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Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Political impact of deindustrialisation and free trade seen by experts as key to Trump victory

Daniella Tilbury says university’s ideal geographical location affords options in Europe and beyond

The UK business organisation suggests closer partnerships with Chinese universities could help strengthen relations between the two countries

Research into clairvoyant powers of mediums using old photographs has been retracted after it was ridiculed by scientists

Republican platform offers clues to potential higher education policies, say experts

New higher education initiative an important sign of better relations between the two countries

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get their work published, analysis suggests

US academics say ‘greatest challenge facing management scholars’ is proving the worth of research in the field

Fellowship programme forges further links across the Atlantic between African and North American academies

Gates foundation director tells Chicago conference that election has highlighted gulf between ‘haves and have-nots’ in terms of US college education

Inside Higher Ed's Scott Jaschik looks at how Donald Trump’s victory is likely to be received by universities in the US

Francis Ricciardone denounced by students as a 'thief' after saying that fee rises were inevitable due to Egypt's currency devaluation 

Yeon-Cheon Oh says serving society can be as rewarding as getting rich

Case at University of Oregon sparks row over academic who is said to have worn make up to highlight racism faced by students

'Nazi-era methods' targeting academia unacceptable, says Luxembourg's foreign minister

Academic says budgeting measures will hit research hardest

International linguists have decried a Hong Kong professor’s controversial claim that bias against non-native English speakers is ‘myth’ 

Politics scholar angered by what he claims was ‘ruthless’ attempt to discredit him by citing non-inclusion in UK’s research excellence framework

The university professor and former political prisoner compares his own iconoclastic impulses to Rhodes Must Fall movement

As meritocratic approach to education finds favour in UK, academic argues its dystopian original meaning has come to pass in China

Myths about the impact of having a surname starting with a letter late in the alphabet have been debunked by a new analysis

Greater student mobility and research partnerships should emerge from an accord that forms part of presidential visit

Jonathan Moyo and deputy deny wrongdoing as fate of $450,000 from skills development fund is investigated

Hispanic student accuses professor of cultural insensitivity over allegations she must have plagiarised work by using the word ‘hence’

Spanish university’s new teaching space mixes videoconferencing and online collaboration with data analysis and emotional recognition technology

Dean of new French-Chinese institution excited by opportunities in ‘dynamic’ part of the world

Country is the latest to wonder whether separate admissions processes for international students are fair

Combining higher education institutions will be 'catalyst' to improve scholarship, says minister

Advocates for using education to help former inmates get their lives back on track say that current policies are deterring applications

Co-author of a major UK study of female advancement at Pakistan’s universities recounts positive experience of such institutions

Those who leave China to study are more likely to win jobs and promotion when they return, but local academics tend to take top administrative roles, analysis suggests

But research shows Yale University graduates are most productive in Congress

The Nordic state, known for its liberal social policies, is the latest country to announce plans for a ban on burkas in its education system

Future uncertain for medical undergraduates

University senate opposes terms of proposed $10 million deal with businessmen to set up centre for the study of free enterprise

New Hong Kong centre for leading Swedish university will aim to build medical research links across continents

The South American country is failing to retain enough of its students, a government survey has found

Recent graduates teach at three to four universities a day to make ends meet, researcher finds during stint observing country’s private HE system

Vice-chancellor warns of ‘lost generation’ if classes do not resume soon

Revamped scheme should not drain more funding from areas such as research, says São Paulo provost

Former anti-Mafia prosecutor Raffaele Cantone will investigate cronyism and nepotism in Italy’s higher education system next year

Campus police left in position of trying to reassure students while not adding to febrile atmosphere

Academy has a key role to play despite voters narrowly rejecting deal between Farc and the government, says university president

Strategy aimed at reducing reliance on China and increasing international student diversity

Drop in percentage of successful applications to research councils comes amid global debate over ‘wasted’ time applying for funding

Academic at the University of Toronto uses YouTube videos to hit out at anti-discrimination policies from institution and government 

Institution under pressure as tensions mount over Beijing's influence over city 

Former US deputy assistant secretary of defence now to lead American University of Afghanistan

Findings may not be surprising for some, but study of US universities has raised questions about whether there is political bias among academics

New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort

Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims

New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US

A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests

Loan pot cut by two thirds, claims Rafizi Ramli of People’s Justice Party 

Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges

Flurry prompts discussion over whether such incidents are more common, or a symptom of social media explosion