Sharon Pickering named Monash vice-chancellor Australia’s biggest university appoints from within after ‘rigorous and broad-scale’ executive search By John Ross 6 December
Gyimah: UK access to EU research ‘won’t work’ without mobility Universities minister says academic mobility will be addressed in UK-EU talks on Horizon Europe By John Morgan 27 November
Brazilian postgrad and postdoc funding could end amid economic crisis Drastic cuts necessary if funding situation not resolved, government agency warns By Rachael Pells 16 August
Parents worldwide contribute to cost of university, finds survey However, students in the US, Canada and the UK experience some of the highest ‘funding gaps’, according to a global HSBC analysis By Seeta Bhardwa 14 August
UK falls behind US in ‘educating world leaders’ league table Hepi says educating ‘leading lights’ builds up ‘incredible soft power’ By John Morgan 14 August
Trump bump? Student numbers rise at US women’s colleges Since the 2016 US presidential election, women’s colleges have been seeing significant gains as more young women embrace #MeToo By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 13 August
Group of Eight benefits for economy ‘bigger than Russell Group’s’ Australia’s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds By John Ross 13 August
Indonesian universities ramp up student monitoring to stop terrorism Heads of 122 state universities across the country pledge to work with counterterrorist forces By Rachael Pells 6 July
Sorbonne unveils continental Europe’s ‘biggest fundraising drive’ Reformed Paris university raising funds for professorships, labs, bursaries and restoration projects By Jack Grove 3 July
Study of penis size link to self-esteem axed Professor drops research after ‘irresponsible’ media coverage and joke responses By Emma Whitford for Inside Higher Ed 2 July
EU students in England get post-Brexit fees pledge for 2019-20 European Union students enrolling in 2019-20 will pay the same fees as UK students By Ellie Bothwell 2 July
UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad By John Morgan 21 June
DfE ‘failed’ to monitor UK Student Loans Company NAO says government’s oversight of organisation is ‘not up to date and lacks clarity’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 May
UK university staff offered 2 per cent pay rise Employers make final offer for 2018-19 By Ellie Bothwell 11 May
University of Montana plans to cut majors and staff numbers Humanities subjects set to be hardest hit by restructure By Ellie Bothwell 9 May
South Korea’s SNU appoints first female economics professor Move comes in response to government initiative on gender equality By John Morgan 8 May
Victoria University of Wellington considers name change New Zealand institution’s switch could end confusion with similarly named institutions around world By John Morgan 1 May
Tony Chan appointed as next KAUST president HKUST head to lead Saudi Arabian university from September By Ellie Bothwell 1 May
Social media ‘fair game’ in admissions process But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions By Ellie Bothwell 25 April
Pros and cons of Purdue’s ‘budget cutter without peer’ Land-grant university’s seven-year tuition freeze under former Republican governor means out-of-state recruitment drive By Greg Toppo for Inside Higher Ed 25 April
NUS calls for ‘minimum living income’ for post-16 students Poverty Commission finds ‘clear link’ between social class and poverty in English tertiary education By John Morgan 23 April
UCU confirms 14 strike dates over USS pensions row Industrial action is set to begin with a two-day walkout on 22 and 23 February, affecting 61 universities By Sophie Inge 29 January
Michigan State president told to quit over Nassar abuse scandal Victims claim university’s negligence allowed sexual abuse to occur By Ellie Bothwell 24 January
Australian universities step up pressure over budget cuts Higher education access provides ‘inoculation against political dislocation’, Universities Australia tells ministers By John Morgan 13 December
Number of female professors in Canada up 28 per cent in six years Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 per cent of their male counterparts By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
Australian voters ‘oppose backdoor cuts’ to university funding Universities Australia highlights UK’s research spending increase as it warns government By John Morgan 5 December
Interest in study abroad declining among UK students Just 18 per cent of undergraduates said they were interested in studying overseas By Ellie Bothwell 29 November
UK HE more than doubles apprenticeships funding in two years Universities grew income from apprenticeships, traineeships and adult education budget to £32m last year By Julia Belgutay for Tes 10 November
NZ won't rule out Australia fee 'retaliation' Australian students in NZ may not benefit from Labour's fees-free policy By John Morgan 10 November
Florida State University halts Greek life after student’s death University president says students must create ‘a new culture’ at the institution By Ellie Bothwell 9 November
Amber Rudd ‘urges removal’ of students from UK net migration target Home secretary said to be seeking to avoid government defeat on post-Brexit immigration bill By Ellie Bothwell 8 November
US Republican tax plans target universities Proposals would cut off key source of university borrowing and impose new taxes on wealthy institutions By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 6 November
Betsy DeVos ‘bad for US higher education’, say university leaders Campus protests promoted by controversial speakers also viewed as very negative but relatively low impact, survey finds By Ellie Bothwell 31 October
New Zealand government confirms plan to abolish tuition fees Prime minister Jacinda Ardern says the government will ‘work quickly’ to try to implement the policy from 2018 By Ellie Bothwell 26 October
Former Edge Hill dean defrauded university of more than £500K UCU says case highlights ‘serious questions’ over institution’s governance structures By Ellie Bothwell 20 October
England’s OfS plans compulsory TEF and to charge up to £120K fees Powerful market regulator could also award its own degrees to address gaps in provision, consultation states By John Morgan 19 October
Universities ‘generate £95 billion for UK economy’ Sector’s economic contribution increased by 15 per cent in three years, finds Oxford Economics analysis for UUK By Ellie Bothwell 16 October
MPs to hold inquiry into England's student loans Treasury Committee will also look at a 'so-called graduate tax' By John Morgan 14 October
Top 10 universities for producing Nobel prizewinners 2017 Princeton leads Times Higher Education's list of institutions with the most affiliated Nobel prizewinners for the second consecutive year By Ellie Bothwell 13 October
UK’s MillionPlus and Australia’s RUN to collaborate on policy Link comes as nation’s two sectors face potential major upheaval By John Morgan 12 October
University of Montreal seeks French students rejected at home Canadian institution targeting thousands of French applicants who fail to gain place at home By Ellie Bothwell 11 October
‘No rise’ in share of foreign university leaders in Japan since 1980 While proportion of foreign faculty at Japanese universities has increased, study finds no rise in share of leaders By Ellie Bothwell 11 October
Australia cuts would be 'economic self-harm' Universities Australia uses latest export figures to press Senators not to back government plans By John Morgan 10 October
Las Vegas shootings prompt calls for US to fund gun violence studies Congress urged to lift restrictions on gun violence research By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 10 October
Name change for England’s TEF reflects ‘student outcomes’ shift ‘Teaching excellence and student outcomes framework’ switch follows new metrics By John Morgan 9 October
PM May announces ‘major review’ of English university funding Conference speech raises questions about future of £9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy By John Morgan 4 October
US business schools see decline in international applications Political climate and anti-immigration policies in US are blamed as UK and Canada report increase in applications By Ellie Bothwell 4 October
EUA urges European Commission to back 'free flow of ideas and people' Call coincides with Commission president's annual speech By John Morgan 20 September
‘Snowflakes fall everywhere’: when ‘censorship’ comes from the right Chelsea Manning case brings calls in US to acknowledge attempts from right to silence campus free speech By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 20 September
Stanford professor wins inaugural $4 million Yidan Prize Carol S. Dweck is named as first laureate of education research prize for her work on the ‘growth mindset’ By Ellie Bothwell 20 September
South Korea threatens to punish universities over admissions tests Ministry says 11 universities breached regulations by asking questions not covered in school curriculum By Ellie Bothwell 19 September
Ontario plans first francophone university But critics claim that French students are already well served in the province By Ellie Bothwell 8 September
STEM would be 'hardest hit' by Australian cuts UA warns government plans counteract its own science and innovation agenda By John Morgan 30 August
UK universities must ‘fight back’ against ‘malicious’ attacks New UUK chief executive issues rallying call in first speech By John Morgan 30 August
Professors cause outrage by lamenting ‘culture of inner-city blacks’ Penn and San Diego law academics’ opinion piece, arguing ‘all cultures are not equal’, brings calls for institutions to speak out 29 August
University of New South Wales considers second Canberra campus Australian capital emerging as branch campus hub for country’s universities By Ellie Bothwell 15 August
Chinese-American professor appeals expulsion from Singapore Huang Jing was accused of ‘covertly advancing the agenda of a foreign country at Singapore’s expense’ By Ellie Bothwell 14 August
World’s best institutions for influencing inventions revealed Nature Index examines how research articles are cited in third-party patents By Ellie Bothwell 10 August
Alistair Jarvis named as Universities UK chief executive Former deputy steps up to lead as Brexit and funding challenges loom By John Morgan 7 August
Graduate outcomes data has ‘no impact’ on student choices, US survey finds Research reveals that salary and graduation rate information does not influence high school pupils By Ellie Bothwell 21 July