minister will leave in December to seek consultancy and advisory positions

Universities in region have lower share of foreign staff in subject in wake of academic restrictions and focus on local hiring

Journal's investigation exonerates fish researcher, who has previous retraction to her name

Presidential push for women¡¯s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator

Would-be Brexit Party MP Kevin Yuill says he is encouraged by support for Leave party among staff and students

Deficiencies in Australian university governance made worse by state government selection of councillors, reviewer says

Barcelona academic says universities should take more neutral stance, but exiled scholar says Spain¡¯s actions ¡®undermine¡¯ European values

V-c warns pension and pay strikes will damage whole sector but union members believe experience shows industrial action will force change

But long-awaited review does put forward suggestion for ¡®flagship¡¯ initiative similar to ERC if UK does not associate to Horizon Europe

Staff will walk out at 60 universities starting from 25 November

Foreign Affairs Committee hears report of academics in UK being bugged as they discussed Russia

Revolt by four-year campuses in US shows challenge of expanding federal role

With 30 retractions so far and counting, experts say former Swinburne scientist exemplifies the need to screen research articles

Philosopher and Extinction Rebellion campaigner highlights ¡®genuine synergies¡¯ between academia and activism

Analysts say added flexibility is welcome but question how horse-trading scheme would work

Geographer Maddy Thompson warns scholars against relying on social network, as Facebook deletes then reinstates account

New figures raise question of whether government has thwarted progress on its own policy priority

Michael Murphy fears universities are now seen as being in ¡®perpetual opposition¡¯ by politicians

One US university turned down a joint venture and another cancelled a music tour, but soft power push in higher education continues

Manchester president says women should focus on their strengths when applying for jobs, not worry about how they fall short compared with male predecessors

English regulator promises to make Student Welfare and Safeguarding Expert Advisory panel more representative

By failing to defend their international engagement, universities have become tangled in popular revolt against globalisation, says professor

Talks unlikely to take place until referendum clarifies whether country will undergo its own ¡®Brexit moment¡¯

Augar response, TEF direction and research funding plans could all remain at a red light while UK goes to the polls