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Royal Academy of Engineering report reveals which countries are proving most effective in training up engineers to drive economic growth

New resource should offer a lifeline to students displaced by war

‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain

Government support means low- and middle-income students will not have to pay extra

President of the Australian Human Rights Commission says number of attacks on campus is 'seriously under-reported'

Initiative singles out young scholars who have the potential to forge new techniques and ways of thinking

Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity

Students report hostility from traders and clashes over whether Hong Kong is part of China in new study

More funding is needed to keep scientific research in the Netherlands strong, warn universities

Letter from dozens of faculty members follows dean of students' warning that institution did not support suppression of controversial views

Can a pan-European initiative bring in more students and help them make informed choices about universities?

A lack of advice on access and support is a key reason why disabled students are less likely to leave their home country, campaigners say

European Commission funding priorities come under fire for what the EUA believes are their neglect of universities and science

Students at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology selected younger academics who were ‘positive’ and ‘funny’

A new report suggests standards by which departments may consider social media and other public communications in promotion decisions

Elite Paris institution says its planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was rendered 'pointless' by similar event

Seeking feedback from the well networked is better than gaining comments from famous scholars, a conference hears

Experiment on online philosophy course marks a new path for humanities Moocs

Taiwanese universities are already under pressure from an ageing population

Concern over creation of 760-strong unit after unrest on country's campuses

The move is one of several measures aimed at atoning for the US university’s history 

Women's submissions to a leading seminar were viewed more warmly once a gender-blind process was introduced

Study in US suggests that institutions do take a hit from adverse media coverage despite a scandal likely leading to improved policies and procedures

Sixteen of country’s 26 institutions face ‘financial distress’ next year

For the second time in a month the American University of Afghanistan has been targeted

Levels of nepotism in scientific publishing have been revealed by report

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

Maxine Joselow, for Inside Higher Ed, looks at two colleges that are going for tiny living in terms of student accommodation 

Compared with 20 years ago, young graduates face a much greater struggle buying flats, which some fear could stall social mobility

More than three-quarters of staff who will receive pay rises are female or ethnic minorities

Outgoing British Council director in Iraq sees reasons for optimism, despite rise of Islamic State

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Advert placed by students at Pitzer College leads to national discussion on racial mixes in accommodation 

Institutions warn of financial peril if increase is not permitted by ministers

Government plans rise in research spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, far above UK

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first online university will help other institutions in the region to embrace technology, says co-founder

Greek researchers from US institutions hit out at controversial plan drawn up by University of Texas economist

Move by Hamilton College in New York sparks discussion about prescriptive attempts to change curricula

Scholar argues that discussion could benefit from more light and less heat

However, dean at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh says the number of female leaders on the continent is rising

New report indicates that more doesn’t always mean more equal

Bill Boulding of Fuqua School of Business says higher education must create a culture of public trust in academia through those they educate

Study finds that on average graduates in the country earn more than non-graduates 

Statement signed by 30 scholarly organisations condemns continued attack on academic freedom

New government is opening up to the wider world, but much remains to be done, says British Council country director

V-c says presence on campus of Danish journalist who commissioned Muhammad cartoons could 'retard rather than advance academic freedom'. Elizabeth Redden reports

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

Recent attempts to get round US gun lobby’s blocking of federal funds for gun violence research could be making an impact. Jon Marcus reports

Hundreds of deans have been ordered to resign while academics have been told not to travel abroad for work in the wake of the failed coup

Greater financial uncertainty caused by the EU referendum result should lead to a rethink of proposed reforms, says Labour

'Arguments premised on consumerism are not likely to influence me' insists academic after students suggest staff should not express personal opinions

Plans to allow graduates of France’s most elite higher education institutions to claim the title of PhD without taking a viva have enraged some Gallic scholars

Lawsuit against University of Cincinnati claims decision went against US gender discrimination laws. Maxine Joselow reports for Inside Higher Ed.

Iranian-Canadian Homa Hoodfar, who has conducted research on Islamic family law and Muslim dress codes, was imprisoned last month

Hundreds of students at Europe’s largest postgraduate dental school may have been awarded the wrong marks thanks to form-filling blunders

Like the UK’s referendum on the EU, the US presidential race looks set to split the population between graduates and non-graduates

Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust will be able to publish their findings ahead of peer review on a new digital platform from this autumn