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The state must reinstate working rights for all overseas students, argues William Hunt

This poster from 1935 (left), designed by graphic artist MacDonald Gill, was used to promote the commercial telephone service between London and New York introduced by the Post Office in 1927

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald Kauvar and E. Grady Bogue on forced departures and how to avoid them

Joint degrees with ultra-Orthodox colleges counter to universities’ gender equity policies

Institutional ‘risk registers’ flag growing worry that top managers will be lured abroad

Bank provides €970 million to develop new Curies

Times Higher Education analysis adds to fears about degree comparability

Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?

The former chief scientific adviser is relishing his new advisory role at the Oxford Martin School, tackling global challenges

Matthew Reisz on how women walk the line between home and office

Christoph Bode reflects on a Munich exhibition of artists who rejected representation in favour of an emphasis on materiality

How a ‘freelance ghostwriter’ haunts the sector

Nick Hillman promises to speak truth to power and not toe party line

Wales and the North East of England have the lowest university application rates in the UK, Ucas data demonstrate

Research finds woe for squeezed middle, windfall for high-paid graduates

The number of students starting modern languages degrees fell by 12 per cent last year – double the overall drop in student numbers, new figures show.

Universities need more freedom to run one- or two-year compressed degrees tailored to the needs of companies, according to business leaders.

Research into replacing and reducing animal use in scientific experiments is to benefit from £4.8 million in public investment in 2013-14

A £9.8 billion shortfall in the main university pension scheme could be payable if Scotland left the UK following a vote on independence in 2014

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The system of planning teacher training in England has “broken down”, risking a teacher shortage in the future, MPs have been warned.

The government has said it is “realistic” for UK international student numbers to grow up to 20 per cent over five years under current visa rules

The archives of the British Universities North America Club have been saved by the Bodleian Library following a Times Higher Education appeal

Academics at King’s College London and the universities of Edinburgh and Oxford have won prizes in a heart science image competition

The Open University has ended its six-and-a-half-year affiliation with the University Alliance mission group.

The proportion of PhD students in England expected to obtain degrees has risen slightly, but at some institutions around a fifth may never qualify.

Jon Marcus asks whether British universities would be wise to emulate the US elite

Participants in Edinburgh Napier study did better than expected

Young academics quit their day jobs to document alternative higher education projects around the world

Study of the past gives Nick Hillman insight into policymaking dilemmas as well as personal and practical rewards

The notebooks of Lieutenant William Dawes (1762-1836), part of the special collections at Soas, University of London, are a major source of information about one of the many indigenous languages of Australia

Five scholars and a recent graduate look back on their experiences during a period when the sector changed for ever

University of Southampton collegium gathers promising scholars to collaborate on coastal eco-cities project

Leadership Foundation head discusses major priority on his watch

Scholars join strippers to discuss artistic responses to online pornography

The pre-registration of study designs must be resisted, says Sophie Scott

Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses

Warren Bebbington on a flexible response to the limits of growth

Low rents, cheaper fees and lack of construction ideal combination

Three recent productions at Shakespeare’s Globe highlight to the challenge of how to present Katherina’s submission

As junta’s grip relaxes, Aung San Suu Kyi joins drive to rebuild sector

Lecturer was told he had ‘no future’ at Aberdeen if he continued battle

Coventry University’s Madeleine Atkins emerges triumphant from a ‘strong field’ of candidates

Savings are expected to surpass government goal

£5,000 each for 21 projects

Funding for research undertaken in UK higher education has risen by 86 per cent in real terms since 1995, data from the National Audit Office show

Research councils face criticism over decision to allow advisers to submit applications

Report calls for a more ‘transparent and inclusive’ structure, but scientists await council’s response

Sector may lose places after new inspection regime reports dip in standards

Revamped IT systems are ready for admissions deluge, states Mary Curnock Cook

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has been officially designated as a higher education institution.

The UK funding councils have narrowed the scope of their proposed open access mandate for the post-2014 research excellence framework.