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As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study

Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education

Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative

Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups

Headteacher warns that institutions will otherwise be forced to choose between students with ¡®ragtag mixed bag¡¯ of qualifications

Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards

Chartered Association of Business Schools report shows numbers of non-EU students falling almost 9 per cent last year

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

In a THE interview, the government¡¯s social mobility adviser and Lancaster chancellor also criticises Jeremy Corbyn fees policy

Non-EU citizens took one in five new posts over past decade, leaving 40 per cent of posts for UK researchers, Hefce figures show

About half of poorer students would have applied to university differently without a grant, Sodexo research also suggests

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

New book from University of Cambridge academic considers how Shakespeare became a powerful presence from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar

Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees

A new law to support early career researchers has reopened arguments over limits on the use of short-term contracts in the country

John Hennessy also tells THE of his regret at not launching New York campus

Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Growth in university leaver vacancies is slowing, AGR study suggests

But Owen Paterson¡¯s claims rejected by NUS president Megan Dunn, who warns that leaving the EU would harm students

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

British Council study tour brings together university leaders with potential UK partners

Banners put up across Chinese university campuses have strange take on annual event

Education minister pledges to 'ensure there is no exploitation of people'

Elizabeth Garrett announced last month that she was fighting colon cancer

Undergraduates endorsed patently false statements in US experiment

Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant?

Institutions are criticised in UCU report for allowing 'shameful levels of pay inequality' to persist

Professor Webley was ¡®inspired leader¡¯ and will be ¡®sorely missed¡¯, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic

University of Illinois research finds ¡®brilliant¡¯ or ¡®genius¡¯ more often used to describe male academics

Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions

Jisc Digifest hears openness could bring benefits, but some cite plagiarism risks

Organisation says it has helped enrich the educational prospects of more than 50,000 Palestinian students

But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ¡®very optimistic¡¯

Although overall resource funding will rise, most of this extra money will go to multidisciplinary research

A new joint PhD programme is part of a ¡®new era of close collaboration¡¯ between the UK and Australian universities, say v-cs

Finance minister¡¯s announcement greeted as ¡®tall order¡¯ but also as ¡®amazing step¡¯

German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework

EU commissioner tells THE that excellent science requires European and global collaboration

UK universities¡¯ research links would be harmed and their ¡®philosophy¡¯ lost to Continent, John Morgan is told in Berlin and Munich

Study explores challenges of carrying out qualitative work

UCL rent strike has thrown the spotlight on a growing problem across the UK

51³Ô¹Ï World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic

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

Decision has rekindled row over universities¡¯ role in validating HE courses in FE

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

University of Salford exhibition dedicated to the subject of childbirth is expanded

Construction on ?25 million biomass boiler in nearby village aims to cut energy costs for ancient university

Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected'

These data show how scholars used their time at different types of university in the period 2012 to 2015

Female researchers now account for 37 per cent of first authors in medicine¡¯s top journals, says US study

UK among the worst performers in analysis of 69 national academies

The share of women in management or governor roles has steadily increased over the past two years, analysis shows

Blogging is now an essential weapon in most scientists¡¯ armoury

Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities

Almost half of defectors drop out of higher education in South Korea

France's ?cole Polytechnique among the institutions signing agreements in aftermath of nuclear deal

Collaboration with Europe has grown dramatically since 2000, according to analysis

But country sees low satisfaction levels for financial support and accommodation costs

State's new campus concealed carry law leads to warnings for academics on handling students who may have guns