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François Ortalo-Magné says executive programmes help students ‘look at the world differently’

Professor of government rose from poverty in childhood to become leading expert on British public policy

Study reveals feedback on social media sites closely correlate to measures of quality such as England's TEF

The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China’s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party’s ‘historical nihilist’ label suits him

Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers

Times Higher Education ranking reveals top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states

Speakers at É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit worry that structural funds have become ‘part of the problem’ for new member states

Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice

But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions

While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal

Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons

Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers

Sam Gyimah tells MPs that for universities ‘to carry on as if we are still in 1965 is not acceptable’

Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action

Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia’s biggest cities

Struggle to engage effectively highlighted by study comparing Twitter use with other disciplines

Evidence from German Excellence Initiative suggests elite status rubs off on student perception â€“ even if this is irrational

But government data predict that share of black and ethnic minority students on campuses will rise

Education committee chair Rob Halfon says ‘sanctions’ should be applied where numbers of disadvantaged students stall or decline

NAS calls for US lawmakers to bring change also brings warning that crisis talk may ultimately ‘stifle frontier discoveries’

Universities must be vigilant in age of social media and sneaky technology, researchers warn

Data is latest evidence uncertainty caused by the referendum result has cost British academics

A dwindling share of post-school students could leave the country’s workforce short of know-how

Emma Briant defends actions over exchanges with key figures from Leave.EU and Cambridge Analytica parent

Analysts are optimistic that the expert panel convened to reassess the USS deficit could deliver significant change, although others are less convinced

The É«ºÐÖ±²¥ team discusses the challenges and opportunities facing central European universities 

Acting vice-chancellor promises to ‘listen’ to staff concerns after academic body agrees to shelve no-confidence vote until June

Katie Perrior says tuition fees are a ‘crazy subject’ for Conservatives to tackle Labour over in England

Female researchers remain comparatively scarce in publishing, with some fields to remain male-dominated for centuries

Branches call for return to collegiality from senior management to avoid repeat of industrial action

Despite errors exaggerating results by factor of 10, Adam Perkins says findings remain ‘statistically significant’

Labour attacks department’s green light for ‘University Campus of Football Business’ name

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The inaugural provost of Hereford’s new engineering university on moving from Mexico’s industrial heartland to the UK’s Steel City and life as a gay woman in a male-dominated profession

Antarctic scientist who studied survival in cold environments remembered

Foreign enrolments have surged to record numbers, possible hiccups lie ahead

French president claims that ‘professional agitators’ are behind campus occupations

Students and high-earning graduates set to face 6.3 per cent interest following March’s retail price index figures

Legislation making its way through Parliament could help address ‘brand confusion’ overseas

Public health academic says studies must speak the same language as their subjects

Analysis from É«ºÐÖ±²¥â€™s data team suggests big differences among disciplines in the amount of scholarship that fails to garner a citation 

Russell Group university hopes to poach researchers from competitors with generous scheme

‘No more direct access to Springer’s latest papers? No problem,’ says petition, signed by nearly 4,000

Study reveals success of historically black universities when students’ backgrounds are taken into account

Reporting regulations too ‘ambiguous’, allowing institutions to interpret them to their advantage, experts argue

Figures on student numbers suggest that 2012 funding reforms in England have already fundamentally changed the OU 

Concerns over cost and impact of proposals can be overcome, say scholars

Reed College responds to student complaints that its flagship module was too white, too male and too Eurocentric

Trade unions asking for a 7.5 per cent uplift or an extra £1,500, whichever is greater

Study calls for more focus on providing citizenship education to those on vocational track

Concerns that France’s flagship research body is too large and unwieldy to move with the modern times are unfounded, says former president Alain Fuchs

Centre will combine basic research with practical solutions to grand challenges

As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better

Researchers who actively push their papers on social media gain more citations, study finds

UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin

Vice-chancellor stands down after union members passed no confidence vote

Members of the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ editorial team discuss the influence of China on global higher education 

Female chemists are more productive and successful in the job market if they have a female supervisor, analysis shows

Review highlights income support and housing as key issues for university students from regional backgrounds