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Tertiary education’s impact on national development is greater than previously thought, study finds

Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts

Studies based on ‘misleading literature’ may have to be revised or retracted, claims Loughborough scientist

Research conduct, reporting and management needs overhaul, says Lancet study

Universities struggle to cover costs of dropouts as government support is cut

Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt

New building to offer shared facilities, broad-spectrum view for booming faculty. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

The universities of Oxford and Cambridge each secured about a 25 per cent rise in grant funding from the Wellcome Trust last year, according to the organisation’s annual report

Ruth Barcan believes such feelings are a logical response to a broken academic system

Ucas could help ensure that all students are assessed on the same information, says Miles Hewstone

Cut through the PR puff to unlock the true potential of novel notions, says David Maguire

Annual report discloses payments for three senior managers who resigned

Times Higher Education assesses the differing attitudes to rising FoI demands

We speak to the new vice-principal (international) of King’s College London

Survey shows female graduates anticipate lower salaries

Catherine Clinton reflects on history’s intolerable cruelties

V-cs fail to get David Willetts’ commitment to protect research spending

Is Imperial’s appointment of Alice Gast indicative of a changing market?

A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise

More polling stations should be set up in universities to encourage students to vote, an MP has told the House of Commons.

By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed

The former head of England’s funding council thought the government was setting fees “too high” at £9,000.

The number of English students who had applied for university by mid-December is lower than in the last four years.

Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.

Scientists stuck on a ship in Antarctica as part of a research project have finally seen an end to their 10-day ordeal

Student Rights’ agenda questioned by LSE, Birkbeck, Goldsmiths unions

New head of Academy of Social Sciences probed government mistakes and found no shortage of data

Scientific share options flourish despite calls for boycott

Research scientists would prefer to align work with own values, study reveals

We’ll make the principles of Robbins a 21st-century reality, minister promises

The neglected, inaccessible land beside arterial routes is the subject of an exhibition and book

Academics turn to primary school tactics to quash bad behaviour, study finds

Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick discusses life and scholarly work at the heart of the Soviet system

Academics describe the complex, arbitrary bureaucracy, emotional turmoil and career limbo wrought by Britain’s policies

Brian Martin suggests how junior researchers can fight against the well-kept secret of academic exploitation

We speak to the professor of international higher education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Plus the latest higher education appointments

The 21st-century reincarnation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation is our version of Superman, argues Fern Riddell

Times Higher Education columnists suggest some thought-provoking options for new year commendations

Daniel Sokol’s honorary post at King’s College London withdrawn

Move will speed promotion track, Weinberg says, but UCU remains critical

Rise in average vice-chancellorial salary far outstrips 1 per cent pay offer to rank-and-file staff

Oxbridge pair predict more use of assessments of potential in admissions

These pictures are from the archive of the lesbian photographer, writer and performance artist Tessa Boffin (1960-93), now held by the University for the Creative Arts Farnham

A number of universities have decided to use their own funds to replace state scholarship money that was axed last year

Thailand, Cyprus and Sri Lanka initiatives bring fiscal losses and criticism

The reckless pursuit of rank threatens the academy’s future, argues Roger Brown

New libel laws come into force today that aim to protect academics from the threat of legal action when writing peer-reviewed material in journals

International students could be hit by new healthcare charges for migrants in the UK.

A clutch of professors have been knighted while the former head of Loughborough University is among those made a dame in the New Year’s Honours.

A group of scientists remain trapped on a boat in the Antarctic after another attempt to rescue them stalled due to poor weather

Using “big data” to help match people to courses could cut freedom of choice and ultimately put students off higher education, an expert has warned.

A former NHS manager has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.