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Session on how best to support refugees from Syria and elsewhere hears evidence that more vocational options are needed

Tributes paid to a university leader who ¡®always believed firmly in what women could do¡¯

Minister plans to simplify ¡®dizzying variety¡¯ of rules on freedom of expression

MAC report on impact of international students will be ¡®hard to ignore¡¯ for new home secretary

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

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

UK expertise pulls far ahead of Europe in terms of output, but collaboration will be vital if sectors are to remain competitive with US and Asia, experts say

Those who castigate lecturers in anonymous feedback forms should realise their identity is fairly easy to discern, according to academic

The Booker prizewinning author talks about novelists and academic historians¡¯ ¡®complementary trades¡¯, ¡®less subtle¡¯ scholars and studying for a lifetime

Submissions invited across 18 categories

Although research has done relatively well in Brussels¡¯ plans for 2021-27, university organisations say extra money is not enough to stop grant application dysfunction

Tech entrepreneur says there is a fear of AI and automation in Europe and North America while students in Asia see it as an opportunity

Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect

British Council conference to hear of downsides to focus on elite higher education institutions

Canadian institution comes under fire over decision to hand award to David Suzuki, a critic of province¡¯s energy industry

Plans to dismantle institutions including Istanbul University are part of efforts to exert more political control over academia, critics say

Brexit could be driving shift in rankings, Reuters suggests

Literary studies offer us vital tools for understanding the roots of Brexit and forging new styles of community, argues new book

HKUST head to lead Saudi Arabian university from September

Maastricht study finds less hard-working students benefit when taught with more persistent peers

Indian lecturer joins with British colleagues to promote literature of those formerly called ¡®untouchables¡¯

Imperial College London academic Abbas Edalat has been detained on security charges since mid-April 

Fears over international impact of UT Tyler¡¯s decision, with Nepalese applicants hardest hit

Sarah Churchwell hopes her research can help people rethink the ¡®American dream¡¯

But Grattan Institute report urges government, institutions to steer those unlikely to finish towards cost-saving early exit

Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget

Staff strike prompts decision to award ESRC studentships to Cardiff University candidates based on paper applications only

Historian says Trump could attract educated young people if he promised to tackle their debts, while rector tells summit Czech universities remain ¡®strongholds of critical discourse¡¯

Provost of Hungary¡¯s Central European University tells conference that autonomy is in jeopardy across continent

Incorporation of AMR in 51³Ô¹Ï Burden of Disease study could be game changer in securing more government funding

OIA report reveals payout of almost ?50k to an international PhD student kicked off their course

Worsening political ties have led a Russian government agency to urge students abroad to return home

Big hikes in visa, right to remain fees bring ¡®under the radar¡¯ issue to fore and prompt post-Brexit worries for EU staff

Hollywood legend¡¯s backfiring legal action offers lessons for universities on essay mills, says researcher

Australian schools to run short of teachers as funding cuts and ¡®bad media¡¯ bite into education enrolments

Fran?ois Ortalo-Magn¨¦ says executive programmes help students ¡®look at the world differently¡¯

Professor of government rose from poverty in childhood to become leading expert on British public policy

Study reveals feedback on social media sites closely correlate to measures of quality such as England's TEF

The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China¡¯s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party¡¯s ¡®historical nihilist¡¯ label suits him

Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers

Times Higher Education ranking reveals top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states

Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ¡®part of the problem¡¯ for new member states

Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice

But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions

While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal

Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ¡®Swiss paradox¡¯ may offer international lessons

Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ¡®insider¡¯ scholars to filter data given to researchers

Sam Gyimah tells MPs that for universities ¡®to carry on as if we are still in 1965 is not acceptable¡¯

Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action

Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia¡¯s biggest cities

But government data predict that share of black and ethnic minority students on campuses will rise

Struggle to engage effectively highlighted by study comparing Twitter use with other disciplines

Evidence from German Excellence Initiative suggests elite status rubs off on student perception ¨C even if this is irrational

Education committee chair Rob Halfon says ¡®sanctions¡¯ should be applied where numbers of disadvantaged students stall or decline

NAS calls for US lawmakers to bring change also brings warning that crisis talk may ultimately ¡®stifle frontier discoveries¡¯

Universities must be vigilant in age of social media and sneaky technology, researchers warn

Data is latest evidence uncertainty caused by the referendum result has cost British academics

A dwindling share of post-school students could leave the country¡¯s workforce short of know-how

Emma Briant defends actions over exchanges with key figures from Leave.EU and Cambridge Analytica parent

Analysts are optimistic that the expert panel convened to reassess the USS deficit could deliver significant change, although others are less convinced