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Former universities minister says that, while parents of students with poorer A-levels could pay fees up front, less affluent families could not

American University in Cairo withdraws chair in comparative religions at request of donor¡¯s son

Institutions becoming increasingly reliant on agreements that silence departing staff, according to freedom of information responses

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

Robert MacIntosh considers how university staff should approach the management merry-go-round of vice-chancellors, pro vice-chancellors and department heads

Hundreds of jobs endangered by ?142 million increase in contributions to Teachers¡¯ Pension Scheme, universities say

Top bank chief and African college founder agree that campuses have limited role in building job skills

Settling 14-year case, Texas Tech bends to government complaint over its admissions process

A day after 13 parents admit guilt, larger group heads towards trial with higher stakes

Scholarly society investigated alleged breaches of harassment and bullying policy by Alun Evans

Montenegro becomes one of the first countries to outlaw not only plagiarism, but also donation of authorship and fabrication of research results

Questions have been raised over appointment as design school head of academic who is being sued for alleged age discrimination

Vetoing promotions is a way to polarise society against intellectuals, says art historian whose professorship has been rejected

Chris Skidmore says few UK higher education institutions are ¡®truly disabled student friendly¡¯

Dual-sector university grouping the latest to resuscitate plans for integrated post-school sector

Theological institutions and other private and niche providers earn the best ratings

Stanford expels implicated student, while new scandal highlights equities in sports

Leading academics express doubt about UK government¡¯s ability to underwrite large EU funding packages

Sunderland v-c urges policymakers to recognise post-92 universities¡¯ ¡®contribution to the health of the nation¡¯

After more than doubling its spending since the financial crisis, Germany¡¯s long budget boom is set to come to an end

Further policies to attract foreign researchers will boost efforts to recruit top talent to Canadian universities, explains Universities Canada president

Artificial intelligence experts discuss the role of government, universities and tech companies in making sure AI has a positive impact on society 

Lancaster University head will succeed Sir Christopher Snowden in October

Experts warn much more left to do to reduce inequality, as male advantage grows at 46 institutions

Commentators question value of exercise when Augar review has yet to report and Office for Students is already exploring issue

Oversupply of young scholars means employers¡¯ productivity demands are much higher than a generation ago, study finds

Government proposes law against contract cheating, as it clears the decks for coming election

Executive exchanges in universities, business and government ¡®would improve policy¡¯, says Monash council member

Analysis highlights racial imbalance in benefits across college sports

Australian government baulks at legislative amendments to clarify free speech and academic freedom

Rule-making ends with surprise pact after administration retreats from extremes

King¡¯s College London and Aberdeen say they are reviewing honours over new law making gay sex punishable by death

Fencing coach sold property for a price well above its market value to a businessman whose son later won admission

Alongside concern about unconditional offers, Damian Hinds wants focus on improving access

Research shows larger intakes and alternative routes to higher education improves happiness among disadvantaged young people

Members of the public will be able to run their own experiments, producing data that could be valuable for scholars

Students in different cities simultaneously performing version of play interact at six separate points via technology

¡®Cloud cuckoo land¡¯ to think British-based academics will be partners of choice after exit from European Union, conference hears

Peer review promised by India-based publisher often turned out to be cursory or non-existent, says Federal Trade Commission

US university president tells THE summit that institutions need to ¡®rethink¡¯ their operations

YS Chi claims publisher¡¯s shift to recognise research quality over quantity left a void that has been filled by others happy to publish insubstantial work

Australian government accused of ¡®robbing Peter to pay Paul¡¯

University support for enterprise in local schools and communities has significantly decreased in the past six years, study shows

The University of Kent¡¯s dean of Europe on Brexit, spirituality and chatting to Jarvis Cocker

Tributes paid to ¡®most influential Irish historian of his generation¡¯

Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place ¨C but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress

Report from Office for Students says ¡®unrealistic¡¯ targets on recruitment could expose an institution to ¡®significant risk¡¯

Report discloses attack by North Korean and Iranian-sponsored criminals on UK higher education institutions

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

Schools have radically improved their teaching in the past 20 years, so what can universities learn from them?

University of Auckland tops first global ranking to measure institutions¡¯ social and economic impact

Ireland and Australia also among top national performers in new league table

With public angered by bid to boost accused, Republicans take to sidelines

Bin Yang tells THE summit that Chinese universities lack ¡®original, innovative ideas¡¯

Former ETH Zurich president tells THE summit there has been a ¡®huge inflation¡¯ in university enrolments, coupled with a ¡®substantial mismatch between what universities teach and what society needs¡¯

University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges

Jack Grove speaks to the three candidates vying to take over from the University and College¡¯s long-time leader and assesses how they will approach sector¡¯s challenges

Suggestions that review could yet be published before PM¡¯s departure come as AoC says it will push DfE to ¡®publish and implement¡¯

But study authors stress that research environment at Chinese universities is quickly catching up with US

Government affirms Medical Research Future Fund but raids dormant infrastructure kitty