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Unitu development led by Southampton graduate

More than a third of all international undergraduates studying in England are recruited from transnational courses, a new report reveals.

The vice-chancellor of Glyndwr University has announced his intention to step down from the embattled institution.

The chief executive of GuildHE, Andy Westwood, is to take up a new role at the University of Manchester helping it connect with government.

Edge Hill University bags top accolade as University of the Year

Dame Julia Goodfellow will become the first ever woman to lead Universities UK, after being named its next president.

International graduates are shunning the UK as a business destination because of “impossible visa restrictions”, a new study claims.

The number of UK students who have applied early to university has fallen by 3 per cent, new interim figures show

Political parties have agreed to consider the introduction of a new post-study work visa scheme for international students in Scotland

More study divided between college and university could be on the horizon, expert says

Colleagues say failed grant applications had made Stefan Grimm fear for his job

Peter Mandler, Royal Historical Society president, to speak on post-war ‘escalator’ in university access

Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion

A planned Cardiff Innovation System built on regenerated Cathays site will bring ideas together to create, innovate and translate

Research team hopes that predictions will help to clarify the value of metrics in assessment

Jon Marcus reports from Cleveland, Mississippi on an institution pinning hopes on a musical heritage

An academic talks about her experience, the impact on her work and the long road to recovery

David Flanagan’s email to 43 academics said that those who felt unable to support the institution’s ‘vision’ should leave

A leading social work academic whose research on disadvantaged young people was always “founded in the principle of social justice” has died

Jim O’Neill on how institutions outside London can do more to retain graduates and create jobs with government help

We speak to the professor of law who is soon to become first female leader of Cornell University in its 149-year history

Roger Michell faced ethical as well as artistic issues in dramatising the vilification of an innocent eccentric questioned over a murder, he tells Richard Howells

You must like the University of Cambridge, says YouGov

Change to data collection methods in move designed to permit deeper analysis as former universities minister agrees to chair new Higher Education Advisory Board

Online courses and international competition may well mean that only six or seven survive as world-class institutions, report claims

Few students in America are paying full price on fees, says Alan Ruby

Closures, court orders, political intrigue: Paul Jump on a Spanish university’s bitter ongoing battle

Make your work accessible and communicate what academics can offer industry if you want to make connections. Plus the latest higher education appointments

The view of the Liberal Democrat business secretary is in stark contrast to the Conservatives’ pledge to make £7 billion of tax cuts

CentreForum thinktank argues that rapid growth has been a ‘good thing’ and that private institutions have been subjected to unfair regulation

More than half of part‑time academic staff are on fixed-term contracts, compared with only a quarter of those who work full-time, a new report has revealed

The Autumn Statement is likely to unveil a new loans system amid concerns over funding and who will have access to the scheme

Educational Testing Service claims that Home Office decision could see institutions fall behind in international recruitment

George Osborne wants institutions to spur growth outside London, but not everyone thinks campuses can and should take on such a role

Government estimate is significantly higher than in previous assessments

Our Best University Workplace Survey 2015 shows disparate opinions on the need for changes

Trust director Jeremy Farrar says more fellowships and seed grants will address pinch points

Paul Wellings and Toni Pearce consider the impact of higher fees

Removing student number caps in Australia led to a marketing explosion and a sharp rise in public spending, English higher education has been warned.

A group of University of Birmingham students occupied one of its main buildings, calling for free education and the right to protest

A former Labour education secretary has warned his party not to reduce tuition fees to £6,000

The government is to unveil a range of courses allowing young people to complete a full honours degree while working, without having to pay fees

University College London and the Institute of Education have confirmed they will merge next week

Chinese-speaking students are to be placed with British companies to help them break into the Chinese market

By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed

The government will have the power to order universities to ban ‘extremist’ speakers from their campuses, under a new bill

Glyndwr University has been allowed to start recruiting international students again, but must end operations at its London campus

An online university has teamed up with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to offer tuition-free, accredited HE to refugees and asylum seekers

English higher education regulation is “no longer fit for purpose” and there needs to be “a strong regulator to protect students” paying higher fees.

The average US student’s experience varies widely between universities, even when the institutions are similarly selective and of a comparable size.

Liam Byrne has accused the government of mixing up its figures in its plan to fund extra student places when number controls are scrapped.

There are about 15,000 more 18-year-old boys with an A level in physics applying to university than girls, according to new statistics

Michael Russell has been replaced as Scottish education secretary in the cabinet of new First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Grammar schooling is “not linked to any significant advantage” in getting a degree or graduating from an “elite” institution, new research suggests

Want to get rich? Well, you should consult this list of universities which have produced the most super-rich graduates

Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.

Tips on shaping the right environment to encourage entrepreneurial skills and create links between universities and industry. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Dean of Swansea School of Management used ‘unsupportive’ language to dismiss student complaints