Junior scholars face penalties for interdisciplinary work Universities need to adapt career paths to accommodate scientists who tap into different fields, says research By Holly Else 21 January
THE in Davos: interview with Subra Suresh Subra Suresh, president of Carnegie Mellon University, speaks to THE at the World Economic Forum in Davos 20 January
Academics in Gambia advised to stay indoors MRC researchers in West Africa face political unrest By Holly Else 20 January
Beall’s list closure a ‘boon for predatory publishers’ List creator to now pursue ‘new areas of research’ By Holly Else 20 January
‘Get house in order’ on staff-student liaisons, says NUS officer Student leader calls for clearer rules on student-staff relationships after Sussex report into abusive lecturer case By Jack Grove 20 January
THE in Davos: Universities in a period of upheaval Phil Baty reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos 19 January
Universities take 14 out of 100 places on Stonewall list Cardiff University is highest placed HE institution in list of LGBT-friendly employers for second successive year By Alice Durrans 19 January
UK universities using fewer ‘atypical’ staff contracts Overall higher education staff headcount up 2 per cent, new data reveal By Holly Else 19 January
Trump presidency to start student loans battle Leading Democrat puts education secretary nominee under pressure on loans and ‘non-existent’ higher education record By John Morgan 19 January
Cash-for-publications is ‘common practice’ Lucrative offer to professor renews concerns over 'unethical' contracts By Jack Grove 19 January
MIT president: Trump ‘will not change our mission’ But L. Rafael Reif admits the university may have to look for alternative funding sources and new ways to ‘stay connected’ to world By Ellie Bothwell 19 January
Campus sex assaults ‘linked to venue not binge drinking’ Study also found that almost 1 in 5 college men admitted to sexual aggression By Hilary Lamb 19 January
The week in higher education – 19 January 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 19 January
Trump: is it right for academics to discuss his state of mind? Scholars ponder the ethical dilemmas of assessing the new president from afar By Hilary Lamb 19 January
Grant winners – 19 January 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 19 January
Anthony King: trenchant political commentator dies aged 82 Fellow political scientists pay tribute to the scholarly achievements of a man best-known as a television pundit during British elections By Matthew Reisz 19 January
Questions over cancer reproducibility project Bid to test key cancer findings uses a strict method to avoid bias, but this means some outcomes have proved inconclusive By David Matthews 19 January
Cornell business dean: mixing up subjects crucial to innovation Soumitra Dutta speaks to THE about Cornell's new technology campus By David Matthews 18 January
Brexit prompts academics to consider future for modern languages Discipline needs to forge new research agendas and promote its benefits more effectively, workshop hears By Matthew Reisz 18 January
Ontario may limit growth of some graduate programmes Universities under pressure to show value and demand for master’s and PhDs By Ellie Bothwell 17 January
Germany’s teaching excellence drive ‘creates new hierarchy’ Some universities in Germany are using extra cash to create elite flagship courses, says study By Jack Grove 17 January
Finland funding cuts a ‘catastrophe’ for research Scholars fear reputation of country’s higher education sector will be damaged as evidence of brain drain mounts By Ellie Bothwell 17 January
State law threats to tenure raise concerns in the US Legislation in Missouri and Iowa seeks to curtail right to protected academic posts By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 16 January
Canada ‘most desirable’ country for EU students - not UK Australia also makes gains in list of most attractive English-speaking nations as US slips By Ellie Bothwell 16 January
Change HE provision to cater for millennials, conference told Universities will need to abandon present ‘constipated’ models and follow Uber’s lead to appeal to prospective students By John Elmes 16 January
New dictionary aids students in era of fake news Contributors hope resource will encourage students to avoid ‘assimilationist’ mindset By John Elmes 15 January
MP criticises Oxford over 'unconscious bias' David Lammy 'concerned' at universities approach to issue By John Elmes 14 January
Chinese academics promote dissent despite crackdown Scholars are ‘doing as much as they can’ to promote critical thinking among students despite suppression of liberal thought, study claims By Jack Grove 14 January
51³Ô¹Ï MBA applications rise for first time in four years: survey Accreditation body’s new report suggests high quality management education still ‘desirable’ in ‘uncertain’ world By John Elmes 13 January
London institutions ‘could see biggest student Brexit fallout’ Capital’s institutions have highest reliance on European students, THE analysis of latest Hesa data finds By Holly Else 13 January
Overseas student enrolments at UK universities fall again Number of first-year students from India, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria all down By Holly Else 12 January
Bath head likely to be UK’s top-earning v-c after £45K rise University of Bath’s Glynis Breakwell and other vice-chancellors are facing criticism from staff and students over pay increases By Jack Grove 12 January
UK could reap ‘depreciation dividend’ from Brexit But potential recruitment positives are reliant on 51³Ô¹Ï Office policy, cautions major Hepi analysis By John Morgan 12 January
Career advice: how to write an academic email Typography expert’s rules for making messages easier to read elicit both praise and claims of pedantry By Jack Grove 12 January
The week in higher education – 12 January 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 12 January
Will some overseas students dump the US post-Trump? Donald Trump’s election could prompt shifts in the world’s international student flows, some believe By John Morgan 12 January
Students who go through 'negativity' score best Those who are not happy all the time can ‘rise to challenges’, researchers suggest By Hilary Lamb 12 January
Former v-c takes research, science funding and breakfast to task Terence Kealey, former head of the University of Buckingham, tells THE it’s sometimes helpful to think of scientists as ‘lying bastards’ By Matthew Reisz 12 January
Liberal arts colleges ‘less diverse’ than other privates Liberal arts colleges have lower levels of racial and socio-economic diversity among students, according to data collected by 51³Ô¹Ï By Ellie Bothwell 12 January
Grant winners – 12 January 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 12 January
Education access problem ‘is poverty, not gender’ UN plan to eradicate gender inequality misses larger problem of low access rates linked to poverty, University of Cambridge experts warn By Jack Grove 12 January
51³Ô¹Ï rhetoric on access ‘does not always translate into action’ New book finds that although most nations want university open to all, gaps between talk and action can be wide By John Elmes 12 January
Top universities for working with most innovative firms Data reveal institutions that have co-authored the most papers with top 25 firms in new innovation list By Ellie Bothwell 11 January
Vet undergraduate wins teaching award Final-year Edinburgh student is first Scottish undergraduate to win such an award and could be first in the UK By John Elmes 11 January
Hard Brexit a 'disaster' for UK universities Education committee hears University of Oxford’s head of Brexit strategy call for ‘openness’ By John Morgan 11 January
Best researchers ‘are perfectionists’, suggests study Attributes of top scientists mapped in new paper By Holly Else 11 January
Academics swear on Twitter ‘more than expected’ A study has revealed that people can often make the wrong assumption about the level of education of someone tweeting By Hilary Lamb 11 January
Learning by ‘not doing’ may be just as effective Research raises questions about how to create tomorrow’s entrepreneurs By Matthew Reisz 11 January
High-flying graduates ‘underestimate skill level’ Measuring learning gain via self-reporting is difficult as top graduates underrate abilities, suggests Futuretrack study By Jack Grove 10 January
Overseas students ‘helped offset’ US public university cuts Research shows that international student enrolment has risen as US state university funding has declined By Ellie Bothwell 10 January
Tuition fees abolished in the Philippines New president boosts education budget so students do not have to pay By Holly Else 10 January
Lecturers ‘missing’ learning strategies used by poorer students Study finds that universities must ‘proactively engage’ with all students to ensure equity in learning By John Elmes 10 January
Exiled Turkish professor ‘leading US university’ Medical scholar branded a ‘terrorist’ by Turkey over his alleged links to a US-based cleric is named head of an institution in Texas By Jack Grove 10 January
Zygmunt Bauman: visionary sociologist dies aged 91 Fellow scholars pay tribute to the thinker who transformed our understanding of the contemporary world with his concept of ‘liquid modernity’ By Matthew Reisz 10 January
UK government warned over two-year degree proposal NUS calls on ministers to restructure higher education funding overall rather than uncap fees for accelerated courses By John Elmes 9 January
Men ‘get more credit’ for co-authorship than women Study of economics scholars by doctoral student suggests bias in way that co-authored papers are viewed By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 9 January
UCU survey finds 'Brexit brain drain' risk UCU uses survey to urge ministers to shelve ‘divisive’ HE bill and focus on Brexit impact By John Morgan 9 January
Teach students how to handle change, says new Olin dean British dean of US business school also questions the ‘strange’ trend of increasing regulation while reducing state funding in the UK sector By John Elmes 9 January
Alumni bias in Korean academia exposed New analysis reveals importance of old university networks for advancement By David Matthews 8 January
Lack of HE collaboration in Latin America ‘goes back centuries’ Brazilian scholar suggests the reasons why academic partnerships within the region are limited By Ellie Bothwell 7 January
