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Alternative medicine institution Anglo-European College of Chiropractic gets QAA thumbs up

Progress needed on equity, quality assurance and research, says University of Chile academic

What the UK can learn from examples of non-EU nations in Horizon 2020

An often anti-intellectual Leave campaign has triumphed, leaving scholars wondering why so many appear to distrust them

The leader of the German Rectors’ Conference questions ‘how easy it would be’ for academics to work across borders after the UK leaves the EU

Former UN secretary general also ‘surprised’ that EU’s strength in maintaining security did not feature in Brexit debate. John Elmes reports from Lausanne

But research leaders in the UK say their European counterparts are already freezing them out when it comes to applying for EU money

Personality researcher Adam Perkins faces claims at rescheduled lecture of ‘misrepresenting’ studies to suit his thesis on ‘work-shy’ benefit claimants

DLHE survey also reveals that more university leavers are going into professional jobs

Despite previous warnings proving unfounded, survey author says that there may be a point at which university 'would become too expensive'

UCL event considers the responses of anthropologists and artists to the refugee crisis

Too often universities are not speaking early enough with private accommodation providers on what types of provision are needed, a conference hears

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

Author makes the case for universities to be open to eccentrics and those whose views we abhor

A review at the University of Nottingham found many doctoral students were unsure where to turn for help

Stagnation in university recruitment accounts for £5 billion of shortfall, UKCISA conference told

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Iain Gillespie, former research and innovation director at Nerc, explains why the University of Leicester is setting up four new institutes

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

Academy of Social Sciences joins former Royal Society president in raising questions about UK Research and Innovation

Academics split over importance of research impact

Chief executive of FE provider NCG said motivation for getting degree-awarding powers was ‘taking control’ of its own HE provision

Former universities minister sees Chinese branch campuses as ‘prize’ for UK

But University of Glasgow says critic of shale gas extraction had email and journal access terminated as part of ‘routine review’

Brexit vote leads some European researchers to conclude joint bids with UK academics are now too risky

Jisc/RLUK study charts sector’s shift towards making research freely available online

There was huge support for Remain from university staff – but the public begged to differ

Higher education institutions in Ireland should face financial penalties if they do not hit targets on diversity, report recommends

Parts of case could apply to admissions and financial aid policies in most of US higher education

But rector of Denmark’s top university rejected the exercise owing to ‘workload and expense’

Sector warned that Brexit vote may also leave ‘big question mark’ over current funding

The government needs to act fast to maintain British excellence in the sciences and humanities in an era of Brexit, they say

University to freeze or reduce accommodation costs, and to channel significant funding into bursaries

Leave vote triggers warnings of recruitment problems and of UK academics seeking better opportunities elsewhere

UUK moves to reassure sector, saying it will lobby government on EU staff and students being able to ‘continue to work and study at British universities’

Universities have a ‘moral responsibility’ to combat growing trend of rubbishing economists, scientists and academics, says De Montfort University vice-chancellor

EU nationals represent nearly one in five students at some universities

Swansea takes top honour at annual Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards while Nottingham Trent scoops two

Progressing from junior faculty to tenured professor is extremely difficult, but following ‘action-oriented’ competencies can help, research suggests

But finance committee minutes show concern over pace of expansion and there is disquiet over how a £280 million loan was approved

Analysis shows how students from ethnic minorities and less advantaged backgrounds are less likely to get a university offer

Meanwhile government says fees could be a maximum of nearly £12,000 by 2025-26 under TEF rises with inflation

New research shows the importance of fostering a ‘personal connection’ with students

THE analysis of core metrics suggests small campus universities and post-92s could outperform Russell Group institutions

Data reveal that countries such as China and Saudi Arabia produce only a tiny fraction of the history and political science papers of democracies

President Thomas Rosenbaum also defines his role as maintaining a culture ‘where people dream’

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

Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority

Shanghai Jiao Tong University a model of how China’s universities can transform and put innovation first, says president

Academics and activists to explore how the History Workshop movement can still inspire new historical research and political thinking

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

UUK warns that EU funding 'goes beyond money' after open letter from pro-Leave ministers

Jean-Lou Chameau says new institution has established 'remarkable' research record since opening and has not been influenced by Saudi Arabian cultural issues 

It is ‘crystal clear’ that UK higher education is stronger thanks to European Union membership, says a letter signed by 103 university leaders on eve of referendum

National University of Ireland, Galway will introduce a raft of policies to tackle its deficit of women in leadership positions

CGHE working paper suggests that governments should implement intervention policies on the ‘demand side of the labour market’

The 2016 THE Asia Universities Summit took place at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology this week

Steve Kang says he wants to challenge East Asian 'uni-directional' tradition of education where students simply 'prepare for the test'

Vice-chancellor to leave in September 2017 after 15 years at helm

Dutch push to tackle fraud and ‘reproducibility crisis’ follows high-profile misconduct cases in the country