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New figures raise question of whether government has thwarted progress on its own policy priority

Michael Murphy fears universities are now seen as being in ‘perpetual opposition’ by politicians

One US university turned down a joint venture and another cancelled a music tour, but soft power push in higher education continues

Manchester president says women should focus on their strengths when applying for jobs, not worry about how they fall short compared with male predecessors

English regulator promises to make Student Welfare and Safeguarding Expert Advisory panel more representative

By failing to defend their international engagement, universities have become tangled in popular revolt against globalisation, says professor

Talks unlikely to take place until referendum clarifies whether country will undergo its own ‘Brexit moment’

Augar response, TEF direction and research funding plans could all remain at a red light while UK goes to the polls

‘Investment, policy support and consistency’ crucial to university role in regional development

About 1 million students set to be affected by walkout

Andrew Atherton placed on leave after just nine months in post

Ankara may be seeking long-term presence in Syria through campuses that will bring influx of non-Kurdish refugees, according to experts

Tributes paid to ‘a committed visionary’ whose research and lobbying helped transform the Californian legal system

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

University believes new criteria rewarding selfless behaviour will ‘focus minds’

Researcher says experiment demonstrates that students mistake benefits of technology for increase in ‘internal ability’ to solve problems 

Less than half of undergraduates now spend 11 or more hours a week in classes, according to Advance HE study

The Yale Law School professor discusses the ‘sham’ of meritocracy, the damage the idea causes and why elite universities are part of the problem

Negative perceptions surround the head’s role, but those who have taken up the challenge speak of a range of benefits, write Navé Wald and Clinton Golding

Too many institutions, however, don’t properly serve them, advocates warn

OfS data analysis suggests that almost 200 students who dropped out may not have done if they had been given a conditional offer

US governing board bends as pressure builds after California showdown

Equality and Human Rights Commission data show staff complaints take longer to investigate and are less likely to lead to redress

UK and Switzerland risk missing out on beginning of â‚¬100 billion (£86 billion) programme, alongside potential newcomers Australia and Canada

Gender-fluid academic seeks to challenge the ways in which we carve up the world

Cambridge leads combined results of three main UK university league tables for ninth year running

England’s Office for Students also says 13 providers are in ‘representations process’ after being provisionally refused loans access

Junius Ho, who has been accused of supporting violence against protesters, has honour removed by British university

Government Accountability Office says number of religious-based hate crimes in universities nearly doubled in eight years

Students believe that institutions must walk their talk when it comes to the future of the planet, Sydney summit hears

Analysis of publishing deals across Europe highlights different costs faced by country-level consortia

As government takes interventionist stance, education experts call for deeper measures on social and institutional inequality

More than a thousand people sign open letter published online by Ì½»¨ÊÓƵ

Sir Michael Brady believes generous scholarships and opportunity to create post-oil economy will prove attractive

Ream of new reports suggest capping of places is continuing to take a toll, but justify policy focus on graduate employment

Commentators laud ‘exciting’ political pairing of seasoned bureaucrat and entrepreneurial icon

Academy faces challenge of overcoming a sceptical White House and reluctance of some of its members

Part-time learners in the UK much less likely to get a first or 2:1

Australian Qualifications Framework overhaul also recommends decoupling of knowledge and skills

US president’s visit shows heavy reliance of struggling minority campuses on federal power

‘Regional’ tag extended, after cities lobby for international education incentives

Federal institutions vow to fight back against Jair Bolsonaro’s restrictive policies

Tianjin campus will be first in country to offer US-accredited master of music degree

Alberta joins Ontario in cutting university funding and hiking tuition fees

Trump education chief resisted aiding students defrauded by for-profit college chain

Gender equality expert says higher education sector must ‘strengthen the economic independence of researchers’ 

Tough sanctions on institutions that ignore research integrity rules in new concordat backed by Universities UK and research funders

Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ‘what we’re actually grappling with’

Internship restriction ‘makes no sense’, says international education expert

The artist and oral art historian discusses what objects can tell us about the past, the importance of fieldwork and the calming influence of a good clean

Tributes paid to an academic ‘free spirit’ who applied economic principles to gambling and car parking permits

Collaborators criticise lack of sanction against Anna Lora-Wainwright, but internal investigation finds she did not intend to deceive

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

Sir Konstantin Novoselov sparks debate over who should be responsible for commercialising research discoveries

Linguist ‘at a loss for words’ over university guidelines on what can and cannot be said about Jews

Investment will create 2,700 new PhD places in biosciences and AI research

There are huge direct and indirect benefits in removing loan restrictions which make it impossible for many prisoners to study for degrees, argues Hepi

AQF review also recommends smoother pathways between vocational and higher education

Move comes amid concern about treatment of academics who criticise employers

Defendants see new charges as bid to intimidate them into admitting guilt