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New data show UK moving rapidly towards open-access model ¨C but subscription costs jump 20 per cent in three years

Southern Illinois University under investigation for medical school researcher¡¯s involvement with controversial herpes vaccine trial

New programme will build on earlier successes in fields ranging from nanotechnology to sustainable energy

Staff at new UNAM centre will work on research collaborations between both countries

Provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal institutions to expand their capacity 

Association¡¯s annual meeting discusses teaching in ¡®red¡¯ states and need for domestic research

Universities Australia highlights UK¡¯s research spending increase as it warns government

Prize money of €100,000 (?88,000) handed out on basis of scholars¡¯ three-minute spiels

Labour MP leading parliamentary inquiry on campus expression criticises chair of England¡¯s new regulator

University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ¡®outdated¡¯ benefits, warn governance experts

Accounts of discrimination in Hollywood show value of ¡®lived experience¡¯, says editor of new collection

Campaign aims to double international student numbers as state¡¯s universities battle ¡®curse of jaw-dropping geography and weather¡¯

University secures 2.54 per cent interest rate on borrowing to fund ?1.5 billion capital programme

Ministerial letter suggests ratings system similar to teaching excellence framework

Journalist Jon Snow backs campaign to raise funds for Council for At-Risk Academics

White Paper draws ¡®line under¡¯ past failings on applied research policy, says academic

Sir Christopher Snowden¡¯s remuneration package revealed after university says it will cut up to 75 academic jobs

Awards presented in 19 categories to recognise outstanding contributions to UK higher education

51³Ô¹Ï 51³Ô¹Ï Office statistics also show general rise in visa applications for study at UK universities

Plans would ¡®devastate¡¯ members¡¯ pensions, warns UCU after actuarial analysis

Academics are likely to be happier at work if their research involves scholars away from their institution, study reveals

Hefce analysis finds that UK graduates cope better with divorce, ill-health and unemployment than non-graduates 

Higher education institutions may need to cut jobs if they are unable to raise fees to offset state funding cuts

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

The Imperial College London stem cell biologist discusses her Italian roots, the search for a cancer cure and dealing with a crowded commute

Tributes paid to agricultural economist who wielded significant policy influence

Two-thirds of researchers have been slighted by seniors on authorship issues, THE poll reveals

Police crack down on academics for delivering external lectures and supervising exams and PhDs at other universities, saying it breaks work permit rules

First priority should be to repeal Grace Mugabe¡¯s PhD, says lecturer

But proportion of care leavers entering higher education is double previous estimate, according to first comprehensive study on issue 

UK¡¯s highest-paid university leader faces further criticism for terms of her departure

Former scholars at Cedarville University say staff are ¡®terrified of losing their jobs¡¯ after being told to avoid referencing ¡®immoral¡¯ artwork

Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts

Academics claim that partnership ¡®undermines¡¯ organisation and allows University of Bahrain to ¡®normalise¡¯ country¡¯s regime

UK government's White Paper offers commitments on HEIF funding and assigns role to OfS

Texas higher education commissioner expresses concern about male graduate and enrolment rates

Police are investigating reports that Kevin O¡¯Gorman carried out attacks dating back to 2005

Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions

Glyn Davis' book also advocates creation of new institutions

Staff say long budgeting cycles limit their ability to make informed decisions or react to changing circumstances

Number of students winning places at UK institutions after applying direct to clearing up 14 per cent

Final decisions on shape of research excellence framework are an improvement but will not end ¡®game-playing¡¯, sector experts warn

Robert Nelsen reflects on concerns for DACA students and importance of diversity

Engineer takes institution to human rights body over satirical dig at exceptions for religious clothing

Hilary Benn also suggests that UK¡¯s future in Horizon 2020 is not necessarily contingent on free movement

But sector calls for progress on plan to grow overseas student numbers and publication of immigration White Paper

Holly Else tops Outstanding Higher Education Journalism category at CIPR ceremony

Survey suggests European scholars are resistant to UK continuing to enjoy full participation in programmes such as Horizon 2020

Ivy League institution will recruit artists and writers alongside early career scholars for its new Institute for Ideas and Imagination

Senate backs Glynis Breakwell by 19 votes to 16 after controversy over high pay and calls from staff for her to resign

Tributes paid to pioneering African American university administrator

Sally Everett explains how her institution used low-cost and creative measures to transform its support services

Institutions that do not meet standards in areas such as gender may be ineligible for grants

The Oxford professor of poetry on returning to ¡®exotic¡¯ Leeds, why he¡¯s glad he didn¡¯t study English at university, and the future of literature

Pensions expert criticises Universities UK¡¯s ¡®outdated¡¯ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff

British universities face potential challenges if they are left outside the ¡®Sorbonne process¡¯, experts warn

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

Open University vice-chancellor claims that courses curated by technology giants might be more attractive than Russell Group¡¯s offerings

Universities Canada says country is ¡®known worldwide as a nation that values diversity and inclusion¡¯

Louise Richardson says universities must be fair in admissions and focus on inequality in response to populism