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While students protest, repayment arrangements will still be kinder than elsewhere

Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master¡¯s students¡¯ skills up to scratch

Australia¡¯s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds

New president of German Rectors¡¯ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Survey unearths secret to student survival: don¡¯t spend

Perspectives of historians, funders and fundraisers address ¡®Maoist moralizing¡¯ and shaking up ¡®complacent¡¯ institutions

Experts warn that row shows how globally mobile students can be used as pawns in era of ¡®political overreaction¡¯

Magdalena Skipper lists dedication to high-quality, reproducible science and greater transparency in decision-making as priorities

Universities South Africa to investigate why there are so few women in the top roles in higher education

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

Irish bill criminalising the provision and advertising of cheating services could hit Google and Facebook, experts predict

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

¡®People who have been around at a university for a while assume they know everything¡­but actually they need to be educated themselves,¡¯ says project leader

Scholars broadly welcome new government¡¯s pledges but say sector reform will be challenging

The computer scientist on the future of online education, seeing early demonstrations of Google, and why he wished he had cloned himself

Tributes paid to former Institute of Education director

City of Sails sidelined, as government boosts job entitlements

No sign of breakthrough as boycott yet to have significant impact on publisher

Experts express concern that call for five-year access agreements is a ¡®distraction technique¡¯

Females out, bureaucrat¡¯s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores

Younger applicants drive growth, despite fall in overall 18-year-old population

Religious freedom advocacy groups increasingly turning to legal action against public university anti-discrimination policies

Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch

Experts say institutions must improve global experience in classroom as figures show domestic students are concerned about impact of overseas peers

University¡¯s refusal to extend support for international employees criticised

Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers

Office for Students expects to take on responsibility for supporting wider range of providers from next August

New tool will learn how academics grade papers and replicate their approach

Analysis of movements between World University Ranking groupings shows strategies that are paying off and where others may be losing ground

Australia India Institute head advocates ¡®multidimensional approach¡¯

Researchers jointly employed by commercial organisations less likely to partner outside academia

Advent of Trump era lends urgency to debate about social justice and democratic values

Ad hoc approaches inadequate to deal with a widespread issue, campaigners say

Some countries have introduced gender quotas, while many have reduced state control, report finds

Record earnings underline importance of international students to universities¡¯ bottom lines

Scotland¡¯s first black professor talks about life as an immigrant, his experiences of racism and why ¡®better science makes better¡¯

Experts say long-running joint ventures should be seen as a ¡®litmus test¡¯

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

Trend triggers warnings over staff work-life balance and student learning

Vice-chancellor says university is committed to improving staff well-being

Tributes paid to tuberculosis expert who worked on the first randomised controlled clinical trial

Maths prodigy just second Australian to claim discipline¡¯s highest honour

New funding stream should give a boost to those pursuing innovative projects

Jos¨¦ Ibarra said he could not afford to repair his shoes on his professor¡¯s salary

Government to check state employees¡¯ credentials after forgeries exposed

Prestigious private institutions highlight importance of student diversity in light of lawsuit that could set a precedent on affirmative action

Former Columbia University academic Enrichetta Ravina awarded $1.25 million (?953,000) in damages

Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat

New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by ¡®peer group¡¯ raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions

Martin Chalfie argues that young scientists who ¡®play the game¡¯ of publishing in selective journals are less likely to win permanent posts

Australian sector adopts ¡®united viewpoint¡¯ against unequal relationships

Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems

University of Notre Dame president says faith-based institutions have unique ability to counter fear and anxiety with hope

In light of the UK government¡¯s recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education?

Study suggests reproducibility crisis may not be limited to psychology and biomedicine

University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wroc?aw from next year

Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate

Limitations on powers of new university councils are ¡®mostly cosmetic¡¯, academics say

New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn

The long-reigning monarch¡¯s name faces removal from another of the world¡¯s universities