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Concern over creation of 760-strong unit after unrest on country's campuses

Thirty-six higher education institutions to charge maximum for all their programmes

Unprecedented transparency for global rankings sees PricewaterhouseCoopers sign off THE’s methodological process and calculations

Wes Streeting calls for student representation on governing bodies and new information requirements

Germany’s proposed ban follows concerns by Angela Merkel’s supporters that the niqab and burka are contrary to integration

With the TEF set to benefit former members, some feel the mission group should be resurrected

The Netherlands’ university association says courses taught in English ‘improve the quality of teaching’

As £650m institute opens, Jack Grove hears from those leading Europe’s largest single biomedical research institute

AGR finds employers are also shifting their focus to apprenticeships

Those reporting mental health issues are markedly more likely to consider quitting, survey finds

McMillan group report for Hefce urges institutions not to focus just on the number of spin-off companies 

As Ipswich institution gains independence, Richard Lister says it is ‘absolutely right’ that new providers go through ‘proper level of scrutiny’

ETH Zurich president says ERC alternative needed if pair exit EU research framework

New University Alliance chair John Latham ‘wouldn’t want to be unaligned’ as an institution

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

Institutions should also appoint ‘hate incident champions’ to encourage students to report abuse, says study

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But teaching champion forced to forgo as much as £1.5 million of hoped-for income

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

New College of the Humanities seeks £8.5 million while BPP University could be set for new ownership

Jack Grove asks whether the push to tackle gender inequality has led to discrimination against male scholars

In a THE survey, only three group members confirm they will participate in exercise amid suggestions that others are considering not taking part

Women's submissions to a leading seminar were viewed more warmly once a gender-blind process was introduced

Welfare state expert Peter Taylor-Gooby cheerfully admits his research has had no real-world influence – but hopes a book might

Sixteen of country’s 26 institutions face ‘financial distress’ next year

It is unclear what Theresa May’s policy will mean in practice, but it could draw universities into the heart of economic planning

Study in US suggests that institutions do take a hit from adverse media coverage despite a scandal likely leading to improved policies and procedures

London South Bank's chief operating officer says students deserve to receive the best service after institution wins recognition for customer satisfaction

Thesis explores thumb-biting, ‘Spanish figs’ and other rude Elizabethan gestures

New app helps people ‘move beyond the headlines’ about climate change

Unconscious bias training for those on promotion and recruitment panels may help tackle deficit of senior BME staff, says Leadership Foundation study

Higher university enrolment worsens the average quality of non-graduates and leads to lower wages, conference told

For the second time in a month the American University of Afghanistan has been targeted

ONS figures will raise fears of further drop in non-EU student enrolment

The Open University's vice-chancellor says now is the moment to turn around decline in part-time study

UUK in search for ‘politically achievable’ solution given that end to free movement is ‘likely’

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

Black and Asian students fall further behind white classmates after leaving university

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

These graphs show that as academics in the US have become more liberal since 1990, trust in science among conservative members of the public has declined (while liberals’ has held steady)

Democratic nominee's policy leaves 'broken' system intact, experts fear

Levels of nepotism in scientific publishing have been revealed by report

Life sciences journal spends just over £3,000 per article, and has challenged high-profile rivals to release details of their costs

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

Walking supervision sessions around Birmingham and pub-based academic chats have won praise from PhD candidates

Senior management do not recognise support staff’s pivotal role in achieving positive student outcomes, administrators say

Maxine Joselow, for Inside Higher Ed, looks at two colleges that are going for tiny living in terms of student accommodation 

Trends in international mobility may explain why fewer women are reaching the top ranks of academia, a Spanish study suggests

New book makes the case for academics to be far more open to the perspectives of others

The fields have been far too shy in leaping to their own defence, argues paper

Group of Eight also warns of ‘policy drift’ and ‘risk to a major export industry’

For-profit online specialist joins University of Law, St Patrick's and LSBF in GUS

Sir Steve Smith says it would be ‘odd’ to charge some Exeter cohorts less than others

Number of students placed on results day drops 8 per cent year-on-year

Top and – in particular – middle-tier institutions drive expansion as lower-ranked institutions suffer

Acceptances on A-level results day up 2.9 per cent year-on-year, says Ucas

Higher proportion of Chinese scholars and students returning home, new book shows

Ultra-modern university in gambling hotspot looks to ancient college system for inspiration

Warning from Nick Jennings, AI expert and new vice-provost at Imperial College London

Institute for Fiscal Studies says firms’ ability to accommodate more highly educated workers may be coming to an end