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This graph shows an explosion in the number of so-called predatory publishers and journals in the past five years

Individuals’ choices of where and what to study ‘must reflect ambitions’ not ‘social background or where they live’, UUK says

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

UUK and GuildHE lead critical response to Green Paper fee plans, as Jo Johnson faces ‘high stakes’ in HE bill battle

A paper argues that China’s one-child policy helped women to break into higher education. With the demise of the policy, could female progress go into reverse?

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

Critics fear proposals for high-level body could risk politicising scientific decisions.

University of Reading research finds link between undergraduate satisfaction and ethnicity of lecturers

Walking in the countryside could prove inspirational for those creating computer games, says scholar

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows

PM claims numbers policy announced in 2013 relies on grants move announced in 2015

Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan

Higher education is at risk of losing its pivotal place in 'a properly functioning public sphere'

Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance

Tsinghua University web page was changed to feature terrorist group fighters on horseback

Proposals to measure teaching excellence present major challenges for universities educating students for the creative industries, says Nigel Carrington

‘Strategic entrepreneurs’ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer

Record number of universities feature in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list

An American student who was on an intensive language programme affiliated with the University of Tehran is among the prisoners released following nuclear deal

Publishing giant says move is designed to attract a ‘more varied candidate pool and future workforce’

Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities

Survey of students who gained a place through clearing last year shows its rising importance as way to refine choices

Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail

The international aspects of the master’s at a worldwide alliance of business schools will produce ‘global citizens’ for a ‘volatile’ world, hopes its head, Roland Siegers

Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country

Sector questions feasibility of time frame for the teaching excellence framework 

More first-year students from US than India starting at British institutions

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Qatar University tops list while the UK is the most outward-looking nation

International Policing and Justice Institute integrates practical police training into an academic context

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

Two researchers have got to grips with the evolution of the penis

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

This graphic shows the extra earnings of workers aged 25-64 holding a bachelor’s, or master’s or doctoral degree, in 10 countries

British catering bosses have flown East to learn how to feed what is an increasingly vital student market. Richard McComb reports from China

More universities should measure the impact of their internationalisation strategies rather than assuming their initiatives will be beneficial, an international higher education expert has claimed

Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’

Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility

Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests

Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies

Former Lib Dem leader says maintenance grants were 'hidden reason' why disadvantaged students not put off by higher fees

Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students

Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ‘third stream’ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority

Labour market survey takes vacancies at small and medium-sized companies into account

But in an increasingly competitive market, new AUDE executive officer praises ‘entrepreneurial’ estates departments

Ucas analysis suggests progress in reducing gap between most and least disadvantaged students has ground to a halt

Academic recommends tailored programmes for refugees

Winner of the 2015 THE Most Innovative Teacher of the Year title emphasises benefits of international learning experiences

University of Bedfordshire researcher reveals the damaging consequences of never being able to ‘switch off’

Hefce not holding formal investigation following newspaper claims

Plos Biology launches new section looking at how experiments are run and incentive systems for scientists

First anniversary of atrocity sees words of Enlightenment figures rekindled 

Farm bassist and lecturer Carl Hunter says The Label Recordings uncovers ‘exciting music’ and is ‘bespoke work placement’ for students

Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators

Awareness of why some people make extensive use of management research at work can help researchers plan their dissemination strategies

Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates

First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia