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Paul Drechsler calls for ‘honest’ debate about role of immigration in UK economy

But academics argue against narrow teaching focus and warn that technical skills have a ‘half-life’

Recent graduates teach at three to four universities a day to make ends meet, researcher finds during stint observing country’s private HE system

Cambridge tops combined results of the three main UK university league tables for sixth year in a row

If lab misconduct is linked to personality traits, there is a case for assessing these when hiring scientists, say researchers

Vice-chancellor warns of ‘lost generation’ if classes do not resume soon

Revamped scheme should not drain more funding from areas such as research, says São Paulo provost

A former laboratory manager claims he was fired from California State University, Northridge due to his religious beliefs

Former anti-Mafia prosecutor Raffaele Cantone will investigate cronyism and nepotism in Italy’s higher education system next year

‘Sinister’ internationalisation agendas still too focused on recruiting students, researcher claims

Report also suggests that institutions develop 'more sophisticated' financial arrangements

Campus police left in position of trying to reassure students while not adding to febrile atmosphere

Two scholars at US institutions secure prestigious award              

Loan system is not bringing industry and academics together, says Thomas Estermann

Academy has a key role to play despite voters narrowly rejecting deal between Farc and the government, says university president

51³Ô¹Ï secretary’s plan to restrict visas on ‘lower quality’ courses criticised in India

Experts tell THE summit that Zuckerberg-Chan gift illustrates changing nature of philanthropy

Joint initiative aims to tackle problems in European research environment

Danish academic says she was ‘told specifically’ that she and colleagues could no longer provide expert advice to UK government

FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through ‘organisational pain’ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences 

Strategy aimed at reducing reliance on China and increasing international student diversity

UK universities see drop in research council income overall

Drop in percentage of successful applications to research councils comes amid global debate over ‘wasted’ time applying for funding

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

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Study highlights the true cost of low success rates in Horizon 2020

Scientists awarded prize for their work on molecular machines, which are 'at the same stage as the electric motor was in the 1830s'

Corbyn-sceptic calls free education ‘enormously expensive’, but backers see it as clear and popular

Conservative event also sees universities minister address Brexit vote

Institution under pressure as tensions mount over Beijing's influence over city 

51³Ô¹Ï secretary says government will support 'best' universities

Former US deputy assistant secretary of defence now to lead American University of Afghanistan

Three scientists, born in the UK but now based in the US, are honoured for their work in the 'flatlands' of physics

Findings may not be surprising for some, but study of US universities has raised questions about whether there is political bias among academics

Japanese biologist awarded for his research on autophagy 

But has Hillary Clinton left Republican candidate in shade on college affordability?

New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort

A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum

Review for Welsh government proposes ‘exceptionally generous’ living cost support

Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair

New measures to ensure universities are ‘not penalised’ for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF

Saul Perlmutter tells THE World Academic Summit that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research

At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching

Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected

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

Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims

Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says

Academic science still operates on assumptions that have failed to catch up with the realities of today’s family lives, argue scholars

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

51³Ô¹Ï’s flagship event will be hosted in partnership with the London university

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman tells THE World Academic Summit that universities should focus on teaching undergraduates how to discern truth

Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines

Association of American Universities president also says state of US public universities is like battle to save species from extinction

New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching

But a federal income-contingent system is called for in a book co-authored by Brookings Institution fellow

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

Wall Street Journal/51³Ô¹Ï league table focuses on universities’ teaching environments

Nicholas Dirks tells THE summit that free tuition would enable government to 'control' public research universities

Former secretary of labor tells THE summit that growing inequality in admissions is ‘national tragedy in the making’

Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US