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Oxford blogger publishes citation count for autism expert, who ran two Elsevier titles

Postgrad’s study questions reliability of results on staff evaluation website as US students seek ‘easiest A’

CEO Maddalaine Ansell proposes asset sharing and collaborating with business on course design at mission group

Regulator wants elite universities to set ‘challenging targets’ on admissions as student number controls end in autumn

Work experience while at this Scottish institution is positively encouraged

Sir Ian Diamond’s efficiencies report endorses the shift from incremental pay rises to service-related rewards

Universities have a vital role to play in recognising complex sexualities, says Deborah D. Rogers

John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills

Only two awarding bodies accrediting Secure English Language Tests, used to assess overseas students’ language capability, will be approved by the UK government from April.

Thirty-three journals have been given the coveted “world elite” ranking in an influential and hotly debated league table

Funding for science and innovation should increase by at least 10 per cent in real terms over the next Parliament, according to the Campaign for Social Science

Allowing some universities to charge tuition fees above £9,000 a year would “create further inequity” in higher education funding, a university group has warned

The UK’s slight growth in international student recruitment over the past year overshadows a “global underperformance” when compared with other countries, an analysis has warned

Institutions from 11 countries feature in a top 30 that previews what a new ranking of universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like

The government encouraged private colleges to grow “without sufficient regulation in place to protect public money” and a senior civil servant should have opposed the policy, according to MPs

The government must allow overseas students to stay in the UK after graduation to work as current rules are “jeopardising Britain’s position in the global race for talent”, MPs warn

What will be driving the use of education technology in universities in the next five years?

Plans for a London branch campus teaching 1,200 students have been announced by Newcastle University.

Leading philosophers took up the challenge of Stephen Hawking’s claim that “philosophy is dead”

Durham students are calling for a freeze on accommodation costs after being hit with a 20 per cent hike over the past three years

England’s funding council has changed the formula for distributing quality-related research funding following the research excellence framework

Becoming an academic is the third most desirable job for Britons and is seen as more attractive than being a Hollywood film star

A cut to tuition fees not coupled with a rise in taxpayer funding would damage universities, Lord Mandelson has said as Labour finalises its policy.

Professors issue warning over obsession with performance management and research excellence

Biological sciences and business are among subjects to have experienced a surge in popularity over the past seven years, according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

It’s not just sun and salaries drawing academics to MENA jobs, says Siân Phillips

European study sounds the alarm over how mistreatment can harm retention

The University of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson

Keele-based title applied for charitable status after audit revealed assets

University faces £17m deficit as enrolments fall while expenditures rise

Future of branch campus in Adelaide under review as funds dry up and London focuses on partnerships

The REF’s formal assessment of the impact of academic work was highly controversial in theory: how did it play out in practice?

FoI request on agent impropriety reveals that fake papers is top concern

THE investigation shows spike in spending on fees as UK ‘reliant’ on middlemen

The Institute of International Education hopes that 1,000 teachers can help it double the number of Americans studying overseas

The John Rylands Research Institute pairs collections and curators with scholars and scientists

Proposals to trim research and innovation programme ‘downgrades importance’ of funding at European level, warns EUA

British academics are second most successful in securing grants from the Qatar National Research Fund’s collaborative programmes

A leading theatre scholar who worked closely with the playwright Samuel Beckett has died

A summit in Qatar is a chance to determine the meaning of excellence in the Middle East and North Africa, says Cesar Wazen

We speak to an international relations scholar who played a key role in the establishment of Australian-Asian studies

Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy is actor-centred and is often best presented stripped of all distractions, says Peter J. Smith

Nick Hillman’s knowing nod to punk in a Hepi report prompted a flurry of rock’n’roll quips on Twitter

Demand for MBAs with social impact grows as millennials practise ‘positive business’

Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to ‘future-proof’ itself, says Nick Petford

Battle continues between staff and management including senior figures Nigel and Niall Piercy

Steve West says wider cohort needs more support as UUK launches new guidelines for institutions on supporting students

Poring over manuscripts in the Biblioteca Nazionale prompts Nicholas Till to consider the benefits of studying original documents in a digital age

University and Hefce refuse FoI requests over multimillion-pound funding deal

Could US moves to measure undergraduates’ improvements in critical thinking, writing and other skills spread to the UK?

Estimates suggest the government will pay £91 million towards the tuition fees of students taking a degree outside Wales

Academics should be banned from damaging sexual liaisons with students, postgraduates in particular, argues Luke Brunning

UWS’ Craig Mahoney says that ‘opposing government policy isn’t always welcomed’

Early career scholars offered hundreds of tips and sage advice tweeted by longer-established peers

Journal’s decision follows trial that found ‘no effect’ on quality of reviews, writes Holly Else

The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students.

More than 50 higher education institutions are taking part in University Mental Health Day today.

A project at the University of Warwick is aiming to tackle huge challenges crippling South African schools, writes Laura Jackson