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New study into medieval universities describes how paupers studied alongside the elite despite financial barriers

How do you defeat Nazis and liars? Focus on the people in earshot, says eminent Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt

Website provides vital documentation for studying Palestinian political history and its place within wider anti-colonial struggles

Academics think overseas students are unsuccessful at half of important activities, according to research

Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ¡®key tool¡¯ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF

Author of new research says journals are ¡®not doing¡¯ enough to combat the phenomenon

Microsoft vice-president of worldwide education says technology can help universities¡¯ mandate to aid students¡¯ employability

Sir David Bell¡¯s review says the ECU, HEA and LFHE should become one body by September

New approach calls research crucial to raising productivity, but there is a shift in focus to industrial challenges

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

Steve Fuller on the need for leaders who can make the radical decisions necessary to survive existential threats both internal and external

First transnational study of how university dropouts fare in the labour market suggests any exposure to higher education is better than none

Chair voices concerns over student satisfaction data as Cambridge¡¯s students¡¯ union joins NSS boycott

Turkish philosopher describes shock at being stopped from packing up office after sudden dismissal

UK government to completely overhaul technical education as part of new industrial strategy

Higher education minister says ¡®almost all¡¯ English institutions will take part 

Universities need to adapt to stay relevant, says Gordon Redding

Student leader calls for clearer rules on student-staff relationships after Sussex report into abusive lecturer case

Existentialism may now seem more relevant to philosophy undergraduates, but a woeful John Kaag shares their mood of blank despair 

There is little sector-wide motivation to address the attainment gap between white and BME students, says Min Rodriguez

Contributors hope resource will encourage students to avoid ¡®assimilationist¡¯ mindset

Typography expert¡¯s rules for making messages easier to read elicit both praise and claims of pedantry

Final-year Edinburgh student is first Scottish undergraduate to win such an award and could be first in the UK 

Measuring learning gain via self-reporting is difficult as top graduates underrate abilities, suggests Futuretrack study

Study finds that universities must ¡®proactively engage¡¯ with all students to ensure equity in learning 

As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university

International project to change curriculum helps UCL students avoid ¡®sophomore slump¡¯

Will virtual reality help students on campus and online learn better and more cheaply? David Matthews reports

More developed critical literacy skills can tackle fake news, say Philip Seargeant and Caroline Tagg

Research-intensive universities may not be matching rhetoric with actions on teaching support

Study into the experiences of universities¡¯ top teaching faculty is revealing about the real priorities, says Holly Else

Large-scale study at a top Danish university reveals mismatch between student and teacher expectations around learning

A ¡®professionalised¡¯ police needs to maintain core skills, says this police constable

Focus on skills and job readiness 'disengages' academics from issue, says HEA head

Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK

It¡¯s folly to make my language modules obligatory, says a grande ¨¦cole lecturer confronting students¡¯ boredom and contempt

Study into controversial ¡®grade retention¡¯ policy finds repeating a failed year can improve performance

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

Students may crumble in court if they¡¯re not exposed to ¡®disturbing¡¯ ideas, George Washington University academic claims

Jon Marcus reports from Saskatoon in Saskatchewan on how an academic is using the country¡¯s favourite sport to teach his students

Key finding of annual study into future pedagogical trends would mean students 'struggle' but gain deeper understanding

Sandy Grant urges educators to support students¡¯ rejection of prejudice ¨C and call out language that defends the indefensible

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

President explains how the institution has increased enrolment and cut tuition fees as other US universities struggle with funding and recruitment

We have all the elements needed to make online courses succeed, but institutional inertia at well-established universities stymies progress, argues Laurence Brockliss

President of VU Amsterdam says it is not enough for institutions merely to say they are valuable

Saikat Majumdar looks at how public universities and liberal arts education in India still bear the marks of colonialism

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS ¨C Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

Author of paper says institutions have been ¡®slow¡¯ in the past to provide the appropriate support

Education ministry is analysing a report into the quality of higher education and may close down substandard institutions

One year shaved off time to degree under new national framework

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

Mark Gatenby considers what it means for business schools ¨C and universities more generally ¨C to embrace Utopian ways of thinking

Evidence of positive effect of retakes ¡®weak¡¯, concludes Dutch academic

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

Students on courses that combine online delivery with face-to-face interaction are the least satisfied in ̽»¨ÊÓƵ¡¯s US student survey

Paul Ashwin takes aim at ¡®common sense¡¯ arguments about the link between contact hours and pedagogic excellence

What links the anxious, fearful undergraduate and the anxious, fearful academic? Pervasive precarity, argues Matthew Vernon

Former Shanghai Normal University president advocates classes on extracurricular development