English universities recruit and retain more international students than ever before
The number of international students dropping out of university has fallen as institutions have recruited more students from overseas, finds James Zuccollo
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Pakistan university terrorist attack kills at least 19
Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan
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When students are caught cheating, we should try to understand why
When the rules are broken, we must always look at the circumstances, says Rima Amin
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When prison meets higher education: can collaboration go too far?
New York proposes free college courses for inmates while Romania cracks down on its ‘publish or perish’ loophole, finds Ellie Bothwell
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John Holmwood: universities' democratic role waning
Higher education is at risk of losing its pivotal place in 'a properly functioning public sphere'
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Research quality declines with scientists’ age, study finds
Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance
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Islamic State hackers ‘target top Chinese university’
Tsinghua University web page was changed to feature terrorist group fighters on horseback
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The best academic acknowledgements ever
Glen Wright rounds up the best amusing, passive-aggressive and romantic acknowledgements in the scholarly world
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It's not only maths students who need a solid grasp of statistics
Students are arriving at university with unrealistic expectations of the mathematical demands of their subject, finds Paul Glaister
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Could the Rennes drug trial disaster happen again?
After a man dies following a clinical trial in France, Christopher Roy-Toole asks whether lessons were learned after a similar incident in the UK
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TEF metrics risk ‘perverse’ results for creative subjects, warns v-c
Proposals to measure teaching excellence present major challenges for universities educating students for the creative industries, says Nigel Carrington
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Free academics to deliver internationalisation, says scholar
‘Strategic entrepreneurs’ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer
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More ‘gay-friendly’ universities than ever
Record number of universities feature in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list