Martin Lewis: England must swap &loans* for graduate contribution Change would be more than cosmetic, consumer finance expert says By John Morgan 18 July
THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2018: data show national strengths Results from the European Student Survey underpinning the rankings reveal key differences in teaching across the Continent By Simon Baker 18 July
UK government &will call out monoculture tendency on campus* Government voices &concern* about the &culture in our universities* in response to MPs and peers* report on campus free speech By John Morgan 17 July
Chinese university suspends student offer over social credit mark Father*s failure to pay back loan hits son*s university admission, under state*s big-data system By John Morgan 17 July
British Academy issues warning over Hungary research funding UK social science body attacks plans to exert more state control over research topics By Jack Grove 17 July
Ontario introduces bill to end York University strike Legislation proposed by new provincial government would terminate longest-running industrial dispute at an anglophone university in Canada By Ellie Bothwell 17 July
New Zealand university launches online Maori language course Massey hopes to allow diaspora to share in resurgence of interest in indigenous culture By Chris Havergal 17 July
India*s slimmer excellence initiative an &intelligent* approach Scholar praises Indian government for supporting only universities that are &ready now* to become world-class By Ellie Bothwell 17 July
Peer review &works against* early career researchers Australian group asks whether costs of &gold standard* assessment are always warranted By John Ross 16 July
Medieval studies at heart of Trump-era culture wars Researchers criticise lack of diversity on programme of major conference By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 16 July
UK universities* research funding deficit soars to ?3.9 billion Figures on full economic costs of research and teaching show significant growth in gap that is plugged mainly by overseas student fees By Simon Baker 16 July
Australia*s funding freeze puts courses on ice Abandonment of demand-driven funding is working its way through the sector By John Ross 15 July
All learning &is going to happen digitally*, Coursera boss says Increasing use of technology on campus will erode division between online and offline education, according to Jeff Maggioncalda By Anna McKie 15 July
Proposed research misconduct watchdog &only part of the solution* Academic questions whether new committee should be hosted by UK Research and Innovation By Rachael Pells 14 July
Teaching Excellence Summit: Flexible learning spaces 'no shortcut to great teaching' Conference hears staff development must not be neglected as multimillion-pound estate upgrades take effect By Jack Grove 13 July
Turkish students arrested over Erdo?an cartoon at graduation Arrests follow sackings of 200 more academics in crackdown after failed coup attempt By John Morgan 13 July
Is Wellcome*s ?250 million fund the leap forward science needs? Researchers welcome ambition of new initiative but question whether it will give scholars the autonomy that they need By Rachael Pells 13 July
UK-Russian graduate school*s loss of accreditation sparks anguish Pioneering Moscow education institution is latest target of Russia*s education regulator By Jack Grove 13 July
Teaching Excellence Summit: 'Don't believe the anti-lecture myths' Educationalist argues &religious* zeal of active-learning advocates ignores the importance of the traditional lecture By Jack Grove 12 July
UK*s Brexit White Paper plans for &temporary* researcher mobility Government document fails to offer universities reassurance, sector critics warn By John Morgan 12 July
Javid: foreign staff can strike without risking right to remain 51勛圖 secretary offers clarity in wake of UK university pensions walkout By Chris Havergal 12 July
Poor Australian success rates blamed on low funding, not bad bids &Productivity boom* shows researchers are not the problem, universities say By John Ross 12 July
Prestigious European universities have &worst gender balance* Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance By Ellie Bothwell 12 July
UK*s biomedical research funding &bubble* is &about to burst* Call to rebalance funding away from sciences and towards social sciences By Rachael Pells 12 July
The week in higher education 每 12 July 2018 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world*s media By THE reporters 12 July
Applicant numbers for UK universities fall 2 per cent 51勛圖 data for June deadline applications show a worsening of figures compared with January statistics By Simon Baker 12 July
English universities hit by apprenticeship funding restrictions Rule changes could lead to &mis-selling* of qualifications that are not full degrees, higher education institutions warn By Anna McKie 12 July
China could overtake US on research impact by mid-2020s Trends analysis shows end of &US hegemony* in research may not be far off By Simon Baker 12 July
Australia to take European lead on qualifications framework Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests By John Ross 11 July
Teaching Excellence Summit: US undergraduate education 'declining and failing' Leading sociologist says that universities* failure to enthuse students is to blame for low levels of study outside the classroom By Jack Grove 11 July
Watchdog wants university data review in Cambridge Analytica probe Information Commissioner*s Office expresses concern about academics using data gathered for research purposes for commercial gain By John Morgan 11 July
US university ordered to reinstate lecturer in free speech row John McAdams criticised a graduate student by name on his blog over her views on gay marriage By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 11 July
Ecuador rector: &My male staff still call me darling* First female rector of Escuela Superior Polit谷cnica del Litoral wants to challenge sexism in Latin American academic culture By Rachael Pells 11 July
Three years for PhDs &not long enough* Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist By John Ross 11 July
Fifth of big recruiters screen university names from applications Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded By Chris Havergal 11 July
MPs call for UK to create research misconduct watchdog Commons Science and Technology Committee expresses concerns that use of non-disclosure agreements could allow errant scholars to reoffend elsewhere By Rachael Pells 11 July
Japan &supporting champions* as route to global prestige Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities By John Ross 10 July
China closes scores of Sino-foreign joint programmes Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over &poor teaching standards* of some joint initiatives By Ellie Bothwell 10 July
Education investment pushes China up innovation ranking Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20 By John Ross 10 July
Sir David Bell swaps Reading v-c job for Sunderland Former permanent secretary at Department for Education &thrilled and honoured* with move north By Chris Havergal 10 July
Make greater use of contextual admissions, English sector told Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants* backgrounds By Chris Havergal 10 July
REF: funders &running out of time* on open access monographs Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion By Rachael Pells 10 July
Publish or perish culture may be &enemy of impact* Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines By Simon Baker 10 July
Talks collapse as Germany rejects &unacceptable* Elsevier offer Publisher says it remains &committed* to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions* continuing access By Rachael Pells 9 July
India names six &institutes of eminence* in slimmed-down scheme Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status By Ellie Bothwell 9 July
Nobel winner: turn down edited interview requests Peter Doherty warns scientists about being &used* by journalists with a predetermined story to tell By David Matthews 9 July
Australian sector told to train more science and maths teachers Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties By John Ross 9 July
Mindfulness &helps students recall lectures better*, study claims Researcher also suggests there is &a lot of interest* in further study on mindfulness-NSS scores link By Anna McKie 8 July
Trump move against affirmative action may spark Supreme Court battles Removal of guidelines on affirmative action and retirement of Supreme Court justice could &set the stage for future challenges* to university admission policies By Ellie Bothwell 7 July
Half of UK academics &suffer stress-linked mental health problems* Scholars at greater risk of stress-related illness than police, medics and local authority staff, research suggests By Jack Grove 6 July
Funding boost for African academics to fight continent*s diseases New funding commitment aims to aid drug discovery &in Africa by Africans* By Anna McKie 6 July
New UK visa scheme announced for skilled foreign researchers Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered By Rachael Pells 6 July
Think Chinese to protect enrolments, Australian universities told China*s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream By John Ross 6 July
Zombie academic on the march Undead professor deployed as critique of managerialism and teaching evaluation at a UK conference By Jack Grove 5 July
Ucas mature student report shows &one size doesn*t fit all* Mature students more likely to study vocational courses, are mostly women and more likely to live at home, analysis finds By Anna McKie 5 July
UKRI counts tax cost after charity status &blunder* New government body for research predicts cost of ?15 million per year if tax problem not resolved By Rachael Pells 5 July
Australia gives cold shoulder to Chinese PhD students, report suggests Visa data, contradicted by 51勛圖 Affairs figures, raise questions over treatment of Chinese doctoral applicants By John Ross 5 July
Government R&D spending down in Australia Basic research bears the brunt of a general decline in spending By John Ross 5 July
Should middle-ranking universities push for the top? THE analysis provides food for thought on the best research strategy for institutions with &core strengths* By Simon Baker 5 July
Career advice: how to survive your first exam board Robert MacIntosh explains what to expect when staff enter the little-known world of the university exam board By Robert MacIntosh 5 July