International applications to US universities stall Thirty-nine per cent of institutions report decline in overseas applications By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 13 March
HE Bill faces tortuous path after Lords defeats Lords may insist on changes if they scent chance of overturning UK government’s slim Commons majority By John Morgan 13 March
Stem populism by embracing dissent, universities told Expert on EU warns academics against a ‘Brussels monopoly’ over how they research the union By David Matthews 13 March
Shoes off: the art of using drama to teach business Warwick Business School’s purpose-built studio aims to boost students’ creativity By John Elmes 12 March
Russia targets international students for 'soft power' Analysis shows more than two-thirds of overseas learners come from former Soviet states By Jack Grove 10 March
Game-playing to continue in REF 2021, conference told Economist says universities will simply ‘play different types of games’ after Stern review By John Elmes 10 March
U15 head predicts post-Brexit 'gold rush' for EU universities Comments are a further sign that European institutions are gearing up to poach UK-based researchers By David Matthews 10 March
Jailed Iranian academic on hunger and thirst strike Brussels-based scholar Ahmadreza Djalali has lost 27kg while in detention in Iran By Jack Grove 10 March
Dean warns against ‘politically charged sentiment’ Some scholars at Canadian university say comments ‘infringe on academic freedom’ By Ellie Bothwell 9 March
‘Eternal student’ numbers double in Greece Economic crisis drives increase in students lingering in higher education By Holly Else 9 March
Dropout rate for young UK students rises again Hesa data show non-continuation rate for disadvantaged students is rising faster By Simon Baker 9 March
McDonnell: scrapping fees ‘will become Labour policy’ ‘It's a clear commitment and we want to deliver,’ says shadow chancellor By John Morgan 9 March
Interview with Chris Murray The comics researcher discusses ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree accusations, lessons on wartime alliances and the perils of eating cheese before bedtime By Hilary Lamb 9 March
Fast-track degrees ‘would create two-tier academy’ Students and staff raise concerns about impact of more two-year degrees By Jack Grove 9 March
Report predicts significant growth in degree apprenticeships But UUK calls for universities to be given more support over working courses By John Morgan 9 March
The week in higher education – 9 March 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 9 March
South Korean universities lead way on industry collaboration Data spotlight universities that publish highest proportions of research output with industry By John Morgan 9 March
Grant winners – 9 March 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 9 March
Lords defeat government again on TEF and private providers Peers back further amendments to Higher Education and Research Bill By John Morgan 8 March
Women in research: bibliometrics show progress over 20 years Elsevier report highlights countries and subjects where gender equality is improving the most By Simon Baker 8 March
Heriot-Watt University blames Brexit for redundancies Fears that Scottish institution will be first of many institutions to make cuts By Matthew Reisz 8 March
Budget 2017: £250 million for PhD places and fellowships Chancellor Philip Hammond allocates previously announced industrial strategy funding By John Morgan 8 March
UK government to review BPP status after owner’s sale Institution’s university title and degree-awarding powers to be looked at By John Morgan 8 March
Academics make the case for forgotten female composers Neglected works set to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 By Matthew Reisz 8 March
Career advice: how to be a female leader in higher education To mark International Women’s Day, academics and administrators reflect on leadership challenges By Jack Grove 8 March
'Dual career’ services on the rise in Europe Warwick seminar hears German and Swiss universities lead the way on support for partners By Matthew Reisz 7 March
Revised US travel ban ‘cuts off’ university talent pipeline University associations warn new executive order will impact international student and scholar numbers By Ellie Bothwell 7 March
Spanish lecturers ‘unhappy’ about teaching accreditation Poll finds staff believe reforms have undermined academic freedom and created more bureaucracy By Jack Grove 7 March
Which universities could challenge the global elite? THE analysis reveals the 53 institutions that could surpass Oxbridge and the Ivy League By Ellie Bothwell 7 March
House of Lords rejects plans to link TEF to tuition fees Peers back amendment which says TEF cannot be used to determine English universities’ fees By Chris Havergal 6 March
Students shout down speech by controversial US scholar Car carrying Charles Murray attacked at Middlebury College, reports say By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 6 March
Women ‘slip down career ladder’ in Canadian universities Analysis of deans shows women are less likely to be rehired than men By Jack Grove 6 March
Tax data part of UK graduate employment survey by 2020 UK’s university statistics agency will publish graduate salary data from tax records instead of relying on survey responses By Simon Baker 6 March
China ‘stands to gain’ if scholars spurn Trump’s US Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar By Ellie Bothwell 6 March
Is a film research – and can a journal publish it? Periodicals need to think through the issues around film-based submissions, says professor By Matthew Reisz 5 March
Norway lagging ‘far behind’ on internationalisation Leading business school president says country needs strategy to attract overseas learners By John Elmes 4 March
Data bites: EU research cash worth £715m to UK in 2015-16 Latest Hesa finance data for UK universities show EU money was 12 per cent of all research grants By Simon Baker 3 March
Fact check: are English universities ‘swimming in cash’? Looking at how tuition fees have swelled university coffers may tell only part of the story By Simon Baker 3 March
Data pinpoint Brexit threat to university-business links Research shows which UK institutions interact heavily with EU companies By John Elmes 3 March
Postgraduate enrolments leap as loans introduced in England More UK and EU students begin master’s programmes, but Indian and Nigerian enrolments fall By Jack Grove 2 March
Mobility data underline risks of UK leaving Erasmus+ Report shows majority of international mobility went through EU scheme By John Elmes 2 March
The week in higher education – 2 March 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 2 March
'Spot black talent sooner to boost academic diversity' Duke University’s Valerie Ashby says institutions must be more ‘intentional’ about finding ethnic minority PhD candidates By Jack Grove 2 March
‘Anti-right bias’: campus culture wars threaten to spread Dutch Parliament passes motion to hold inquiry over bias against conservatives, as US education secretary claims liberal academics ‘tell you what to think’ By John Morgan 2 March
Sir Mark Walport: UKRI head with the power to ‘shock’ Who is the man who will take the top job in UK science? By Holly Else 2 March
Academics at low-ranked universities ‘have poorer well-being’ Scholars report higher levels of depressive symptoms and social withdrawal By Ellie Bothwell 2 March
Career advice: how to write a university job description Top university administrators explain how to get the right person when hiring By Jack Grove 2 March
Grant winners – 2 March 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 2 March
English HE policy ‘based on pub economics’ IoE and IFS economist laments drive to rely on ‘market alone’ in university sector By John Morgan 1 March
Scholars to debate ‘performing the penis’ Researcher argues for the importance of getting to grips with the male organ By Matthew Reisz 1 March
Online paraphrasing tools ‘facilitating plagiarism’ Research shows certain online tools can help ‘avoid detection’ by plagiarism checking software By John Elmes 1 March
Move country to improve post-PhD career prospects, study says Research finds that working overseas can boost PhD holders’ salaries By Hilary Lamb 1 March
Citation analytics pioneer Eugene Garfield dies, aged 91 Founder of the Institute for Scientific Information passes away suddenly By John Elmes 28 February
UK-India relationship ‘at risk’ as student numbers slide Top diplomat says the collapse in Indian student numbers in the UK could destroy traditionally strong links between the two countries By Jack Grove 28 February
Homeopathy conference at Oxford ‘promotes quackery’ Charity says Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford is ‘naive’ to hire out its premises for event By Jack Grove 28 February
Future of UK nuclear research facility 'in peril' JET experimental reactor faces uncertainty following decision to leave Euratom By Holly Else 27 February
Scholars 'more reluctant' to go to US under Trump Scores of academics pull out of annual convention, blaming president By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 27 February
Old and male REF panels 'fail to reward innovation' Game-playing, ‘spurious precision’ of league tables and heavy workloads also highlighted by insiders from 2014 audit By Jack Grove 27 February
English HE has '50% more cash per student than 1990' But new analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies pinpoints risks for the future By Simon Baker 27 February
Image and reality: popular culture ‘devalues academia’ Horror films and even video games may influence the way many people think about universities, new book says By Matthew Reisz 26 February
