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End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report

Toronto president says international ventures have diverted resources from institutions¡¯ core activities

Universities across North America told they must resolve issues around job insecurity as one institution faces 14th week of industrial action

Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions¡¯ responsibilities go further than previously thought

Scheme introduced as figures show most US colleges have seen a fall in number of international applications

Max Nikias and senior leaders perceived to have failed to act on misconduct reports

High-quality tuition must be given the same recognition as cutting-edge research, says founder of open-access learning platform

Drop driven by fall in number of mature, part-time and non-degree seeking students in past year

Although talk of crisis may be alarmist, academics in the humanities need to get out and fight their corner more effectively, former president says

Major survey finds widespread support for universities among party¡¯s supporters, but reveals clear divides with Democrats on funding

But study by French academics says they tend to perform more poorly on research owing to multi-campus nature of many institutions

For insight into the ¡®pervasive dislocation¡¯ of people¡¯s lives today, the sociologist Jeff Ferrell rode the rails across the US. He tells Matthew Reisz about life on the road and the limits of mainstream research