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Record number of universities feature in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list

Proposals to measure teaching excellence present major challenges for universities educating students for the creative industries, says Nigel Carrington

‘Strategic entrepreneurs’ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer

An American student who was on an intensive language programme affiliated with the University of Tehran is among the prisoners released following nuclear deal

Publishing giant says move is designed to attract a ‘more varied candidate pool and future workforce’

Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities

Survey of students who gained a place through clearing last year shows its rising importance as way to refine choices

Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail

The international aspects of the master’s at a worldwide alliance of business schools will produce ‘global citizens’ for a ‘volatile’ world, hopes its head, Roland Siegers

Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country

Sector questions feasibility of time frame for the teaching excellence framework 

More first-year students from US than India starting at British institutions

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

This graphic shows the extra earnings of workers aged 25-64 holding a bachelor’s, or master’s or doctoral degree, in 10 countries

British catering bosses have flown East to learn how to feed what is an increasingly vital student market. Richard McComb reports from China

More universities should measure the impact of their internationalisation strategies rather than assuming their initiatives will be beneficial, an international higher education expert has claimed

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Qatar University tops list while the UK is the most outward-looking nation

International Policing and Justice Institute integrates practical police training into an academic context

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

Two researchers have got to grips with the evolution of the penis

Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’

Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility

Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies

Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests

Former Lib Dem leader says maintenance grants were 'hidden reason' why disadvantaged students not put off by higher fees

Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students

Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ‘third stream’ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority

Labour market survey takes vacancies at small and medium-sized companies into account

But in an increasingly competitive market, new AUDE executive officer praises ‘entrepreneurial’ estates departments

Ucas analysis suggests progress in reducing gap between most and least disadvantaged students has ground to a halt

Academic recommends tailored programmes for refugees

Winner of the 2015 THE Most Innovative Teacher of the Year title emphasises benefits of international learning experiences

University of Bedfordshire researcher reveals the damaging consequences of never being able to ‘switch off’

Hefce not holding formal investigation following newspaper claims

Plos Biology launches new section looking at how experiments are run and incentive systems for scientists

First anniversary of atrocity sees words of Enlightenment figures rekindled 

First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia

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

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The proportion of male and female students varies widely across different subjects in UK universities

Farm bassist and lecturer Carl Hunter says The Label Recordings uncovers ‘exciting music’ and is ‘bespoke work placement’ for students

Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators

Awareness of why some people make extensive use of management research at work can help researchers plan their dissemination strategies

Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates

Former Labour shadow chancellor, now visiting professor at King’s Policy Institute, believes graduate tax would avoid dangers of fees market

Average increase of 6 per cent in pay and pensions packages inflated by ‘transitional arrangements’ at Durham

Chief executive Simon Blake responds to concerns that union is ‘less than the sum of its parts’

Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds

Mark Oyama’s statements about adult-child sex and schoolchildren with disabilities made him ‘unsuitable’, University of Hawaii said

Six universities in talks on global credit transfer system for online courses

The former university rector has been praised as one of the country’s most effective politicians for driving his ambitious reform programme forward

Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says

Jon Marcus reports from the famous military academy in New York state on an unusual student exchange

A comparison of some of the national policies aimed at addressing study success

City University London vice-chancellor among academics recognised

Records of former Buckingham vice-chancellor’s suggestion at 1985 seminar released by National Archives

Survey finds one in five heads of IT and library services facing a budget cut this year

New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in HE supporting another seven elsewhere