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Most selective universities under fire for ‘glacial’ progress on widening access

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

Bath, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford chosen for two-year master's student pilot

Vic Boyd was on the lookout for academic writing opportunities. What she found was somewhat less appetising...

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

Westminster looks to new ways for students from 150 countries to explore their differences

Six months after the PhD student’s murder in Egypt, John Elmes looks at the case and talks to those who were close to the promising young scholar

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

Beefing up the independent adjudicator’s role would benefit the sector and students alike, says Matthew Wyard

De Montfort University is asking staff to record their lectures to help students with disabilities

Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service

Call for universities to stamp out 'last acceptable' form of discrimination

To effectively embed experiential learning, the whole university needs to buy into the idea, says Trisha Craig

YouthSight poll also finds that nearly one in five student Brexit supporters would now change their vote

Three institutions agree to changes over fees, course costs and progression

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

The new education secretary has much to get to grips with as she arrives at the Department for Education

Thinktank advises universities to take advantage of UK’s ‘instability’ after EU referendum

Some scholars claim plans are more about improving staff visibility to students than brightening corridors

Academics gave ghostwritten papers good marks in Australian study

Two recipients of a new initiative at Portsmouth Business School describe their experience of joining a UK university

Offa concerned that institutions lack evidence for effectiveness of outlay on bursaries and fee waivers

Jeremy Corbyn urged to investigate claims of abuse much more actively and openly

Keith Williams eulogises a colleague who always put his students first and ‘kept the flame of old-fashioned scholarly virtues burning’

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

Acting Aberystwyth vice-chancellor John Grattan is swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles, then running a marathon to raise money for the Student Hardship Fund

Alice Bonasio on why it is finally time for virtual learning, and how Second Life never really went away

Latin America needs a HE system that promotes equality across the region, says Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela

Malia Bouattia says she has ‘absolutely heard the arguments’ of students who voted to disaffiliate

Referendum result is a ‘wake up call’ for UK universities on their relationship with the rest of Europe, conference hears                      

Behaviour like students avoiding eating before they drink to cut down on their calories may be more common than previously thought 

Kent study says intense pressure on undergraduates to succeed may be damaging

The leader of the German Rectors’ Conference questions ‘how easy it would be’ for academics to work across borders after the UK leaves the EU

Too often universities are not speaking early enough with private accommodation providers on what types of provision are needed, a conference hears

A review at the University of Nottingham found many doctoral students were unsure where to turn for help

CEO lobby group in Canada says government should introduce policies to retain talented graduates

Parts of case could apply to admissions and financial aid policies in most of US higher education

Baroness Blackstone on the case for greater diversity in selective universities

University to freeze or reduce accommodation costs, and to channel significant funding into bursaries

Our data team’s modelling of the potential teaching excellence framework results shows the Russell Group losing out to a new elite

Martin McQuillan and Shahidha Bari consider the Brexit debate and the higher education sector’s role in it

New research shows the importance of fostering a ‘personal connection’ with students

But finance committee minutes show concern over pace of expansion and there is disquiet over how a £280 million loan was approved

There have been radically different responses to Massachusetts’ and Maine’s attempts to bring in students from further afield, explains Howard Segal

Would EU students be re-categorised as overseas students if the UK leaves the EU? Elizabeth Jones takes a look

President of George Washington University also questions the benefit of free university tuition

Study suggests mass higher education increases the dominance of the middle class over opportunities

Ritual dating back to 1922 seeks to remind graduates of their ethical obligations – while one business school has also adopted the idea

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

Is class becoming as important as academic attainment in China? asks Ka Ho Mok

There is a place for all types of provision in the UK university sector, argues Debi Hayes

Stop clinging to the way you’ve always done things and work a little smarter, says Chris Moore

OIA says recommended payouts topped £485,000 in 2015 despite reduction in the number of cases

Concerns over low contact hours and delays in handing back assignments loom large in Hepi/HEA survey

BME learners rate teaching less positively and may lose out by living at home, Hepi-HEA survey finds

A strong international presence on campus is worth more than money in the bank, says Philip Wainwright 

Canada’s provincial system ‘allows more room for corruption’, says OBHE researcher

Students viewed by government as welcome immigrants, but questions over capacity and provincial policies remain

Audit of University of California system finds that institution enrolled less-qualified non-resident students to boost revenue

Home Affairs Select Committee reports on fallout from ETS language test fraud claims