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Universities say they must be able to supplement metrics with contextual or narrative information

Review will assess whether process behind TEF ratings are ‘fit for use’ and whether scheme is in the public interest

Australian institution ‘playing into government’s hands’ by bankrolling stymied project

Leadership tensions killed off South Australian proposal ‘but it would have failed anyway’, academic says

After consultation, proposals set to go to Parliamentary vote

‘Cost recovery’ levy defies logic, institutions argue

Legal counsel describes how she was fired after pushing for investigation into misconduct at elite US institution

Cairo institution hit hard by loss of foreign students, says president

New regulations outlined by Trump officials would hand stronger rights in some areas to those facing sexual misconduct complaints on college campuses

Boston university wants to develop one-to-one tutorial model as it creates ‘global university system’

In selecting its new bases, the massive online retailer rewarded areas rich in highly educated talent but also showed no US city yet produces enough such people

Call for university funding to be tied to institutions’ role in their local communities

Minister’s intervention self-defeating, representative body claims

Competitive funding once helped novel ideas get off the ground, but now funding ‘excellence’ is hampering new research, says Dutch institute

Several months after college removed three professors, student lawsuit outlines years of grades and promotions tied to sexual demands

Survey respondents question value of degree-level education, but most would encourage their children to enrol

Government claims universities are neglecting the regions, as relations continue to fracture

Some grades increased at Teesside using standard formula in case that could be smoking gun on reasons for wider grade inflation

Imperial and UCL secure far more grants by value as Oxford slips back

Rising value of grants suggests that winning funding is likely to remain highly competitive

Tributes paid to pioneering authority on human-computer interaction

The UK’s first black female history professor on universities atoning for their pasts and believing in the goodness of others

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

Your university’s new learning analytics service has flagged that a student is disengaging – what now?

Pensions dispute moves closer to resolution after vice-chancellors support proposals to increase employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme

Public institutions vow to tackle inequality at conference

Data company beats rival Elsevier, which provided indicators for 2014 assessment

Academic at Thompson Rivers University was banned from campus after revealing his colleagues’ wide use of predatory journals

Association of Colleges head says new route should be coupled with ‘limit’ on number of students taking bachelor’s degrees

Academics staging events on everything from ‘pseudo-death’ to convict ballads claim that public events can often drive future scholarship

Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward

Academics claim Chinese government ‘has taken significantly more control’ over universities

While universities warn of ‘heavy-handed external regulation’, choice of reviewer is unlikely to raise objections

Rate of decline has slowed, but more universities are reporting problems with visa delays and denials

Opposition urges jilted researchers to try again

Counter-intelligence agent’s warning raises fears for universities that students will feel increasingly isolated

London institution will take ‘formal name’ of ‘New College of the Humanities at Northeastern’

Drafting of learning expectations clears way for Calohee project to set student tests, but it may face resistance from prestigious universities

In what could become a model for the rest of the country, Corvinus University of Budapest will have to rely on tuition fees and endowment interest

Government attempts to protect regional institutions by restricting growth in capital

Researchers face a lean Christmas as veto fiasco triggers more delays

Australian universities may have to wait months to find out how much funding they will forfeit

New centre could supply the ingredients to bring home-grown Fields medallists back, says director

Democrat gains may not convert into legislative wins for higher education, lobbyist warns

Stuart Croft warns that loss of access to international research networks could exclude UK from ‘scientific forefront’ for up to 50 years

‘Seriously negligent’ university overcharged students on franchised course ‘persistently’

Universities criticise source of new cash splash

European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds

Research reportedly picking up the tab for Australian government’s regional cash splash

Higher education delivering solid returns, but vocational education could leave women worse off

Figures have ‘alarming’ implications for equality in US academia, says researcher who analysed professoriate’s background

Ardent pro-European calls for government to ‘go back to the people’

Andrei Volkov says rankings are only part of the initiative, alongside improved culture and diversity

Emergence of lingua franca in science should not lead to other languages being neglected in teaching, conference hears

Rapid expansion of Southern New Hampshire University sparks interest but also concern

Academic says unpredictable visa refusals ‘damage’ students and the country’s higher education reputation

Deputy chair of Russia’s academic excellence programme encourages institutions to adopt innovative approaches to learning

Education reforms designed to improve uptake of science subjects may harm them if creativity is not taught, claims V&A director

FutureLearn course will offer certificates from both Deakin and Coventry

Country is on the verge of achieving its now scrapped enrolment target, years before the deadline