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As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes

Many universities set to lose income overall if cap is lifted, researcher warns. Simon Baker reports

Australian critics launch attack on 'cargo cult' of university corporatisation. Simon Baker reports

Drexel initiative is a palpable hit with students and rival institutions. Sarah Cunnane reports

Public's cost-saving ideas include Facebook peer review and teaching in shifts. Simon Baker reports

Campaigners claim the ban was introduced for domestic political gain. Jon Marcus reports

'Pedant' professor argues that academics should correct student howlers, writes Rebecca Attwood

Students with dual roles struggle to achieve a sustainable work-life balance, writes Cat Davies

Canada ramps up the campaign to improve its position on the world stage, writes Sarah Cunnane

Seventh annual survey draws on robust new methodology and 13 performance indicators. Phil Baty reports

Planned cuts to language provision at Swansea draw a chorus of protests. Hannah Fearn reports

By Jack Stripling, for Inside Higher Ed

Recruitment abroad slows amid visa changes and anti-immigration rhetoric. Simon Baker reports

University and college participation in Scotland is on the rise after seven years of decline.

Researchers fear scalpel will be taken to specialist areas, with terrible results. Hannah Fearn writes

One of the things that I have been keen to do as editor of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings is to engage as much as possible with our harshest critics.

Analysis finds no correlation between number of STEM graduates and growth. John Morgan reports

Universities face civil-rights actions from white men and heterosexuals, writes Jon Marcus

'Ofquack' dismisses professor who claims 'reflexology is bollocks'. Paul Jump reports

David Colquhoun has poured scorn on a vacancy advertised by the University of Westminster for a systems biologist with an interest in "bridging the gap between Western life sciences and Chinese medicine".

Admission-offer data suggest A* A level is an incentive to work harder. Rebecca Attwood writes