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Union advocates rejection of pay offer and Prevent strategy implementation

GPA Advisory Group propose five-year pilot to test GPA alongside traditional honours system

European universities refocus on student mobility and strategic partnerships, says European Association for International Education

Higher Education Statistics Agency data show increased mobility for study, work or volunteering

Black and minority ethnic undergraduates report experiencing racial slurs and isolation

European study reveals stress suffered by doctoral holders over insecurity of academic careers

Delegates complain of ‘lack of tolerance’ and ‘time wasting’ in open letter to National Union of Students

An award-winning lecturer at the London School of Economics explains why unsettling her master’s students is a valuable tactic

A soon-to open campus aims to create big economic opportunities for Wales

Informatics expertise and tech entrepreneurship required for future research, say Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust

Support staff to remain on single salary spine with a bespoke model set up to allow institution to compete for top early career researchers

University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages

Welsh research budget protected but sector head seeks policy changes

The University of Oxford is set for a female leader for the first time in its history, with Louise Richardson in line for the post.

A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations

Ideas Roadshow aims to improve non-experts’ understanding of research fields from maths to philosophy and subjects including brain science

Of top 200 institutions in the world, only one in seven has a female leader, research shows

Mick Fuller discusses the changes he’s seen to postgraduate funding as UKCGE chair

Young experts in everything from wartime France to the theme of the widow in British literature have been selected in this year’s cohort of New Generation Thinkers.

The deputy director of the London School of Economics is to take over the helm at Durham University.

Ninety-five academics at the University of East Anglia have signed an open letter calling on the institution to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

The general secretary of the University and College Union has called for unity as the organisation approaches its 10^th anniversary.

Coventry and Sussex make strides

Welsh universities have created a new initiative to attract more international students.

The British Library has received earmarked funds of more than £9.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to put the nation’s sounds online.    

The UK government must be clearer in articulating its immigration policy or risk facing a decline in the number of overseas students.

But publisher says changes to policy are ‘evidence-based’ and adhere to standard principles on sharing work

Announcement from Hefcw also shows hit to overall sector support for part-time and postgraduate teaching

London centre that hosts Moodle environment affected

Comments follow huge hike in net migration figures

A research network that links schools with higher education institutions is demonstrating the positive impact the sector can have on teaching

University considers rewarding staff who help with global goals as it moves from a branch campus model towards a network of partnerships

GDP-adjusted ranking of global higher education systems puts British system near top

Survey details the financial and personal costs of casualisation in higher education

A digital tool created by the University of Edinburgh uses Twitter to engage with Mooc learners

Review group to reconvene over future of higher education in North Wales

The former president of the National Union of Students explains how his background helped Labour take Ilford North from the Tories

Black scholar at UCL claims that he lost out on a permanent job after his proposed course ‘scared’ the academy

Institutions seek new ways to halt exodus of country’s scholars

Welsh universities need 600 more additional academics in STEMM subjects to get their ‘fair’ share of research cash

Many of the Italian researchers interviewed said they were unhappy working abroad

Managerialism has taken over the university, professor argues

Researcher finds reactions to Shakespeare performance vary wildly across continent

Bumps are expected in decade-long shift away from market-based system

The number of people employed by social enterprises spun off from universities rose by almost 150 per cent between 2012-13 and 2013-14, figures reveal

Hepi document envisages harsher repayment terms for students and loan book sold at a loss

Researchers are advised to learn how to manage their own expectations and to be synergistic. Plus the latest higher education appointments

The head of a research council is leaving to take up a position at a London university

Sir Roger Jones says comments by School of Management dean on trade unionists were ‘puerile’

More than 200 jobs could go at the University of Exeter as part of plans to save £25 million

A row over job losses at the University of Surrey will not lead to a strike

International students in London contribute a net benefit of £2.3 billion to the UK economy every year, a study says

The University of Oxford has announced publicly that it does not invest in oil and tar sands companies.

Move by Gregory Fenves reflects worries about ever increasing salary hikes for US university heads