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Just one leader of a top 10 UK university has a Twitter account, report reveals

The ex-footballer explains why his PhD means more than his Wales cap, and how his Cardiff Met team reached the verge of Europe

Academic whose writing fused law and literature remembered

Costs for students rising at triple the rate of inflation, triggering calls for rental caps

University of Debrecen bestows honour following involvement in Russian-funded nuclear plant

Seven top universities establish political monitoring units in response to state ¡®rectification reports¡¯

Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government

Paper was rejected by journal because it had appeared on website of education centre

Vice-chancellor says involving academics in conversations about resources and sticking to the core mission were key to turnaround

Professor warns full university status for complementary medicine institution would ¡®downgrade credibility¡¯ of UK sector

New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be ¨C but calculating it could be an enormous task

Difference in performance by gender and ethnicity ¡®pervasive¡¯ despite assessment changes, study says

Witwatersrand conference hears that scholars have much to learn from material that activists are seeking to make public

Meeting with representatives of the Cuban exile community have helped shaped plans for its flagship research institute

Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white

Head of NYU Abu Dhabi says that undergraduates must be taught skills to create ¡®a world of common understanding¡¯

Country¡¯s universities losing out on revenue, diversity and global outlook, AIU report warns

MAC commission seen as attempt to secure more open stance, enabled by exit of PM¡¯s former adviser

New analysis of border check data suggest vast majority of international students leave country or stay legally after finishing courses

Foreign providers plan was misguided, but domestic selective funding option brings huge challenges, say experts

Ministers back University of Law, Arden sales to Netherlands-registered GUS, as BPP decision awaited

The chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute discusses his career in higher education, making the case for the humanities, and the nascence of the Russell Group

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

Announcement comes as new exit check data expected to show low numbers of student ¡®overstayers¡¯

Remuneration committee member formerly led construction company that won ?64 million in contracts from university

A neuroscientist and explorer who became ¡®a great champion of inclusion and belonging¡¯ has died

Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities 

Sword-fighting, drinking, history and camaraderie: struggling to recruit, ancient brotherhoods mull their image problem

Les Ebdon says that he came ¡®close¡¯ to rejecting access agreements in ¡®one of the toughest¡¯ rounds of negotiation yet

Campus Antifascist Network plans self-defence training for scholars who may be challenged by white supremacists

Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors

Ruth Simmons, interim leader of Prairie View A&M University, says universities are ¡®failing¡¯ at creating ¡®fit leaders¡¯

Branch outpost heads confident for long-term future of institutions despite blockade

'Intense' reaction from scholars worldwide drives publisher to back down on article block

Hundreds sign petition to boycott journals published by Cambridge University Press amid censorship row

Association of Commonwealth Universities can play a central role in making the case for higher education, secretary general says

Politics has become overly dominated by graduates, who increasingly only mingle with each other, says author

¡®Portfolio¡¯ academics undertaking teaching for a range of platforms are playing an increasingly important role

Carol Christ, new leader of the Californian university, also plans ¡®free speech year¡¯ for students and staff to engage with topic

Publisher pulls articles from academic website in China at request of communist government agency

Disgust at far-right violence at University of Virginia prompts stronger stance

The number of students without a place as A-level results announced down by 13 per cent

The academic psychologist talks testosterone, gender and the joy of being paid to read and write

UK emerges as campaign¡¯s world leader as nine new institutions announce commitments

Omissions make it harder to find data, report says

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

Pop songs tend to depict higher education as exclusive and oppressive, finds study

Complete University Guide¡¯s international and postgraduate fees survey for 2017 also suggests Brexit caution on rises in some areas

Pioneering neuroscientist who analysed the brain of Albert Einstein remembered

51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s latest financial health update pinpoints how some UK institutions could be at particular risk from the TEF and Brexit

Higher education news from around the globe

Changes to associate membership criteria could open up European research funding worldwide

Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows gender gap for top jobs has narrowed further

UK academic based in Pyongyang says US travel ban may be fatal for North Korea¡¯s only private higher education institution

Team sent to investigate rule changes that could close Budapest¡¯s Central European University finds that they were made ¡®without very strong reasons¡¯

Australian capital emerging as branch campus hub for country¡¯s universities

Expensive initiative criticised as 'defying logic' in cash-strapped country

'Saudisation' drive sees public institutions urged to hire local staff

Extent of freely accessible literature could ¡®tip scales¡¯ for libraries to cancel subscription packages, says study

Evidence from Denmark indicates drunken induction weeks make it difficult for reluctant drinkers to feel at home