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Tributes paid to former Institute of Education director

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

Experts express concern that call for five-year access agreements is a ¡®distraction technique¡¯

No sign of breakthrough as boycott yet to have significant impact on publisher

Females out, bureaucrat¡¯s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores

Younger applicants drive growth, despite fall in overall 18-year-old population

Religious freedom advocacy groups increasingly turning to legal action against public university anti-discrimination policies

Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch

Experts say institutions must improve global experience in classroom as figures show domestic students are concerned about impact of overseas peers

University¡¯s refusal to extend support for international employees criticised

Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers

Office for Students expects to take on responsibility for supporting wider range of providers from next August

New tool will learn how academics grade papers and replicate their approach

Analysis of movements between World University Ranking groupings shows strategies that are paying off and where others may be losing ground

Australia India Institute head advocates ¡®multidimensional approach¡¯

Researchers jointly employed by commercial organisations less likely to partner outside academia

Advent of Trump era lends urgency to debate about social justice and democratic values

Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say

Some countries have introduced gender quotas, while many have reduced state control, report finds

Record earnings underline importance of international students to universities¡¯ bottom lines

Experts say long-running joint ventures should be seen as a ¡®litmus test¡¯

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

Trend triggers warnings over staff work-life balance and student learning

Vice-chancellor says university is committed to improving staff well-being

Tributes paid to tuberculosis expert who worked on the first randomised controlled clinical trial

Scotland¡¯s first black professor talks about life as an immigrant, his experiences of racism and why ¡®better science makes better¡¯

Maths prodigy just second Australian to claim discipline¡¯s highest honour

New funding stream should give a boost to those pursuing innovative projects

Jos¨¦ Ibarra said he could not afford to repair his shoes on his professor¡¯s salary

Government to check state employees¡¯ credentials after forgeries exposed

Prestigious private institutions highlight importance of student diversity in light of lawsuit that could set a precedent on affirmative action

Former Columbia University academic Enrichetta Ravina awarded $1.25 million (?953,000) in damages

Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat

New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by ¡®peer group¡¯ raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions

Martin Chalfie argues that young scientists who ¡®play the game¡¯ of publishing in selective journals are less likely to win permanent posts

Australian sector adopts ¡®united viewpoint¡¯ against unequal relationships

Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems

University of Notre Dame president says faith-based institutions have unique ability to counter fear and anxiety with hope

In light of the UK government¡¯s recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education?

Study suggests reproducibility crisis may not be limited to psychology and biomedicine

University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wroc?aw from next year

Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate

Limitations on powers of new university councils are ¡®mostly cosmetic¡¯, academics say

New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn

The long-reigning monarch¡¯s name faces removal from another of the world¡¯s universities

Restrictions on access maintain high quality bar, says rector of Latin American Center for Human Economics

Higher charges, if accompanied by financial aid, do not reduce access for low-income students or significantly change student behaviour, says study

New paper says both teaching-intensive and research-intensive universities need to re-examine the way they assess students

Academic lawyer and conservative thinktank leader go head-to-head

Almost half of ERC grants awarded to UK institutions for 2018 won by EU nationals, as UK sees overall decline in successful bids

Are students the ones with the entitlement problem? 

Most universities omitted after the boycott are back in for this year¡¯s NSS, although Cambridge and Oxford still fail to feature

Jim Newell¡¯s dismissal by Salford ¡®speaks volumes¡¯ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say

Experts predict ripple effect from ruling against Canadian university

51³Ô¹Ï Ucas figures show almost a quarter of 18-year-olds got at least one offer of a university place that did not depend on their upcoming results

Leading a university seminar for the first time can be an intimidating prospect. Here, three PhD students offer some advice for those preparing for the new academic year

Mobile students would face same costs as local learners post-Brexit under MillionPlus proposal

Pay deals in student accommodation bring claims ¡®huge salaries are being funded by public money and student debt¡¯

Funding will support Lancaster to develop curriculum for Manchester-based University Academy 92

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