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Country’s standardised test shows improvements in undergraduates’ general and subject knowledge

One of Ukraine’s most highly regarded institutions has decamped to a new home 100km away to escape fighting in the war-torn region close to Russian border

Art can be used to showcase the skills and highlight the plight of the homeless living among us, says Brighton PhD student

After fears that Chinese students are absorbing ‘Western values’, city authorities attempt to stymie pathway courses to foreign universities

Student leaders warn cuts to support funds will increase financial pressure on those at university

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Institution’s US Centre seeks to promote multidisciplinary and international research on American policy

Jeremy Corbyn wants fees scrapped, but shadow higher education minister says policy will not be rushed and must come with broader vision

Depictions of conferences as being dull and exhausting make it ‘almost impossible’ to imagine them as places of intellectual engagement, scholar warns

Academics are divided over whether it was right to use unusually specific criteria when seeking applicants for new post

Head of Saint Petersburg State University’s Graduate School of Management insists government does not interfere in academic freedom

Meanwhile, Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance and Chinese medicine college among those allocated publicly funded places

Researchers are finding powerful ways of resurrecting the elusive emotions of previous eras

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

Despite a record number of full-time undergraduates entering universities this year, the overall demand for higher education has been more challenging in recent times thanks to the decline of part-time study, a report highlights

Performance targets to boost league table position are questioned as analysis shows little change in Russell Group REF order

Bob Lambert, who has quit London Met and St Andrews, fathered child with activist he was spying on

First foray into Germany for the owner of University of Phoenix

Scholar says academics who move to international outposts do ‘hardly any research’

Almost 7 billion rand (£310 million) made available to pay for fee freeze and student support

Pupils in isolated areas miss out as collaborative spirit of Aimhigher era fades, says study

Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group

Debt could be repaid if students stay in Scotland to work after course finishes

Less than 1 per cent of those enrolled on Global Freshman Academy courses eligible for credit, but university involved says it is ‘positive first step’

Role of lecturers who play a key part in teaching and administration should get more recognition, according to study

Associate dean at HEC Paris says French institutions must look to international peers if they want to compete globally

Claims that magic shows are just trivial trickery understate their true significance, says scholar

Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission says targets set to be missed on access so more action needed

The US sociologist has informed staff that he will not seek a second term as head of the London School of Economics

But the fate of Rhodes statue remains uncertain as anti-racism campaigners call for it be taken down

Sheffield Hallam University deputy vice-chancellor Liz Barnes will take over at Staffordshire early next year

President of Limerick Institute of Technology to join North Wales university in April

Meanwhile, education committee calls for 'further detail' from ministers on controversial governance measures

Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall

The UK is the second most popular destination for internationally mobile students, and its share is on the rise

Durham scholar is using episodes of public tears to illuminate the history and contemporary culture of Mexico

Analysis of scholars’ diaries suggests that having lunch at your desk – or having nothing at all – plays an important role in forming professional identity

‘Minimum expectations’ for research income will be used as part of staff performance review

New research initiative is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, if not the world

Concerns about course at for-profit GSM, one of country's biggest private colleges, found to be 'justified'

President Tony Chan puts rise to world stage down to money, research-active staff and the lure of Hong Kong

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

Sutton Trust urges higher education institutions to devote 10 per cent of outreach budgets to evaluating effectiveness

Report from the Council of Graduate Schools contradicts 'common assumption' that international students choose US for doctoral degrees

Research organisations who previously worked with the troubled children’s charity have sought to clarify ‘misleading’ descriptions of clinical work

Ucas end of cycle analysis finds proportion of students entering highly selective universities with top grades is falling

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Chief executive of research-intensive group says there could be ‘phased-in approach’ to deregulation after political battles

Baron Stern of Brentford has previously raised concerns that the research excellence framework forces academics to focus too much on publishing articles

As fans await the release of The Force Awakens, could Star Wars help teach psychoanalytic concepts in university?

But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than £4,000

Author of report into reshaping of research council system defends proposal to create a new ministerial committee

Sam Clovis has come under scrutiny for his role in the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign

A masterly study of the building has been published more than 40 years after its author’s death

Prosecutors accuse academics of colluding with publishers to boost their standing and sell more books

Local officials wanted too much control over academic programmes at Nazareth branch campus, says Texas A&M

Absence of legislation would leave plans to create new student and market-focused regulator unable to proceed

Bahram Bekhradnia says teaching excellence framework could be welcome ‘counterweight’ to research imperative

Vice-chancellor of New York University Shanghai on academic freedom and ‘cosmopolitan spirit’

Are scientists just uninterested in religion or actively at odds with it?