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Bournemouth University research reveals gap between expectations of employers and university curricula

Group of Eight chair aims to demonstrate that the benefits of higher education outweigh the costs

Most Australian university residences will not involve professionals in all student training this year, finds survey

Legislation would require university presidents to review all incidents of sexual misconduct perpetrated by employees

Concerns have been raised over how Kuan Chung-ming was selected as leader of Taiwan¡¯s top university

Government initiative funds five collaborations involving 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses

More liberal environments may encourage women to follow their interests, psychologists suggest

Universities UK concedes that it might ¡®have not considered every possible angle¡¯, as strike action continues

Labor wants further and higher education to be ¡®equally attractive¡¯ to prospective students

Minister says he will ¡®fight¡¯ to ensure scientists can move freely post-Brexit

Staff at 65 universities walk out over changes to Universities Superannuation Scheme

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Pioneer of innovative methods of landscape archaeology remembered

First sector-wide analysis of UK vice-chancellors¡¯ pay in 2016-17 reveals more six-figure pay-offs to departing heads

No better place than city state for higher education's new era, says Nanyang Technological University president

The Middlesex University expert in stand-up comedy discusses working in the West Bank, collaborating with Mark Thomas, and falling into academia

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

Detail, clarity and a constructive approach: all these are key to a helpful review, writes Sophie Inge

Survey results emerge amid mounting criticism of government¡¯s hopes of delivering greater price competition

But growth in those completing postgraduate research degrees in physics appears have stalled, according to latest Hesa data

European universities, despite public dismay about Brexit, also privately see it as an opportunity to poach UK-based academics

Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes

MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister

Lawrence Bacow¡¯s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ¡®greying¡¯ of college leadership

British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations

Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues

Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough

University of Colorado Boulder master¡¯s programme will ¡®bring the laboratory experience¡¯ to students at home

Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany¡¯s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds

Review calls for Irish institutions to develop a single policy to make it easier for researchers to understand the processes

But ¡®risks¡¯ of open access and a shift away from subscription model could halt growth, publisher¡¯s financial results reveal

Anti-corruption agency charges head of University of Zimbabwe with abuse of office over former first lady¡¯s doctorate

The Times Higher Education editorial team discusses the UK's long-awaited higher education funding review 

No sign of deal between UCU and vice-chancellors on eve of industrial action

Overall figures for full-time undergraduates suggest growth as other institutions expand significantly

Publisher proposed to bring in extra charges for digital papers published more than 20 years ago

Ministers set to agree to push for equal access to higher education for men and women by 2030

Aim is to preserve 'the best of the system we have' while making funding fairer, universities minister tells THE

Students unlikely to be won over by tweaks to current funding arrangements, says sector leader

Making all graduates contribute for 30 years could allow cost of higher education to be 'spread more thinly', says former education secretary

National Science Foundation requires universities to inform them if staff members receiving grant funding face sexual harassment allegations

Project at Canterbury Christ Church aims to explore building¡¯s history and create new heritage centre

London Economics modelling suggests that higher earners would be the primary beneficiaries of many potential reforms

Prime minister to express concern that England ¡®has one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world¡¯

Damian Hinds says he would like to see degree ¡®options available which have different costs¡¯

Treasury Committee says government has failed to justify why student loan interest rates should exceed those prevailing in the market

Twenty North American institutions using ¡®moon shots¡¯ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours

Class on ¡®science of positive psychology¡¯ becomes university¡¯s most popular course

Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress are more acute for PhD candidates classified as exceeding their schedule

Brock University is the latest Ontario institution to announce new financial support for overseas doctoral students

University and College Union calls for ¡®proper transparency of senior pay and perks¡¯

UCSB string theorist who won $3 million prize remembered

The Saudi philosopher, neuroscientist and founder of the Al-Rodhan prize seeks inspiration from Immanuel Kant and classical architecture

Additional support for institutions could be co-funded by national governments and the European Union, say rectors 

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Spike in interest in collaborative funding arrangements in wake of UK¡¯s vote for Brexit

Majority say they will support their lecturer if they walk out, but two-thirds concerned about impact on education

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

Lower sticker price for degrees would do nothing to help poorer students, says London Economics analysis