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Plans for 'failure regime' also on the agenda for higher education bill after Queen's Speech

All scientists can improve their writing skills by realising that they need to sell as well as tell the story, says author of new guide

Five years from launch, partnership proves benefits of bigger scale, according to two v-cs

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

Use of HMRC records could allow reformed DLHE to focus on areas such as happiness and skills

Data on international collaborations hint at importance of place, politics and history

Hepi calls for action on sector¡¯s gender gap to tackle male ¡®underachievement¡¯

New book explores the anxieties of Peking and Tsinghua students caught between their parents, the Communist Party and new Western ideas about education

Start-up firm Spires plans rapid expansion across UK universities, and says it could help social mobility ¨C but others see private tutoring as harming access

Such partnerships are healthy but an NCUB report says more are needed to boost UK prosperity

SU leader ¡®no longer felt confident¡¯ that national union represented views of students

Controversial article argues such academics are ¨C intentionally or not ¨C leading a ¡®neoliberal takeover¡¯ of colleges and universities

Two-day strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay rise offer may affect student exams and marking

University revises policy after backlash from academics

Universities across the world have joined forces in offering hope to those facing persecution and even death

Institutions need to establish ¡®nuanced¡¯ notions of excellence, expert on African development tells THE Africa Universities Summit

Course for world¡¯s ¡®most senior business leaders¡¯ will cost ¡®gigantic¡¯ ?80K for first year

Review of ¡®targeted allocations¡¯ benefits many small and specialist institutions, but some see cutbacks

Research council chiefs to be grilled by select committee after poll to name polar research vessel is overruled

But British Council study finds that the majority of institutions in 12-nation survey engage in such activity

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

Barcelona¡¯s own version of the Crick Institute has helped the city¡¯s academic ecosystem to thrive in spite of Spanish bureaucracy, reports Jack Grove from the Catalan capital

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Giulio Regeni¡¯s murder poses difficult questions for the sector on what doctoral students¡¯ research should entail

Almost two-thirds of members voting back strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay offer

Plan to deregulate fees wholesale dropped, but alternatives floated in discussion paper

Major British Council research judges 26 nations¡¯ openness to international higher education

Asia increases its standing in this year's 51³Ô¹Ï World Reputation Rankings

Royal Irish Academy warns that low tuition fees and funding cuts pose a grave risk to province¡¯s universities and wider economy

International visibility for Leicester as a result of club¡¯s success has already contributed to boost in overseas applications, says one vice-chancellor

However, director of the Oxford Martin School says 'disciplinary silos' were one factor contributing to 2008 financial crisis

Johannes Haushofer lists failures in attempt to 'balance the record' on how he climbed the greasy pole of academia

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

Carolyn Wickware reports on how the degree model has regained its popularity in recent years

Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith

Literature on leadership development needs much improvement considering the sector¡¯s importance to the UK economy, says report

Tuition fee income increases sharply as funding council cash declines, latest sector-level data shows

Vice-president of Ghana says institutions must develop ¡®sustainable¡¯ financing

Distinction between two types of institution ¡®not helpful¡¯ for continent, say senior African university figures

Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities

Senate House Library makes public a sample of a remarkable archive of radical politics

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

John Morgan finds pro-EU stance of (most) graduates will be a key factor on 23 June, but also reveals much about current divisions in UK society

New book on gambling also highlights how scientists can learn a great deal themselves at the racetrack or in the casino

But could arguments over washing-up, empty honesty boxes and milk be a thing of the past at De Montfort?

Durham, Edinburgh and Queen¡¯s University Belfast pick up inaugural awards for arts, humanities and social science departments

Best-selling author explains how his love of sci-fi and romance stories have helped him craft his latest statistics odyssey

Sutton Trust report warns that finding is ¡®cause for concern¡¯

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

Contract terms bring criticism of funding council, but it defends ¡®normal commercial practice¡¯

But the vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana says academics must still 'push' for recognition

Director of education and society at the British Council says Western universities must prove they do not have ¡®imperialist¡¯ designs on the continent

¡®Character education¡¯, a concept that has taken off among schoolteachers, could be coming to higher education

¡®America¡¯s Promise Grants¡¯ find way around Republican block in Congress

Weiming Education Group, the largest provider of private schools in China, is branching out into the US

Ross-CASE report finds that four-fifths of philanthropic donors to universities are alumni

The academy needs to look beyond knowledge transfer to co-production when it comes to working with the third sector, a report says

Those judging creative scientific ideas fail to fully understand them, potentially hampering breakthroughs, research indicates

Both the government and resurgent left-wing groups are promoting ¡®red education¡¯ in the country¡¯s universities

University of Tennessee at Knoxville office has been focus of criticism from politicians in US state, reports Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed