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Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated

Kingston study finds that less affluent learners are more concerned about debt, and unlikely to be able to rely on their parents for support

A focus on basic cell biology and statistical population health studies means that understanding how living systems operate has been neglected, they claim

Lord Willetts tells event it is hard to see how governments can fund expansion on necessary scale

Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ‘simply not smart enough’, says researcher

The three institutions aim to tackle sustainability and educational attainment in new partnership

A Glasgow student has returned to his native city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan inspired to embrace the ideals of a ‘learning city’

Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students

New system that has ability to monitor emails and use of computer networks on campus raises eyebrows

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

The Kurdistan regional government in Iraq is streamlining its higher education system – and still looking for far more help from British universities

Move criticised by Buckingham professor as ‘blatant prejudice against for-profit sector’

Proportion of university staff training through Erasmus has more than doubled in six years, finds report

Sutton Trust study finds teachers’ perceptions of what makes a good Ucas application are very different to views of admissions tutors

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

Government adviser says country is being transformed into a 'learning society'

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ‘rapid market share shifts’

Admissions service says institutions should do more to accommodate growing numbers of students from a vocational background

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Scholars in the field have been challenged to move beyond literary theory and take on some of the most difficult questions of our times

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region

British academic’s book describes life at Edwardes College in Peshawar, one of the world’s most dangerous cities

Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses

Center for Open Science hopes initiative will make results more reproducible

Allegations of mistreatment by university raises questions of discrimination against 'untouchable' caste

Introducing technology into teaching and learning is important, but don't lose sight of the 'conservative' values of your students, warns lecturer

British-Turkish academic who signed petition for peace is one of hundreds of academics who could face legal action in crackdown

Cambridge’s consultation response outlines opposition to ‘further marketisation’ via TEF and variable fees

Committee of MPs hears that effort to conduct vaccine and treatment trials during outbreak in West Africa was ‘uncoordinated’

‘Bold move’ wins praise from one expert who says there is ‘excessive inefficiencies and waste’ in US higher education marketing

Researcher argues that a sector-wide approach to supporting refugees would be more effective than individual schemes

Paul Hamilton speaks of ‘heartbreaking’ detention by Home Office officials after leave to remain application refused

With the latest data showing that just 17 professors in the UK are black women, two explain how a new award will help more ethnic minority staff thrive

Researchers cite high levels of independence and the need for social perceptiveness as factors

Higher Education Academy report proposes a raft of changes to help improve reward and recognition of good teaching at universities

The number of full-time female academics rose sharply as the total employed by UK universities officially passes landmark for the first time

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem launches first-of-its-kind digital certification service as part of Education Ministry’s modernisation plan

Universities told to mitigate dangers by providing pre-travel training to students

Egyptian government also provides details of higher education reforms

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows

Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations

This graph shows an explosion in the number of so-called predatory publishers and journals in the past five years

Individuals’ choices of where and what to study ‘must reflect ambitions’ not ‘social background or where they live’, UUK says

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

UUK and GuildHE lead critical response to Green Paper fee plans, as Jo Johnson faces ‘high stakes’ in HE bill battle

A paper argues that China’s one-child policy helped women to break into higher education. With the demise of the policy, could female progress go into reverse?

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Critics fear proposals for high-level body could risk politicising scientific decisions.

University of Reading research finds link between undergraduate satisfaction and ethnicity of lecturers

Walking in the countryside could prove inspirational for those creating computer games, says scholar

PM claims numbers policy announced in 2013 relies on grants move announced in 2015

Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan

Tsinghua University web page was changed to feature terrorist group fighters on horseback

Higher education is at risk of losing its pivotal place in 'a properly functioning public sphere'

Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance