Politics

The public is still willing to listen to nuanced information, argues Cambridge professor, provided it is presented in the right way

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

Lecturers have long been accused of indoctrinating students with their liberal views, and the grade-obsessed students of today feel the same way, say Will Grant and Darren Linvill

Authors suggest something has gone badly wrong with economics as an academic discipline

Book of the week: Political Svengalis, not the public, drive populist pantomimes of democracy, says Angelia Wilson

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

Jonathan Mirsky on a bleak but believable view of rampant corruption taking a country to the dogs

The government’s partnership with universities has been good for all; Anthony Monaco hopes the new administration will strengthen it

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit foresee a bleak future for America’s global excellence and competitiveness

Who can enter whose washrooms in US public universities should be a matter for kindness and common sense, not ideology, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Nick Hillman welcomes the government’s concessions but says there is a long way to go before this bill becomes law

Plans for powerful new regulator still face 'difficult time' in the House of Lords

Despite having some questions about how the bill will be implemented, Douglas Blackstock believes it is a force for good

It would be 'arrant snobbery' to dismiss Trump supporters as bumpkins, writes Duncan Wu, who predicted the Republican's election win

We need to make America think again, say Simona Aimar and David Egan

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

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

John Morgan looks at what Trump U fraud claims could mean for US president-elect Donald Trump

The amount of learning that goes on outside the classroom makes quantifying what students have learned very difficult, says Jon Scott 

It’s not just EU nationals that universities should worry about losing, says Timothy Devinney, and a shrinking pound won’t help

Paul Ashwin takes aim at ‘common sense’ arguments about the link between contact hours and pedagogic excellence

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

What is the point of generating knowledge if universities cannot articulate it? asks Janice Kay

Donald Trump is to become the next US president, but what does his election mean for academia?

Chris Parr explains why he also wrote an article about Hillary Clinton which will never see the light of day

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

The election of Donald Trump in the US and the Brexit vote in the UK could shake up the international student market, writes Rahul Choudaha

Renee Ann Cramer explains how classroom role-play helped her students to humanise voters with whom they disagree

US scholars reveal how they will spend the night as arguably the most divisive election battle in recent history nears its conclusion

Home Office plans could restrict benefits of overseas students to the wealthiest cities, British Future director warns

Government decree on rector appointments comes under state of emergency after coup attempt

The word can mean many things – most of which apply to The Donald. Shahidha Bari muses on how the terms of discourse reflect our age

Government in Dublin plans funding to entice academics in light of Brexit, while joint appointments with UK also floated as option

Reports of UK-based researchers already thinking of moving overseas after Brexit vote

From Donald Trump to Brexit, John Morgan considers the challenges of a new international political climate 

Higher education institutions, anchors of their communities, are embracing new civic leadership models, says Robin Hambleton

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

Arrest comes as government targets up to 10,000 borrowers living in Australia

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

Battle of Ideas event asks whether ‘core academic values’ are still safe in the academy

European University Association research flags pressure points across continent

Universal free higher education regarded as unaffordable in country’s current economic crisis

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

With the right strategies, becoming the leading country for scholarship and science is within the UK’s grasp, says Jamie Martin

New Aston vice-chancellor Alec Cameron also says that Brexit could lead to ‘aggressive’ recruitment of students in Europe

Duncan Wu watched the final presidential debate in a cinema in Virginia, but it was the discourse in the theatre – rather than on the screen – that caused him most concern

Head of England’s funding council says ‘future talent pool’ is big Brexit issue

Higher education institutions can and should do more to influence education at a secondary school level, says Edward Peck

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Institution to work with UN special rapporteur and provide a ‘space’ to further the struggle against gender-related violence

Universities need to be far more open about addressing the issue of racism

But research shows Yale University graduates are most productive in Congress

Swiss parliament takes steps to resolve crisis with European Union, but plan faces challenges

Higher education institutions must not be measured by their economic contribution alone, writes John Gill

Ronald Daniels says universities have not fully comprehended ‘profound disillusionment’ within society

Government spends £4m advertising to overseas students at the same time as visa action pledged on ‘lower-quality’ courses

Former Labour higher education minister criticises UK's HE bill in Hepi report

Despite recent revelations about the Republican presidential candidate’s attitude towards women, Duncan Wu still believes his celebrity will carry him to victory on 8 November 

Paul Drechsler calls for ‘honest’ debate about role of immigration in UK economy

Amber Rudd’s vow to restrict overseas recruitment to ‘good’ courses and universities is based on a fallacy, says Nick Hillman