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Report reveals spending has almost doubled since £9K fees introduced as universities meet targets and achieve milestones ahead of deadlines

Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen

Hepi/HEA Student Academic Experience Survey results may intensify pressure on staff to gain formal accreditation

Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed

Hepi head says £30bn export aim achievable only with cross-government effort

UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere

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

Higher education news from around the globe

With a focus on raising students’ expectations, Kingston University aims to close the BME attainment gap

Former Tory adviser on how his time at Stanford has transformed his thinking and why Moocs are indispensable

Publisher’s open access policy unleashes public display of disagreement

Naomi Booth’s book The Lost Art of Sinking developed out of her study on literary swooning

Universities have confirmed their opposition to any academic boycott of Israel following votes by student and lecturer groups in favour of sanctions.

The UK needs to stop using greater efficiency in research as justification for funding cuts, a vice-chancellor and ex-research council head has said.

The government should lift restrictions to allow British students to use state loans for fees abroad, the former universities minister has claimed

Education is the best possible antidote to radicalisation, the academic set to be the next vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford has said

The National Union of Students will not hold a national demonstration against austerity and student poverty this autumn after outgoing president Toni Pearce used her casting vote to block the action

The University of Warwick has scrapped controversial plans to use a scheme called TeachHigher to employ hourly paid teaching and research staff

The government says it will help ensure that there is “minimal to disruption to students” at the University of Law and that “its high quality of education is upheld” following the purchase

By Elizabeth Redden and Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Scientific and university bodies have reacted warily to the proposed introduction of student loans for doctoral students

Staff at London Metropolitan University will hold a one-day strike this week in a row over job cuts

The Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2015 will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne

Jo Johnson has pledged that the UK has “an ambition to grow” its international education activity and has committed to addressing the fall in the number of students coming from India

A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should “go back to the womb” if they can’t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with

Academics at Newcastle University have been matched with members of the public as pen pals.

Study reveals 'international experience' also popular among  leaders around the world.

The Institute of International Education has called on universities to host vulnerable artists. 

Planned cuts to the European Union's research budget have been reduced by €500 million (£357 million) following pressure from scientists, university leaders and MEPs.

Union advocates rejection of pay offer and Prevent strategy implementation

GPA Advisory Group propose five-year pilot to test GPA alongside traditional honours system

European universities refocus on student mobility and strategic partnerships, says European Association for International Education

Higher Education Statistics Agency data show increased mobility for study, work or volunteering

Black and minority ethnic undergraduates report experiencing racial slurs and isolation

European study reveals stress suffered by doctoral holders over insecurity of academic careers

Delegates complain of ‘lack of tolerance’ and ‘time wasting’ in open letter to National Union of Students

An award-winning lecturer at the London School of Economics explains why unsettling her master’s students is a valuable tactic

A soon-to open campus aims to create big economic opportunities for Wales

Informatics expertise and tech entrepreneurship required for future research, say Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust

Support staff to remain on single salary spine with a bespoke model set up to allow institution to compete for top early career researchers

University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages

Welsh research budget protected but sector head seeks policy changes

The University of Oxford is set for a female leader for the first time in its history, with Louise Richardson in line for the post.

A study suggests that short and clear abstracts are associated with lower than expected citations

Ideas Roadshow aims to improve non-experts’ understanding of research fields from maths to philosophy and subjects including brain science

Of top 200 institutions in the world, only one in seven has a female leader, research shows

Mick Fuller discusses the changes he’s seen to postgraduate funding as UKCGE chair

Young experts in everything from wartime France to the theme of the widow in British literature have been selected in this year’s cohort of New Generation Thinkers.

The deputy director of the London School of Economics is to take over the helm at Durham University.

Ninety-five academics at the University of East Anglia have signed an open letter calling on the institution to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

The general secretary of the University and College Union has called for unity as the organisation approaches its 10^th anniversary.

Coventry and Sussex make strides

Welsh universities have created a new initiative to attract more international students.

The British Library has received earmarked funds of more than £9.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to put the nation’s sounds online.    

The UK government must be clearer in articulating its immigration policy or risk facing a decline in the number of overseas students.

But publisher says changes to policy are ‘evidence-based’ and adhere to standard principles on sharing work

Announcement from Hefcw also shows hit to overall sector support for part-time and postgraduate teaching