‘A year of IS rule has set Iraq back 10 years’ Chilling testimonies collected by the Council for At-Risk Academics reveal the devastating impact of the arrival of Islamic State By Matthew Reisz 14 May
Mergers are all the rage in Europe The number of university consolidations has shot up in recent years, EUA report finds By Holly Else 7 May
Medellín’s makeover benefits Colombian university The ebbing of violence and the city’s transformation allow Antioquia to expand its horizons, writes Donna Bowater in Colombia By Donna Bowater 7 May
Indian private universities ‘will overtake others’ Amity chancellor claims traditional institutions are lagging behind on research investment 1 May
New EUA president will ‘speak up’ to Brussels Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership By Holly Else 30 April
Corruption claim hits Rio university Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes By Donna Bowater 30 April
Europe investment scheme projects announced Move angers universities, who say plan to take funds from research pot have yet to be approved by European Parliament By Holly Else 23 April
EU commissioner to mine untapped research riches Carlos Moedas says gender and international diversity will yield gold By Holly Else 23 April
UK academy may need diversity quota, says US dean Head of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business says that changing white male domination may require ‘something dramatic’ By Chris Havergal 23 April
Forging global citizens is electrifying, says head of NYU Abu Dhabi Vice-chancellor talks to Chris Havergal about breaking free from Western constraints By Chris Havergal 23 April
Student-consultants: cut-price advice from campuses Those studying at Arizona State and other universities are in demand as firms across the US seek fresh business insights, says Jon Marcus By Jon Marcus 16 April
Irish scientists protest ‘funding apartheid’ Hundreds of researchers sign letter warning of cost of focusing exclusively on business-led priorities By Paul Jump 16 April
Why bombs cannot strip Gaza of intellectual life Writer and scholar Atef Abu Saif tells John Elmes how life goes on despite death from above By John Elmes 9 April
Philosophy’s forgotten women Project Vox aims to illuminate key female thinkers absent from the discipline’s history By Jon Marcus 9 April
Paris-Saclay: a mega-university with ambitions to match Dominique Vernay, the institution’s president, talks to Jack Grove about why 19 French institutions are stronger as one By Jack Grove 9 April
Kenya attack highlights universities' vulnerability A deadly attack at a Kenyan university demonstrates that higher education institutions are a “soft target” for terrorists, campaigners have said. By Chris Havergal 2 April
Academic guardians to keep watch over ‘Chinese Dream’ Beijing’s ‘messages’ to the academy focus on its role in promoting a crucial concept By John Morgan 2 April
Funding shift will amplify bang for buck, says commissioner Diverting Horizon cash to investment fund will boost financial ‘firepower’, says Carlos Moedas By Holly Else 2 April
Texas and Florida in spotlight over concealed guns on campus debate By Kaitlin Mulhere, for Inside Higher Ed 30 March
Cheating is rife in Russia, finds student survey Tolerance of dishonesty high in system where one in seven cheats in exams By Jack Grove 26 March
Arab émigrés ‘have a duty’ to help their home nations make strides Head of Association of Arab Universities also urges the West not to ignore the plight of Syrian academics and students By Chris Havergal 19 March
Australian government's bid to uncap fees falls again Plans to uncap tuition fees in Australia have been defeated in the country’s upper house for the second time in four months By Paul Jump 17 March
Stanford president John L. Hennessy considers future of HE By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 16 March
Press didn’t sway case, says Yale ‘Management review’ led to removal of academic who harassed researcher By Paul Jump 12 March
Head of KAUST rejects calls to condemn restrictions on freedom of speech in Saudi Jean-Lou Chameau says universities must reflect the societies within which they exist By Chris Havergal 12 March
Black graduates ‘still face racial bias in job market’, US study suggests By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed 9 March
Attitudes hold back region, inaugural MENA Universities Summit hears At THE summit in Qatar, Gulf states hear that culture of entitlement must go By Chris Havergal 5 March
Dutch PhD candidates fear a downgrade in status Could minister Jet Bussemaker’s reforms create a ‘second-class’ group of doctoral candidates? By Holly Else 5 March
Leading philosophy professor reveals battle with depression By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed 3 March
Israeli business school exports secrets of a ‘start-up nation’ Lahav Executive Education offers international entrepreneurs insights into Israeli success and tactics for tackling Silicon Valley By Matthew Reisz 26 February
Barroso sees lessons for European universities from his US vantage Continent must learn to maximise research strengths, says former European Commission president turned ‘accidental academic’ By Chris Parr 26 February
Obama college rating plans ‘should be ditched’ An organisation with more than 200 US university members has formally urged the federal government to ditch plans for a college ratings system By Chris Parr 15 February
Policy shift hits scheme for early career boost Successful programme ‘jeopardised’ by ministry changes By Holly Else 12 February
For-profits in Brazil fight rule change Cut in support for private study has share prices falling By Donna Bowater 12 February
‘We expected more’, Kurds tell UK partners in scholarship scheme Iraq region’s bid to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sector included ‘huge investment’ to send postgrads to Britain, but payoff fell short, says minister By Matthew Reisz 5 February
‘Momentous point’ for South Asian sectors, British Council event hears From post-Taliban Afghanistan to quality control: Global Education Dialogue offered insights on topics such as access for women and private providers By John Morgan 5 February
Anne Glover criticises ‘push back’ in Brussels role The European Commission’s former chief scientific adviser has spoken out about the ‘push back’ she said she received against her role in Brussels By Holly Else 3 February
Disaster City: where a catastrophe is a good day’s work Emergency services from around the world come to train at the small village with a unique connection to Texas A&M By Jon Marcus 29 January
Horizon 2020 funding raid a ‘great concern’ Pan-Europe organisations attack Commission plans to move money for strategic investment fund By Holly Else 23 January
Can an open-air lab tempt you to Siberia? Russia’s Tomsk State University is banking on the region’s natural assets and an English language push to attract foreign students and scholars By Stephen Hoare 22 January
Analysis: are EU students feeling the squeeze? A comparison of student-to-staff ratios and spending per student across Europe By Jack Grove 22 January
Obama highlights college plan in State of the Union speech By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed 21 January
Row between ‘forced exit’ scholar and NTU reignites Nanyang Technological University president’s claim that tenure dispute was ‘not political’ contested by ex-faculty member Cherian George By John Morgan 15 January
Will Cuba roll out the welcome mat for US students? American universities review exchange programmes as 50-year embargo ends By Jon Marcus 15 January
Racism accusations spark academic freedom debate in Canada By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed 12 January
Global universities take pride in hiring home-grown talent Academic inbreeding is not considered unusual or problematic in many countries, according to study By Jack Grove 8 January
Dutch universities dig in for long fight over open access Institutions ‘unbending’ on fee-free demand as talks with Elsevier resume By Paul Jump 8 January
US institutions pressed to disclose overseas deaths Activists want universities to report if study-abroad students are killed, injured or victims of a crime By Jon Marcus 1 January
Pay cuts for Bilkent University scholars who disappoint peers Private university in Turkey neglects research metrics for external views on academics’ performance By Jack Grove 1 January
Penn university president Amy Gutmann joins ‘die-in’ By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 15 December
Science Europe warns over research funding The budget of the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme should be ring fenced, an association of research funders has said. By Holly Else 13 December
Australia: Coalition takes second run at higher education reform bill One day after a Senate defeat, the government renews efforts to pass controversial package of changes By Paul Jump 11 December
Too many postdocs, not enough research jobs Fears rise in the US that talented early career scientists are being driven out of the sector because of lack of opportunities By Jon Marcus 11 December
