Russell Group vice-chancellors’ pay averages almost £332K Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17 By Jack Grove 11 January
Overseas students ‘worth 10 times the cost’ to UK, says report New in-depth look at the price of hosting EU and non-EU students shows benefits far outweigh cost to taxpayer By Simon Baker 11 January
Reshuffle ‘paves way for bold review of English HE funding’ Sam Gyimah and Damian Hinds will remove obstacles to major review and keep universities in the media spotlight, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 10 January
Higher Education Academy chief executive to step down Stephanie Marshall announces departure ahead of three-way merger By Chris Havergal 10 January
Union proposes increase in contributions to plug USS deficit UCU plan would maintain defined benefit scheme, but has been branded ‘unaffordable’ by universities By Sophie Inge 10 January
Study finds more evidence of state school ‘advantage’ in degrees Academic ability of comprehensive school students ‘not always realised’ until university, researchers suggest By Holly Else 10 January
Legacy draws Australian universities back to Western civilisation Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, funded by £1.7 billion bequest, to fund degree courses in several institutions By Sophie Inge 10 January
Research-focused universities take the lead in Chile Change in balance between teaching and research-focused universities is an indicator of progress, say analysts By Rachael Pells 9 January
Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport By Jack Grove 9 January
Guidance tells vice-chancellors to justify high pay ratios Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples By Jack Grove 9 January
Toby Young quits Office for Students board after MPs’ debate Controversial journalist resigns from English higher education's new regulator after his appointment was condemned in House of Commons By Jack Grove 9 January
Grant reviewers ‘biased’ against female scientists, study finds Poorer performance found to be based on less positive evaluation of female principal investigators, not differences in the quality of science By Rachael Pells 9 January
Mid-tier journals ‘risk being squeezed out by monopoly publishers’ Biggest titles’ opening of sister periodicals is taking submissions away from specialist titles, researchers warn By Rachael Pells 9 January
Brazilian admission quotas ‘successful but not enough alone’ Comparison of national test results data shows pupils admitted to university under racial quotas graduate with the same scores on average as non-quota peers By Rachael Pells 9 January
Cabinet reshuffle: Damian Hinds appointed UK education secretary Former work and pensions minister replaces Justine Greening, who leaves the government By Chris Havergal 8 January
Historians urge PhD students to look beyond academic careers American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 8 January
Keith Burnett to retire as Sheffield v-c Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed By Sophie Inge 8 January
US proposals ‘could shut poorest students out of universities’ New higher education bill would increase cost of university and likelihood of scams, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 8 January
London campus income advantages ‘outweigh increased costs’ Analysis by Deloitte raises questions about current weightings for teaching and research funding By Simon Baker 8 January
Graduate magnets told to stop ‘free-riding’ on foreign education Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns By David Matthews 7 January
National demands ‘force universities away from local communities’ Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact By David Matthews 6 January
Expertise of OfS board questioned in wake of Toby Young row Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics By Jack Grove 5 January
Elsevier maintains German access despite failure to strike deal Some of the biggest universities in Germany are now without contracts with the publisher By David Matthews 4 January
Brazilian church leaders condemn attacks on university freedom University rector killed himself after being arrested and barred from campus By Rachael Pells 4 January
Overseas student numbers in Japan up by 12 per cent Vast majority of international students come from other parts of Asia By Ellie Bothwell 4 January
Huge demand for refugee courses at Germany universities Most finished integration courses, but few ended up with advanced German skills – and the vast majority were male By David Matthews 4 January
Victoria University adopts ‘block model’ to cut dropout rates First-year students will study just one subject at a time rather than juggling four units with competing demands and deadlines By Sophie Inge 4 January
Former Turkish university rector jailed over 'terrorist ties' Head of private university that closed in July 2016 is latest academic targeted in post-coup crackdown By Jack Grove 4 January
The week in higher education – 4 January 2018 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By É«ºÐÖ±²¥ reporters 4 January
REF cycles ‘force academics to rush out poorer quality research’ Study finds 35 per cent increase in publications ahead of submission deadline, but 12 per cent decline in citations By Rachael Pells 4 January
UK universities plan German links to weather Brexit storm Partnerships should allow access to a wider pool of research grants, institutions hope By David Matthews 4 January
Rock school awarded more student loan funding than LSE Private equity-backed music institute trebled number of students with taxpayer-backed loans to net £24.4 million in 2016-17, new figures show By Jack Grove 4 January
Calestous Juma, 1953-2017 Career of prolific technology and development expert took him from Nairobi to Harvard By Matthew Reisz 4 January
Patrick Awuah: putting ethics at the heart of African higher education The Ghanaian university president on medieval poetry, good leadership and Goethe By Ellie Bothwell 4 January
Canadian university exonerates student in academic freedom row Wilfrid Laurier University admits it mishandled incident in which teaching assistant was accused of creating a ‘toxic’ environment By Ellie Bothwell 3 January
Toby Young hits back at critics of Office for Students selection Tory controversialist hits back against ‘politically motivated attacks’ as he joins England’s higher education regulator By Jack Grove 3 January
Les Ebdon: ‘nuclear option’ fears kept universities in line England’s outgoing director of fair access mulls progress on participation and gives advice to new regulator By Holly Else 3 January
Schools ‘over-predict grades to get students unconditional offer’ Pro vice-chancellor warns that students may be ending up on courses on which they will struggle By Chris Havergal 3 January
Academics report harassment at political science conference Eleven per cent of women and 3 per cent of men report inappropriate sexual advances or touching at American Political Science Association meeting By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 2 January
Russell Group chief: we might be elite, but we’re not elitist Research-intensive mission group can act for benefit of whole UK sector, says Tim Bradshaw By Rachael Pells 2 January
English providers voice concerns over Office for Students regime Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector By Chris Havergal 2 January
Women ‘more likely to be pressured to add authors’ to papers Junior researchers also more likely to feel they have to give credit to colleagues who made minimal contributions By Rachael Pells 2 January
Cafe culture helps National University of Singapore hit new heights Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan By Jack Grove 1 January
Appointment of Toby Young to Office for Students board criticised University and College Union says selection of ‘Tory cheerleader’ raises questions about new regulator’s role in English sector By Chris Havergal 1 January
Increased public research funding ‘fails to bring more citations’ Increases in government research funding are absorbed by scientists at the ‘bottom of the hierarchy’, study suggests By Holly Else 31 December
New Austrian government to bring in university tuition fees Concerns raised over moves to ‘mute’ students’ union and potential for far-Right figures on university boards By David Matthews 30 December
New Year Honours 2018: damehood for Liverpool vice-chancellor University of Strathclyde pollster John Curtice knighted in annual list By Rachael Pells 29 December
Science courses and regional HE ‘hit hardest’ by Australia freeze Certain disciplines and institutions likely to suffer from pegging of teaching funding By Chris Havergal 29 December
Zuma’s fees giveaway is ‘unaffordable populism’ for South Africa Promise of free higher education for majority of nation’s youth greeted with scepticism by university sector By Jack Grove 28 December
University of Warwick scraps California branch campus plan UK institution expresses concern about regulatory constraints and ‘global political challenges’ By Chris Havergal 27 December
New hub puts scientists on front line against disease outbreaks Imperial College London centre will aim to speed up development of vaccines By Holly Else 27 December
Have English reforms led to universities fishing in same pool? Latest data from Ucas suggest bulk of institutions are increasingly recruiting students with similar grade profiles By Simon Baker 26 December
Denmark moves from quantity to quality in Nobel prize plan Echoing the UK, government will also seek to measure the impact of research on society and business By David Matthews 24 December
Russian universities excel in Kremlin-backed rankings Thirteen Russian higher education institutions feature in top 200 of inaugural Moscow International University Rankings By Jack Grove 23 December
Czech university urged to bar new dean over ‘junk journal’ papers Scholars claim dean-elect is unfit for office after publishing articles in journals found on Jeffrey Beall’s blacklist By Jack Grove 23 December
Overseas student numbers surge in Czech Republic Offer of free study appears to have attracted many undergraduates, particularly from Russia By David Matthews 22 December
Journal apologises for review’s ‘lady author’ slur Sussex historian Joanne Paul said she felt she ‘had not been taken seriously’ after reading sexist review of her work By Rachael Pells 22 December
Oxford project’s ‘balance-sheet view’ of colonialism criticised Scholars seek to ‘call out’ workshops they see as far too soft on empire By Matthew Reisz 22 December
UK-led research with EU funding drops sharply after Brexit vote Fears that uncertainty over UK’s future in EU research framework has led to drop of half a billion euros in coordinated projects By David Matthews 21 December
Scholars tackle soaraway success of Jason Statham Leeds Beckett University researchers are to publish a book exploring how the unheralded British actor became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars By Jack Grove 21 December