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Leading scholar says many countries have ¡®neither the will nor the capacity¡¯ to manage growth

Initiative will emulate Wellcome Trust¡¯s publishing model, with European Commission set to follow

Lack of clear strategy to keep UK in EU¡¯s research framework is blocking new collaborative projects

With academics reluctant to take sick leave, universities must become more aware of the dangers of ¡®presenteeism¡¯, says Gail Kinman

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

Nobel laureates and university presidents will speak at flagship THE event at King¡¯s College London

Harper Adams tops our annual poll as Cambridge and other top 10 mainstays slide down

We talk misconceptions about quantum physics, the importance of global research collaboration and Nobel prize aspirations with the award-winning Canadian physicist

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding

Queen¡¯s University Belfast and Ulster University are making huge gains in the student satisfaction stakes, writes Seth Jacobson

New kid on the block, Harper Adams University, outshines established institutions with its great teaching and outstanding amenities, finds Jack Grove

Country¡¯s publications in high-quality journals decline in relative and absolute terms

Sole remaining pro-Israel speaker claims ¡®semi-hysterical¡¯ reaction has harmed academic debate

V-c counters that institutions will ¡®inevitably¡¯ plan for overseas campuses after referendum

Institutions need to be excellent across the board to attract leading researchers, analysis warns

Facebook pioneer discusses improving diversity in tech industry and universities

Minister emphasises transnational education, sidestepping mention of 51³Ô¹Ï Office visa policy

Carlos Moedas defends research council as discussions build over next framework programme

Survey reveals Paris is the most popular location among prospective recruits

Education minister wants power to prosecute assignment writing companies

Minister's speech disrupted at event aimed at finding solutions to sector challenges

Report warns of risk of overlooking women, internal candidates and those from ethnic minorities

Amid crisis over reproducibility, agencies face call for ¡®greater transparency and accountability¡¯

Academics say students' concerns reflect tense environment on racial issues

Sector expert predicts dissent will be crushed when Lords amendment reaches Commons

Texas hostelries are one of the few places where students cannot bring guns

Call to consider faith diversity alongside issues of gender and ethnicity

Alternative for Germany also wants to end funding for gender studies, saying discipline is not a serious subject

Government analysis finds most academics think postgraduate research standards have held steady or improved

Health and environmental agencies face savage reductions as defence spending soars

McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ¡®beyond STEM¡¯, THE-Ulsan summit hears

Conference hears educators are neglecting technology because of ¡®obsession¡¯ with dated approaches

Leave-supporting MP challenged in debate with King¡¯s College London academic

University of Waterloo recruits British academics ¡®worried about future¡¯ after referendum

51³Ô¹Ï data on research grants show just how much UK institutions get from the EU

Interviews in progress for Office for Students chief executive, with v-cs among those shortlisted

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

Findings from the German Excellence Initiative raise questions over impact of TEF

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding

US researcher claims that white academics are given more time to study and write

Higher education news from around the globe

Presidents agree on need to respond but are warned against being ¡®slaves to industry¡¯

¡®Push-back¡¯ against proposal to use contractual status to identify research-active academics

Researcher warns that anti-immigrant sentiment could affect pipeline of academic talent

Steve Keen laments loss of ¡®time and freedom¡¯ for universities¡¯ ¡®original thinkers¡¯

Canadian scholar urges universities to back off from policing what people do in private

Universities on the continent must shun xenophobia themselves, THE-Ulsan event hears

Role of Ewha Womans University protests in Park Geun-hye scandal highlighted

Former Smith College president set to succeed Nicholas Dirks

Cambridge professor has helped policymakers wrestle with complex ethical challenges

Early signs of new administration¡¯s attitude to research funding worry experts

Current loan system in US puts high repayment burdens on low-earning graduates, says paper

Vote hailed as ¡®notable victory¡¯ in battle to remove overseas learners from net migration targets

China and India accounted for almost half of all international students in the US last year, up from just under a quarter a decade before

Despite uncertainty, institutions remain willing to invest to compete globally

Thirty-nine per cent of institutions report decline in overseas applications

Lords may insist on changes if they scent chance of overturning UK government¡¯s slim Commons majority

Expert on EU warns academics against a ¡®Brussels monopoly¡¯ over how they research the union

Warwick Business School¡¯s purpose-built studio aims to boost students¡¯ creativity

Analysis shows more than two-thirds of overseas learners come from former Soviet states