Student Experience Survey 2016: getting serious about study There have been some significant shifts in the way that students approach university with a more ‘professional’ attitude to study emerging By John Gill 17 March
Student Experience Survey 2016: universities that get it right Loughborough University tops the poll, with its emphasis on student participation, says Jack Grove By Jack Grove 17 March
Ombudsman: universities admitting students with bad English Rob Behrens warns some international learners cannot express themselves properly, let alone follow a course By Chris Havergal 17 March
UUK panel: handling of sexual assault complaints must be reviewed Campaigners believe 1994 Zellick guidelines may be at odds with equalities and human rights legislation By Chris Havergal 17 March
Uclan paid Malcolm McVicar £63K in final month Accounts reveal remuneration for chief executive, alongside further £1.2m loss on Cyprus campus By John Morgan 17 March
Hefce serving up 'dog's dinner' with quality tenders Critics warn against giving quality work to outsourcing companies By John Morgan 17 March
Universities spending millions helping academics buy homes Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years By David Matthews 17 March
Rob Behrens: role of HE ombudsman ‘now accepted’ by universities The outgoing independent adjudicator talks to THE about eight years at the OIA and the future of sector regulation By Chris Havergal 17 March
The week in higher education – 17 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 17 March
How often cities are mentioned in REF case studies These maps show which universities do research that goes on to have an impact on London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham By David Matthews 17 March
Grant winners – 17 March 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By THE reporters 17 March
Budget 2016: PhD loans of £25K on offer from 2018-19 George Osborne also pledges review of support for part-time study and data on graduate earnings by course By John Morgan 16 March
University of Sussex 'founding father' Asa Briggs dies The social historian, who was second v-c of Sussex and later chancellor of the Open University, was 94 16 March
Policymakers have ‘cynicism’ for UK business schools, says dean Chair of Chartered Association of Business Schools questions government’s STEM focus when it comes to research funding By John Elmes 16 March
UK universities 'losing cyber security battle' More than a third of institutions suffer successful cyber attack every hour, study suggests By Chris Havergal 16 March
Should academics be paid for peer review? As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards By David Matthews 16 March
US university students demand free tampons on campus Some institutions are starting to listen to the growing call for better access to menstruation products, reports Jake New for Inside Higher Ed 15 March
Chinese universities must forge own path on teaching enterprise Institutions will struggle with Chinese government push on entrepreneurship, Ellie Bothwell hears Zhejiang University dean tell conference in Beijing By Ellie Bothwell 15 March
Hosting US branch campuses 'costs Qatar £280 million annually' Education City's spending for stateside outposts pieced together by The Washington Post By Chris Havergal 15 March
Foreign academics in Korea: disempowered and ready to leave? Interviews paint a bleak picture of morale at Yonsei University, raising further concerns about country’s attempt to internationalise By David Matthews 15 March
Universities ‘most reliant’ on teaching-only staff named Several research-intensive universities are on list, but many institutions dispute the findings By Jack Grove 15 March
Lower entry requirements for poorer students, says Scottish panel Commission for Widening Access calls for ‘entrenched patterns of advantage’ to be broken down By Chris Havergal 14 March
Treasures of Cambridge University Library go on display Landmark documents and artefacts in the history of science and religion go on public view for the first time By Matthew Reisz 14 March
University of the People founder: others ‘will emulate model’ President of free online university says universities will be forced to change either their price structure or their offering By Ellie Bothwell 14 March
Australian government under fire on HE policy ‘instability’ Education minister Simon Birmingham signals potential funding cuts to universities but fee rises plan could also be revived By John Morgan 14 March
Engineers more likely to be violent extremists, book claims LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too By Chris Havergal 13 March
Has Twitter transformed the PhD experience? As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study By Jack Grove 12 March
Refugee crisis: university launches outreach programme Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education By Ellie Bothwell 12 March
A-level ‘train crash’ means more university admissions exams Headteacher warns that institutions will otherwise be forced to choose between students with ‘ragtag mixed bag’ of qualifications By Chris Havergal 11 March
Hesa, Jisc and QAA to share costs as M5 Group Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards By Chris Havergal 11 March
NYU Shanghai head: US universities ‘have special global role’ Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative By Ellie Bothwell 11 March
Can neuroscience help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups By David Matthews 11 March
Business schools: UK immigration policy sparks drop in students Chartered Association of Business Schools report shows numbers of non-EU students falling almost 9 per cent last year By John Elmes 10 March
Most students do not see university as value for money Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees By Jack Grove 10 March
Academic fixed-term jobs changes in Germany split opinion A new law to support early career researchers has reopened arguments over limits on the use of short-term contracts in the country By Jack Grove 10 March
Stanford president sceptical on global university partnerships John Hennessy also tells THE of his regret at not launching New York campus By Ellie Bothwell 10 March
Can joint PhDs get more Brits studying abroad? Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility By Jack Grove 10 March
The week in higher education – 10 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press By THE reporters 10 March
What should computer science degree students learn? Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers By David Matthews 10 March
Alan Milburn: reward student potential not ‘past endeavour’ In a THE interview, the government’s social mobility adviser and Lancaster chancellor also criticises Jeremy Corbyn fees policy By John Morgan 10 March
EU nationals fill four in 10 new university jobs in England Non-EU citizens took one in five new posts over past decade, leaving 40 per cent of posts for UK researchers, Hefce figures show By Chris Havergal 10 March
End of grants 'likely to force thousands more students to work' About half of poorer students would have applied to university differently without a grant, Sodexo research also suggests By Jack Grove 10 March
Grant winners – 10 March 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By THE reporters 10 March
Shakespeare 400 – how the Bard influenced Africa New book from University of Cambridge academic considers how Shakespeare became a powerful presence from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar By Matthew Reisz 10 March
Graduate recruitment stutters as apprenticeships take off Growth in university leaver vacancies is slowing, AGR study suggests By Chris Havergal 9 March
Brexit research worries ‘massively exaggerated’, says Tory MP But Owen Paterson’s claims rejected by NUS president Megan Dunn, who warns that leaving the EU would harm students By John Morgan 9 March
Academics ‘regularly lie to get research grants’ Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests By David Matthews 9 March
Palestinian universities look to UK to boost growth British Council study tour brings together university leaders with potential UK partners By Matthew Reisz 9 March
International Women's Day - Chinese students' bizarre tributes Banners put up across Chinese university campuses have strange take on annual event By David Matthews 8 March
Saudi Arabia cracks down on bogus degrees Education minister pledges to 'ensure there is no exploitation of people' By Chris Havergal 8 March
Cornell University president dies aged 52 Elizabeth Garrett announced last month that she was fighting colon cancer By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
Could the X Factor be a model for filling university jobs? Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant? By Jack Grove 8 March
International Women's Day - universities' pay gaps highlighted Institutions are criticised in UCU report for allowing 'shameful levels of pay inequality' to persist By Jack Grove 8 March
Course evaluation forms ‘not read properly by students’ Undergraduates endorsed patently false statements in US experiment By Chris Havergal 8 March
Former Soas director Paul Webley dies Professor Webley was ‘inspired leader’ and will be ‘sorely missed’, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic By Jack Grove 7 March
Large rate my professor study finds gender bias in comments University of Illinois research finds ‘brilliant’ or ‘genius’ more often used to describe male academics By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 7 March
Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions By John Morgan 7 March
Publish ideas from scholarly articles early, event told Jisc Digifest hears openness could bring benefits, but some cite plagiarism risks By Chris Havergal 7 March
Gaza universities repaired with money from UK charity Organisation says it has helped enrich the educational prospects of more than 50,000 Palestinian students By Matthew Reisz 6 March
Psychology reproducibility ‘crisis’ overstated, new report claims But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ‘very optimistic’ By David Matthews 4 March