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‘Outdated’ policies at almost 20 per cent of universities make claims on student work, THE survey finds

Strategic barriers that lead to low female numbers in senior roles are a priority, says new chief

Critics of the University of Warwick’s TeachHigher division also wary of UK-wide franchise

Scholar from Northumbria University created verbatim play to mark 20th anniversary using dialogue from a wide range of people

Washington releases ‘secret’ document naming hundreds of institutions under scrutiny

Procedural fluency key to effective STEM teaching, co-creator of top-ranking Mooc tells Chris Parr

People are right to believe that revealing mental health problems at work will do more harm than good, says an academic living with depression

Private, entrepreneurial Bocconi University sets ambitious €120m fundraising target at glitzy global forum

Five academics detail how taking leave of the grind has turbocharged their work – but can everyone get a break?

An academic is puzzled over a string of ‘surreal’ emails from journals

Study finds union leadership to be unreflective of the students they represent, being still dominated by middle-class white men

A Scottish institution aims to tackle obesity with products developed in a new food innovation centre

‘Academic citizenship’ is the key to moving up the career ladder, argues Richard J. Williams

A pioneer in the application of computing to the teaching of economics has died

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 18 June

Universities awarding qualifications to those studying in the Caribbean must do more to monitor graduate employability

As the statue of Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town, South Africa’s academy still needs monumental change, says Martin Hall

Anthony Trollope’s style is characterised by equivocation. How could Simon Grennan replicate this visually in a graphic novel adaptation?

Hundreds of researchers sign letter warning of cost of focusing exclusively on business-led priorities

Initial cohort of 20 funded researchers will receive tailored training and support to help stem leaks in the ‘pipeline’ to senior posts

Confronting students with facts that they might not be aware of or comfortable with can have surprising results, says Robert Lee Maril

Proposed Horizon 2020 changes could mean millions lost, says delegation

We speak to the incoming vice-president (implementation) at the University of Bath

Those studying at Arizona State and other universities are in demand as firms across the US seek fresh business insights, says Jon Marcus

FoI request reveals UK institution’s legal costs in action that Vilnius University settled for £112,500

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

Publishers Elsevier and Wiley have each received about £2 million in article processing charges from 55 institutions as a result of RCUK's open access policy

Tories talk of tougher visas and recognising top teaching. Labour alters funding plan for £6K fees. Greens promise to abolish fees

Universities in England are set to miss carbon emission reduction targets by half, a report has found

Nigel Farage’s party also pledges to bar EU students from accessing student loans

Spending public money on higher education resources that cannot be shared openly borders on being “immoral and unethical”, a conference has heard.

Party sets out stall – but avoids pledges on fees

Plans to axe 236 jobs and reduce student numbers by more than 1,000 have been announced by Queen’s University Belfast

Tougher student visa regime and more employment data for applicants also mooted

Manifesto says party would reintroduce block grant for universities

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

Around 30 UK vice-chancellors have travelled to Brussels to lobby European policymakers against potential cuts to research funding.

Tax avoidance savings now part of measures to fund £3K fees cut

Acquisition of global jobs network marks further investment in “dynamic” higher education sector

Gordon McKenzie is latest to leave department

University pension costs rose slightly last year, but may increase significantly in 2016 as major reforms take effect, according to pension experts.

The University of the Arts London is taking legal action to evict students who have staged a three-week occupation of one of its art schools.

Students are planning to vote in huge numbers in the general election, according to a survey, despite many lacking faith that doing so will help improve their lives.

Postgraduate students at the University of Bradford claim they are being kicked out of their accommodation over the summer so rooms can be rented out to people attending a science festival.

Scotland’s universities have called on the Holyrood government to put on hold an overhaul of governance in the sector after the proposals met with significant resistance.

Labour would use £50 million from university access funds to guarantee face-to-face careers advice in schools.

Scotland’s universities have committed to achieving gender balance among the independent members of their governing bodies.

The director of a partnership of research-intensive universities is upbeat about future outlook

THE’s Best University Workplace Survey 2015 reveals concerns over class sizes and other issues in the wake of higher tuition fees

Association of University Administrators conference hears that too many UK institutions are ‘emulators, not leaders’ in disruptive times

Martin McQuillan meets José Mujica to discuss education and philosophy

University may apply to lift stay on small claims court pursuit of graduate determined not to pay for ‘inadequate’ tuition

Ross Aikins considers the evolution of substance use and how universities shape the debate

A new doctoral centre will examine Magna Carta’s influence in the digital age

Exeter’s Students’ Guild survey prompts opening of doctoral college to combat isolation and depression

Academics face issues around privacy and identity in the digital world

Scientific publishing has a noble history of tolerating tiny profits. We need a bit more of that spirit today, suggests Aileen Fyfe