Illinois universities relieved as state gets budget at last Financial uncertainty had forced institutions to cut jobs and courses By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 10 July
'Mafia' professors 'control Pakistan's corrupt research system' Top academic claims universities have created 'factories' for junk science papers because of misguided funding system By Jack Grove 10 July
Academics 鈥榦ften don鈥檛 trust other researchers鈥 data鈥 Task force established by government to explore UK open-data landscape calls for greater efforts to ensure data quality By John Elmes 10 July
Higher education 鈥榰nder siege鈥 in Venezuela Universities in the country face widespread shortages, disruption and often violence By Matthew Reisz 9 July
Would 鈥榳hite working-class studies鈥 help scholars fathom Trump? Law professor says universities struggle to understand the majority of the population who do not have degrees By Matthew Reisz 8 July
University tells entire professoriate to reapply for their jobs Senior academics at Teesside University put at risk of redundancy as summer break gets under way By Jack Grove 7 July
International students less likely to accept offers in Trump's US Forty-eight per cent of universities report drop in overseas undergraduate 鈥榶ield鈥, following election of divisive president By Ellie Bothwell 6 July
Corbyn: fear of graduate debt will lead to 鈥榮hortage鈥 of students Poorer teenagers in England will shun university because they 鈥榗annot access Bank of Mum and Dad鈥, Labour leader warns By Jack Grove 6 July
Merkel鈥檚 party pledges to push Germany into R&D spending lead CDU wants country to invest 3.5 per cent of GDP in research and development 鈥 more than twice that of UK By David Matthews 6 July
Poland steps up efforts to track graduate employment Students embarking on degrees can now find out the likely returns on their different options By Matthew Reisz 6 July
Drive to train next generation of African scientists bears fruit Twenty-one countries attend annual meeting to showcase progress of multimillion-pound Deltas initiative By John Elmes 6 July
US public university heads receive 5.3 per cent pay rise Arizona State University鈥檚 Michael Crow was the highest-earning leader in 2015-16 By Ellie Bothwell 6 July
The week in higher education 鈥 6 July 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By THE reporters 6 July
First UK-EU branch campus post-Brexit under consideration King鈥檚 College London and TU Dresden 鈥楾ranscampus鈥 aims to strengthen ties between UK and Germany By Ellie Bothwell 6 July
Interview with Richard Lyon We talk emergency responses to terrorist attacks, geekiness and happy memories of the Olympic Games with Surrey鈥檚 professor of medicine By John Elmes 6 July
Oxford tribunal rules against compulsory retirement rule Reinstatement of professor over age discrimination must force rethink over 鈥榰nfair鈥 retirement rules, say campaigners By Jack Grove 6 July
Grant winners 鈥 6 July 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 6 July
Nicola Dandridge to be CEO of England鈥檚 Office for Students Experienced sector figure to leave UUK post in September for powerful new regulator By John Morgan 5 July
Research Excellence Summit: humanities and social sciences 'undervalued' by assessment metrics Call for rankings to give more weight to societal impact By Holly Else 5 July
TEF 2017: Social class and the TEF: a full picture of participation? A look at the split metrics suggests that some universities may have benefited from having a more advantaged student cohort By Simon Baker 5 July
Marking exams? When it comes to workload, less can mean more Academics who take regular breaks from assessment will get more done than those who toil away for 10 hours straight, study says By John Elmes 5 July
IFS: English student loan changes 鈥榟it poorer graduates hardest鈥 Threshold freeze bites while poorest graduate 鈥榳ith largest debts鈥 of 拢57,000 on average, researchers warn By John Morgan 5 July
Research Excellence Summit: Australian innovation 'hampered by lack of funding' Sydney鈥檚 deputy v-c says government must put its money where its mouth is By Holly Else 4 July
THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2017: backyard bonanza for Oz Building ties with academics and students across Asia, and China in particular, is paying off for Australia鈥檚 universities. Jack Grove reports By Jack Grove 4 July
UK announces 拢100 million fund to attract foreign researchers Jo Johnson outlines UK ambition to be 鈥榞o-to country鈥 for innovation and discovery, even after Brexit By John Elmes 4 July
Research Excellence Summit: integrating disciplines 'key to dealing with digital revolution' University reform urgently needed to capitalise on fourth industrial revolution, says KAIST head By Holly Else 4 July
University applicants 鈥榚xpect more contact hours than at school鈥 Unrealistic expectations of would-be students revealed by major survey By Jack Grove 4 July
Academics 鈥榝ail to change teaching due to fear of looking stupid鈥 Anthropologist spent more than a year among lecturers to understand why they don鈥檛 adopt innovative methods By David Matthews 4 July
US scientists take on Trump at the ballot box Academics standing for election aim to stand up for evidence-based policymaking By Andrew Kreighbaum for Inside Higher Ed 3 July
Commission report calls on EU to double research spending Major study on successor to Horizon 2020 also suggests including Canada and Australia in European programmes By David Matthews 3 July
Government plays down prospect of tuition fees rethink in England Senior minister said that there may need to be a 鈥榥ational debate鈥 about student debt By Chris Havergal 3 July
Most talented students 鈥榙on鈥檛 work as hard as other learners鈥 German analysis finds that undergraduates with the highest ability put in the fewest hours By David Matthews 3 July
US universities support students over summer amid travel ban fear Foreign nationals who fear being barred from re-entering country if they go home for break are being supported with accommodation and funding By Jon Marcus 2 July
Imperial vice-provost: TEF a 鈥榞odsend鈥 for university teaching Simone Buitendijk says exercise forced leaders of research-intensive institutions to focus on education 鈥榝or the first time鈥 By Ellie Bothwell 1 July
Universities minister says UK vice-chancellors are paid too much Jo Johnson takes aim at Southampton鈥檚 leader in outspoken attack on 鈥榮harp increase鈥 in salaries By Jack Grove 30 June
Australia rethinks visa restrictions for university staff Lecturers and vice-chancellors will now be eligible for four-year visas and permanent residency By Ellie Bothwell 30 June
Funding cuts blamed as blue-skies research 鈥榗ollapses鈥 in Canada 鈥楽hocking鈥 shift away from fundamental projects harms country's scientific reputation, says author of report By Holly Else 30 June
THE crowned UK鈥檚 Business Magazine of the Year Title described as 鈥榮tandout winner鈥 at Professional Publishers Association Awards By Chris Havergal 30 June
Postgraduate loans boost share of UK leavers in further study Latest data from Hesa's DLHE survey shows highest proportion going on to other courses since at least 2011-12 By Simon Baker 29 June
Hopes rise for post-Horizon 2020 research funding increase Universities could lose out as emphasis switches to supporting innovation By David Matthews 29 June
Kenyan universities told to improve PhD programmes Higher education regulator's new rules aim to drive up standards within sector By John Elmes 29 June
Mexico and Canada share expertise on widening access Mexico and Canada share their experiences of supporting indigenous learners By Matthew Reisz 29 June
Turkish soccer star loses honorary degree Hakan 艦眉k眉r has honorary doctorate removed over his alleged support for a banned political movement By Jack Grove 29 June
UK and France pledge to strengthen ties despite Brexit Universities UK and the French University Presidents鈥 Conference aim to increase mobility and develop more joint degrees By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
France launches website to attract US researchers President offers disaffected climate scientists a 鈥榮econd homeland鈥 to conduct their work By Holly Else 29 June
Universities told to check fire safety after Grenfell Tower blaze Several student accommodation blocks have been discovered with flammable cladding By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
鈥楽low progress鈥 on widening access to elite English universities University access watchdog also flags falling numbers of mature and part-time students as 鈥榞rave concern鈥 By Jack Grove 29 June
Yale president shares vision of an 鈥榚mpathetic鈥 university The inventor of the concept of emotional intelligence explains how the idea can be built into the culture of universities By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
Latin American science funding crisis fuels brain drain Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region鈥檚 woes By Holly Else 29 June
Interview with Ashley Fure We talk about academia as a refuge for artists, curtailed basketball careers, and escaping Michigan鈥檚 鈥渟hire鈥 with the multifaceted music composer By John Elmes 29 June
The week in higher education 鈥 29 June 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By THE reporters 29 June
Coventry launches online postgraduate degrees on FutureLearn University will establish 50 degrees over the next five years By Ellie Bothwell 29 June
Netherlands and Singapore among leaders on education research Bibliometric data suggest link to performance of nations' education systems, although academic warns against drawing simple conclusions By Simon Baker 29 June
Grant winners 鈥 29 June 2017 A round-up of academics awarded research council funding By THE reporters 29 June
Universities 鈥榝ailing to prepare graduates for UK film industry鈥 Generic courses may not be equipping students with much-needed skills, says British Film Institute By Matthew Reisz 28 June
Elsevier victory over Sci-Hub 鈥榮hows research is corporate asset鈥 Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant By John Elmes 28 June
THE Awards 2017: entry deadline extended UK universities now have until 2 July to submit their entries By THE reporters 28 June
Proposals for EU citizens鈥 post-Brexit rights worry universities Sector figures say government proposals fail to guarantee future for academics based in the UK By Ellie Bothwell 28 June
Female academics 鈥榠nterrupted more in interviews than men鈥 Treatment of engineering scholars seen as sign of hostile 鈥榩rove it again鈥 attitude By Jack Grove 28 June
Traumatic histories: the ethics of research in conflict zones Academics investigating militarism and war must explore their own assumptions as well as those of their societies, event hears By Matthew Reisz 28 June