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Center for Open Science hopes initiative will make results more reproducible

Allegations of mistreatment by university raises questions of discrimination against 'untouchable' caste

Introducing technology into teaching and learning is important, but don't lose sight of the 'conservative' values of your students, warns lecturer

British-Turkish academic who signed petition for peace is one of hundreds of academics who could face legal action in crackdown

Cambridge¡¯s consultation response outlines opposition to ¡®further marketisation¡¯ via TEF and variable fees

Committee of MPs hears that effort to conduct vaccine and treatment trials during outbreak in West Africa was ¡®³Ü²Ô³¦´Ç´Ç°ù»å¾±²Ô²¹³Ù±ð»å¡¯

¡®Bold move¡¯ wins praise from one expert who says there is ¡®excessive inefficiencies and waste¡¯ in US higher education marketing

Researcher argues that a sector-wide approach to supporting refugees would be more effective than individual schemes

Paul Hamilton speaks of ¡®heartbreaking¡¯ detention by 51³Ô¹Ï Office officials after leave to remain application refused

With the latest data showing that just 17 professors in the UK are black women, two explain how a new award will help more ethnic minority staff thrive

Researchers cite high levels of independence and the need for social perceptiveness as factors

Higher Education Academy report proposes a raft of changes to help improve reward and recognition of good teaching at universities

The number of full-time female academics rose sharply as the total employed by UK universities officially passes landmark for the first time

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem launches first-of-its-kind digital certification service as part of Education Ministry¡¯s modernisation plan

Universities told to mitigate dangers by providing pre-travel training to students

Egyptian government also provides details of higher education reforms

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows

Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations

This graph shows an explosion in the number of so-called predatory publishers and journals in the past five years

Individuals¡¯ choices of where and what to study ¡®must reflect ambitions¡¯ not ¡®social background or where they live¡¯, UUK says

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola¡¯s spending on science hit the headlines last year

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

UUK and GuildHE lead critical response to Green Paper fee plans, as Jo Johnson faces ¡®high stakes¡¯ in HE bill battle

A paper argues that China¡¯s one-child policy helped women to break into higher education. With the demise of the policy, could female progress go into reverse?

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

Critics fear proposals for high-level body could risk politicising scientific decisions.

University of Reading research finds link between undergraduate satisfaction and ethnicity of lecturers

Walking in the countryside could prove inspirational for those creating computer games, says scholar

PM claims numbers policy announced in 2013 relies on grants move announced in 2015

Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan

Tsinghua University web page was changed to feature terrorist group fighters on horseback

Higher education is at risk of losing its pivotal place in 'a properly functioning public sphere'

Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance

Proposals to measure teaching excellence present major challenges for universities educating students for the creative industries, says Nigel Carrington

¡®Strategic entrepreneurs¡¯ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer

Record number of universities feature in this year¡¯s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list

An American student who was on an intensive language programme affiliated with the University of Tehran is among the prisoners released following nuclear deal

Publishing giant says move is designed to attract a ¡®more varied candidate pool and future workforce¡¯

Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities

Survey of students who gained a place through clearing last year shows its rising importance as way to refine choices

Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail

The international aspects of the master¡¯s at a worldwide alliance of business schools will produce ¡®global citizens¡¯ for a ¡®volatile¡¯ world, hopes its head, Roland Siegers

Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country

Sector questions feasibility of time frame for the teaching excellence framework 

More first-year students from US than India starting at British institutions

British catering bosses have flown East to learn how to feed what is an increasingly vital student market. Richard McComb reports from China

More universities should measure the impact of their internationalisation strategies rather than assuming their initiatives will be beneficial, an international higher education expert has claimed

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Qatar University tops list while the UK is the most outward-looking nation

International Policing and Justice Institute integrates practical police training into an academic context

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

Two researchers have got to grips with the evolution of the penis

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ¡®outsider¡¯ by staff

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

This graphic shows the extra earnings of workers aged 25-64 holding a bachelor¡¯s, or master¡¯s or doctoral degree, in 10 countries

Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ¡®elsewhere¡¯

Peer Reviewers¡¯ Openness Initiative billed as a ¡®grassroots¡¯ response to concerns over reproducibility

Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests

Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies