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Nick Hillman makes call in book that aims to influence Conservative policy

Quiet acceptance of accent discrimination damages efforts to make classrooms more inclusive, says Katerina Loukopoulou

Former HEA chief executive hailed for ¡®vision and persistence¡¯ in changing teaching policy and practice

Cost of compliance with ÍøÆØÃÅ Office rules uncovered by Study Group

Refugee and asylum seekers pitch tents on campus in northeastern France

Greater democratic development in post-Soviet nations when students head for EU rather than Russia, study finds

Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews

Figures suggest young people choose subjects according to present balance of a country¡¯s economy

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

Community engagement is not just a good strategy. It¡¯s an urgent responsibility, says Andrew Petter

No one should underestimate the importance of encouragement in pedagogy, says Tom Pow

Vigilante mob face murder charges over campus killing of student Mashal Khan

Class of ¡¯92 to set up alternative provider teaching business, media and sport

Universities are right to re-examine the support in place for students in light of soaring suicide rates, says health secretary Jeremy Hunt

Ministry says 11 universities breached regulations by asking questions not covered in school curriculum

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

We need to call off the witch-hunt and trust in the capacity of our students to learn, says Bruce Macfarlane

Lack of student accommodation means new arrivals are often having to return home, warns student union

Freedom of speech is not the same as accepting ¡®petulant¡¯ professors¡¯ views, says Kerrie Thornhill

If universities want to get more disadvantaged students into university, they need to help them access the support their better-off peers take for granted, argues James Grant

The capital¡¯s universities must use increased tuition fee revenue to improve access for disadvantaged students, says Tony Halmos

But critics claim that French students are already well served in the province

Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem

University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos

Andrew Adonis¡¯s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

Despite putting more money into improving access, the top universities still struggle, finds Emilie Sundorph

Latest evidence overseas students are being put off US universities by political situation

The difficulty of introducing student feedback in Papua New Guinea casts light on more general problems, says John Warren

Costs for students rising at triple the rate of inflation, triggering calls for rental caps

Varied levels of English language proficiency among students could hamper learning

Head of NYU Abu Dhabi says that undergraduates must be taught skills to create ¡®a world of common understanding¡¯

The battle is not over for universities, but this week¡¯s figures on international students are vindication for an embattled HE sector, says Sir Keith Burnett 

Singaporeans are starting to question the benefit of recruiting so much global research talent, say Pang Eng Fong and Linda Lim

Announcement comes as new exit check data expected to show low numbers of student ¡®overstayers¡¯

Don¡¯t blame vice-chancellors for their salaries ¨C we need to rethink where power lies in universities, says Tom Cutterham

Brain-boosting drugs can help students and academics alike to unlock their potential, says Hemmel Amrania

Sword-fighting, drinking, history and camaraderie: struggling to recruit, ancient brotherhoods mull their image problem

Politics has become overly dominated by graduates, who increasingly only mingle with each other, says author

Disgust at far-right violence at University of Virginia prompts stronger stance

Key figures from the university sector respond to the 2017 A-level results

Replacing England¡¯s tuition fee system with a cheaper and fairer alternative is not as difficult as many claim, says Andrew Adonis

Evidence from Denmark indicates drunken induction weeks make it difficult for reluctant drinkers to feel at home

Mass rallies held across the south-east Asian country as legislation to remove tuition fees is passed

Law lecturer warns that UK-EU student deal could be seen as benefit for ¡®elite and middle class¡¯

Taking in a refugee student posed more challenges than Sharon Maxwell Magnus was expecting, but the effort was well worth it

The effectiveness of the NSS boycott means it is now time for universities to sit up and listen, says Sorana Vieru

Australian legislation proposes to lower the country¡¯s generous loan repayment threshold ¨C but some argue that it should rise even higher, says Andrew Norton

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

The success of the student boycott of the National Student Survey is not necessarily a success for students, writes Andrew McRae 

Students¡¯ unions achieve goal in teaching excellence framework protest at Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, and eight other institutions

Many students aren¡¯t reporting sexual harassment or assault on campus despite efforts to tackle the problem, say Hareem Ghani and Graham Towl

Data on the entry qualifications of students at UK universities suggest that there must be more to the growth in top degrees

Prevent monitoring and defeat of legal challenge shows that anti-extremism policy is not limiting academic freedom, says Hifsa Harron-Iqbal

Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action

It has long been claimed that critical thinking ability sets graduates apart. But are universities really preparing students for the modern workplace? David Matthews reports

At 1967¡¯s Congress on the Dialectics of Liberation, radicals preached Black Power, existential psychiatry, free universities and more. Martin Levy reports on an event that was as much a happening as an academic conference