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Academics working in English studies consider what Brexit means for their discipline

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

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

Departments urged to consider their team's skills mix rather than just individual qualities

Watchdog also says government should consider legislating to ban custom essay writing services

Knowledge exchange income is up to £4.2 billion, while university spin-offs and start-ups also posted strong growth

V-c says overseas students feel UK is ‘diminished country’ post-referendum

International group plans new institution run by staff and students

Results of NUS survey appear to reflect university leavers’ experience in job market

Shadow minister Angela Rayner says Labour government would also restore EMA

Compared with 20 years ago, young graduates face a much greater struggle buying flats, which some fear could stall social mobility

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Outgoing British Council director in Iraq sees reasons for optimism, despite rise of Islamic State

Bugewa Apampa becomes one of just 18 black women with UK professorships

Advert placed by students at Pitzer College leads to national discussion on racial mixes in accommodation 

Institutions warn of financial peril if increase is not permitted by ministers

UK should introduce ‘much tighter regulations’ on private colleges, say CGHE researchers

Students think it ‘unfair’ to be punished for unintentional plagiarism

Dutch researchers find female academics 11 percentage points less likely to hit promotion threshold in course evaluations

Undergraduates may be urged to answer ‘definitely disagree’ to NSS questions

Philip Hammond statement aims to tackle post-referendum uncertainty

‘Learning gain’ test could be used in TEF if pilot a success

But more than three-quarters still expect to enrol, Sutton Trust finds

A lawyer and a clinical psychologist in the US explain how America’s universities are becoming more ‘trauma-informed’

Ana Mari Cauce, who is Cuban-American and gay, aims to improve race and identity relations on campus

Call for access agreements to draw on more sophisticated evaluation and analysis

Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows gender gap at top is gradually narrowing

Pilot easing rules for four universities ‘dismissive’ of others’ contribution

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

Author of research into e-learning suggests faculty are eager to adapt their teaching to meet new demands

Study identifies institutions that have an opportunity to become globally renowned within the next decade

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Some see changes as making it more attractive to hire younger researchers – but there could be new opportunities to game the system

A new condensed master’s will be offered by NMITE among other curriculum innovations

American University of Afghanistan ‘devastated’ by abductions

Sector bodies and institutions respond to latest NSS results

Scores that will inform teaching excellence framework may herald rise of ‘new elite’

Government plans rise in research spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, far above UK

LinkedIn co-founder, a Nobel laureate and more than 10 university presidents among high-profile speakers at Times Higher Education’s flagship event 

Older applicants drive growth as exam pass rate falls

US ranking will focus on student experience and outcomes

Academics tell Heriot-Watt University researcher they felt they ‘couldn’t be feminist and black’

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism

Centre for Macroeconomics survey finds support for ‘institutional change’ in profession

A new book by Bruno Lemaitre considers whether science is suffering from being led by the self-obsessed

Vice-chancellor predicts that sector’s ‘slightly snobbish’ attitude will be swiftly eroded

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

Tuition rises have left middle classes ‘slammed’, and low African American enrolments can cause tensions, warns Gene Block

Academics and administrators can learn to cooperate better if they are willing to acknowledge their stereotypes about each other

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Despite a long history of trailblazing female academics, Europe's academy is making slow progress in promoting more women to senior roles, says lobby group

Calie Pistorius, who has led the institution for just under a decade, is looking forward to his ‘next opportunity and role’

Study finds evidence supporting fears over a pre-REF ’transfer market’ for star academics

Most selective universities under fire for ‘glacial’ progress on widening access

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first online university will help other institutions in the region to embrace technology, says co-founder

Sheffield Hallam v-c chosen after government recruitment process