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Academics offer advice on how to turn glumness into enthusiasm

There¡¯s no rest for the lifelong learning brigade, says Shahidha Bari

University of Liverpool vice-chancellor says remarks harm UK¡¯s global reputation

Academics debate whether non-subject-specific exams could be used to measure ¡®learning gain¡¯ in English higher education

Study says that importance of survey results may lead to ¡®overzealous promotion¡¯ and encourage more generous responses

Interim chief executive Douglas Blackstock warns teaching excellence framework will lack credibility without external assessment

Andrew Hamilton warns politicians against ¡®false economies¡¯ in his final annual speech

Academic ¡®scallywags¡¯ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group

One of England¡¯s biggest private colleges admitted students ¡®who could not complete¡¯ programmes, finds Quality Assurance Agency

Super-selective institutions do not always offer value in teaching and learning, THE World Academic Summit hears 

Kenn Nakata Steffensen takes an in-depth look at the challenges facing Japan¡¯s public universities

Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded almost 1.4 million times

Potential leader-in-waiting is fighting for her career after becoming latest German politician to face academic fraud claims

Anna Vignoles argues salary statistics can be used to identify in-demand skills

Jess Patterson on why she fears the teaching excellence framework will be bad news for early career academics

Effective engagement and social interaction are key, says Stefan Rennick-Egglestone

Queen¡¯s University Belfast research finds that students use footage to reinforce traditional learning, not replace it

The good, the bad and the offbeat ¨C the academy through the lens of the national press

Joe Moran on the little-known benefits of being a shrinking violet

University¡¯s v-c and deputy also raise concerns about teaching excellence framework¡¯s timescale, choice of metrics and impact overseas

Continent¡¯s youthful population will soon require many more university places, with high numbers likely to study outside their home country

Exams could measure 'learning gain' but may also form part of planned teaching excellence framework

Project to measure learning outcomes globally could have got off the ground ¡®if UK had signed on¡¯

Research by University of Oxford academics provides evidence that student satisfaction scores are unconnected to exam performance

Hefce chief Madeleine Atkins on what a simpler, less burdensome QA system might look like

Megan Dunn and NUS national executive committee clash as policy to formally oppose the teaching excellence framework is passed

A scholar, novelist and photographer whose work drew on her past as a Jewish ¨¦migr¨¦ from the Soviet Union has died

Having attended classes in Shanghai for a year, David Matthews returns a little more sceptical about education in the country

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ¡®habits¡¯ postdocs need to reach the next level

There is no easy formula for distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate comparisons, says David Tollerton

First female president of Universities UK jokes that ¡®it¡¯s only been 100 years¡¯ before a woman filled the post

Calohee learning outcomes project criticised by OECD, whose own scheme has failed to get going

Dale Salwak explains why he focuses on the people carrying out the translation process and their effects on the text we read

The traditional medium for assessing students is a tired, restrictive form. It¡¯s time for more dynamic, creative ones, argues Karen Harris

Nicholas Morton is road-testing some unusual ways to get, and keep, students¡¯ attention

Scottish university signs up with rival plagiarism detection service after complaining about ¡®operational difficulties¡¯

We need to stand up for early career researchers, says Catherine Fletcher

University of Hull demonstrates pedagogical potential of world-building game

Rama Thirunamachandran says role and financing of sector¡¯s teaching champion must be rethought

The TEF is likely to prove critical in deciding the fate of higher education¡¯s teaching champion, says Chris Havergal

Being head of undergraduate studies was an eye-opener for Stephen Curry

Rama Thirunamachandran to lead sector body while teaching excellence tops the political agenda

Cultural differences can complicate relationships between international doctoral students and supervisors, Jack Grove hears

High costs, long commutes and insecure jobs may explain figures from Best University Workplace Survey 2015

Paper argues that mobile game¡¯s addictive appeal could be harnessed to improve course retention

Older papers with unattributed material had higher similarity index than more recent ones

French research finds that undergraduates give higher scores to male teachers

We talk to the University of Cambridge academic who brings engineering to life

Research is pinpointing ways to make feedback more useful to undergraduates and teachers alike. David Carless writes

Twelve universities across the continent are offering course aimed at next generation of development professionals

Results could be used as part of teaching excellence framework to determine which universities can charge higher fees

High level of ¡®not knowns¡¯ again prevents publication of institution-level information 

Sorana Vieru says exams and essays 'privilege' more advantaged students, calls for changes to 'Middle Ages' format

UCU members vote two to one against terms that they fear may leave them liable to summary dismissal

Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ¡®failure¡¯

The University of the Aegean is seeking permission to admit refugees arriving in their thousands on the shores of Greek islands

Sir Keith Burnett considers the challenges of introducing a teaching excellence framework

Staffordshire lecturer¡¯s illustrated activity book introduces students to research techniques

Pressure from senior management at Uclan to increase student numbers led to pharmacy school over-recruiting, General Pharmaceutical Council finds

Teaching excellence framework must not be a superficial extension of data already being collected, warns Dame Julia King