Lower entry requirements for poorer students, says Scottish panel
Commission for Widening Access calls for ‘entrenched patterns of advantage’ to be broken down
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Treasures of Cambridge University Library go on display
Landmark documents and artefacts in the history of science and religion go on public view for the first time
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Sci-Hub: research piracy and the public good
The release of millions of journal papers online reflects impatience with an outdated publishing model, says John Willinsky
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Why is my professor still not black?
Winston Morgan explores what his career might reveal about the position of ethnic minority academics
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University of the People founder: others ‘will emulate model’
President of free online university says universities will be forced to change either their price structure or their offering
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Australian government under fire on HE policy ‘instability’
Education minister Simon Birmingham signals potential funding cuts to universities but fee rises plan could also be revived
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Engineers more likely to be violent extremists, book claims
LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too
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One day in the life of Ivor Hadenov
Paul Taylor shares a story of a life in a university that may not be far removed from today’s academy
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Refugee crisis: university launches outreach programme
Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education
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Has Twitter transformed the PhD experience?
As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study
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World insight: the global potential of learning analytics
Sharing data on students’ academic activities will bring the field to a tipping point, says Martin Hall
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NYU Shanghai head: US universities ‘have special global role’
Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative
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Can neuroscience help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups
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A-level ‘train crash’ means more university admissions exams
Headteacher warns that institutions will otherwise be forced to choose between students with ‘ragtag mixed bag’ of qualifications
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Hesa, Jisc and QAA to share costs as M5 Group
Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards