World Academic Summit: European researchers shun UK fellowships after Brexit vote UCL head warns that decision to leave European Union ‘affecting our ability to recruit and retain the very best’ By Holly Else 4 September
World Academic Summit: Research relies on freedom of action and movement, says Nurse ‘Artificial barriers’ such as Brexit ‘should be resisted‘, Nobel laureate tells event hosted by King’s College London By Holly Else 4 September
World Academic Summit: NYU president plays down 'Trump effect' on overseas recruitment Andrew Hamilton suggests lure of New York will help it to ride out political storms By Holly Else 4 September
UUK president: Welsh funding model ‘very interesting’ for England Pay ‘furore’ could deter top researchers from coming to UK, Janet Beer warns By John Morgan 4 September
World Academic Summit: 'Tawdry' politicians want to damage universities, says Oxford v-c Louise Richardson says it is ‘completely mendacious’ to suggest higher tuition fees have driven inflation in executive pay By Holly Else 4 September
German scholarship applications for US study fall post-Trump Latest evidence overseas students are being put off US universities by political situation By David Matthews 3 September
Pension contributions set to rise as USS deficit hits £5 billion Thousands of university staff are set to pay more towards pensions under proposals By Jack Grove 2 September
Tweets on academic papers ‘mechanical and devoid of original thought’ Less than 10 per cent of tweets on journal articles represent genuine engagement with content, finds study By Holly Else 2 September
‘S-index’ aims to tackle abuse of self-citations in science Metric on self-referencing could provide ‘truer’ citation data, say researchers By Holly Else 1 September
Manchester’s Bernstein: universities key to ‘world’s most successful cities’ Driving force in ‘edgy, self-confident’ city’s regeneration rallies sector support for Northern Powerhouse By John Morgan 1 September
Impact weighting increased in UK’s REF 2021 Hefce stops short of adopting Lord Stern’s proposal to include university-wide impact in research assessment scores By Holly Else 1 September
Daughter follows father in winning UK's top teaching award HEA's latest National Teaching Fellows announced By Jack Grove 31 August
Populism and polarisation ‘threaten science’, Nobel laureates say Times Higher Education poll of globe's greatest minds highlights threat of divided politics to academia and research By Jack Grove 31 August
V-cs’ social media silence ‘misses huge opportunity’ Just one leader of a top 10 UK university has a Twitter account, report reveals By Holly Else 31 August
Interview with Christian Edwards The ex-footballer explains why his PhD means more than his Wales cap, and how his Cardiff Met team reached the verge of Europe By John Morgan 31 August
New LSE director’s four-point plan to restore trust in academy Universities must communicate better if they are to avoid being presented as part of a ‘distant and malevolent elite’, says Dame Minouche Shafik By Chris Havergal 31 August
The week in higher education – 31 August 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By É«ºÐÖ±²¥ reporters 31 August
What blockchain technology could mean for universities Advocates say that the technology will cut out degree fraud – but could it actually help to fracture universities? By David Matthews 31 August
Robert Ferguson, 1942-2017 Academic whose writing fused law and literature remembered By Matthew Reisz 31 August
French student union raises alarm over costs Costs for students rising at triple the rate of inflation, triggering calls for rental caps By David Matthews 30 August
Hungarian university ‘awards Putin honorary citizenship’ University of Debrecen bestows honour following involvement in Russian-funded nuclear plant By David Matthews 30 August
China tightens ideological control on campus Seven top universities establish political monitoring units in response to state ‘rectification reports’ By Jack Grove 30 August
UK life sciences to get £146 million boost in industrial strategy Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government By Holly Else 30 August
Turning the Titanic: Michael Spence on change at Sydney Vice-chancellor says involving academics in conversations about resources and sticking to the core mission were key to turnaround By Chris Havergal 30 August
British School of Osteopathy wins university college status Professor warns full university status for complementary medicine institution would ‘downgrade credibility’ of UK sector By John Morgan 30 August
Reviewer criticises ‘no publication after preprint’ rule Paper was rejected by journal because it had appeared on website of education centre By Holly Else 30 August
The R-factor: a new way to rate journal articles? New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task By David Matthews 29 August
Blind marking ‘does little’ to reduce student attainment gaps Difference in performance by gender and ethnicity ‘pervasive’ despite assessment changes, study says By Holly Else 29 August
Academics push South Africa to open apartheid-era archives Witwatersrand conference hears that scholars have much to learn from material that activists are seeking to make public By Matthew Reisz 28 August
University of Miami shuns links with Cuba under local pressure Meeting with representatives of the Cuban exile community have helped shaped plans for its flagship research institute By Matthew Reisz 28 August
Scientists challenge stereotypes with selfies Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white By Holly Else 27 August
Universities’ focus on careers ‘fails to address global division’ Head of NYU Abu Dhabi says that undergraduates must be taught skills to create ‘a world of common understanding’ By Ellie Bothwell 26 August
India’s foreign student recruitment ‘abysmally low’ Country’s universities losing out on revenue, diversity and global outlook, AIU report warns By John Morgan 26 August
Rudd ‘deserves credit’ for bid to secure overseas student shift MAC commission seen as attempt to secure more open stance, enabled by exit of PM’s former adviser By John Morgan 25 August
Review finds 'no evidence' of student overstaying problem in UK New analysis of border check data suggest vast majority of international students leave country or stay legally after finishing courses By Simon Baker 24 August
Interview with Sir Alan Wilson The chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute discusses his career in higher education, making the case for the humanities, and the nascence of the Russell Group By Matthew Reisz 24 August
The week in higher education – 24 August 2017 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By É«ºÐÖ±²¥ reporters 24 August
UK government commissions ‘detailed study’ on overseas students Announcement comes as new exit check data expected to show low numbers of student ‘overstayers’ By John Morgan 24 August
Bath governance under scrutiny on senior pay Remuneration committee member formerly led construction company that won £64 million in contracts from university By John Morgan 24 August
S. Allen Counter, 1944-2017 A neuroscientist and explorer who became ‘a great champion of inclusion and belonging’ has died By Matthew Reisz 24 August
India shelves branch campus ‘pipe dream’ for domestic ‘eminence’ Foreign providers plan was misguided, but domestic selective funding option brings huge challenges, say experts By John Morgan 24 August
DfE approves UK university sales, but regulator’s advice kept secret Ministers back University of Law, Arden sales to Netherlands-registered GUS, as BPP decision awaited By John Morgan 24 August
Postgraduate application fees ‘hit poorest students’ Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities By Chris Parr 23 August
Inside the world of Germany’s student fraternities Sword-fighting, drinking, history and camaraderie: struggling to recruit, ancient brotherhoods mull their image problem By David Matthews 23 August
Access tsar attacks ‘complacency’ on widening participation Les Ebdon says that he came ‘close’ to rejecting access agreements in ‘one of the toughest’ rounds of negotiation yet By Chris Havergal 23 August
US academics form counter-movement to 'drive racists off campus' Campus Antifascist Network plans self-defence training for scholars who may be challenged by white supremacists By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 22 August
Academics ‘face higher mental health risk’ than other professions Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors By Holly Else 22 August
Universities ‘should be chastened by bigotry among well-educated’ Ruth Simmons, interim leader of Prairie View A&M University, says universities are ‘failing’ at creating ‘fit leaders’ By Ellie Bothwell 22 August
Qatar campus leaders confident of surviving diplomatic crisis Branch outpost heads confident for long-term future of institutions despite blockade By Ellie Bothwell 22 August
Cambridge University Press makes U-turn in China censorship row 'Intense' reaction from scholars worldwide drives publisher to back down on article block By Holly Else 21 August
CUP row ‘shows need for new approach to Chinese censors’ Hundreds sign petition to boycott journals published by Cambridge University Press amid censorship row By Holly Else 21 August
Tolerance, employability and mobility on new ACU chief’s agenda Association of Commonwealth Universities can play a central role in making the case for higher education, secretary general says By Matthew Reisz 21 August
Tell students to read tabloids ‘to help heal educational divide’ Politics has become overly dominated by graduates, who increasingly only mingle with each other, says author By David Matthews 21 August
Africa ‘must embrace online learning’ to meet demand for degrees ‘Portfolio’ academics undertaking teaching for a range of platforms are playing an increasingly important role By Chris Parr 20 August
Berkeley chancellor to focus on funding and rebuilding community Carol Christ, new leader of the Californian university, also plans ‘free speech year’ for students and staff to engage with topic By Ellie Bothwell 19 August
Cambridge University Press removes journal articles under Chinese pressure Publisher pulls articles from academic website in China at request of communist government agency By Holly Else 18 August
US universities ban white nationalist Richard Spencer from campus Disgust at far-right violence at University of Virginia prompts stronger stance By John Morgan 18 August
Clearing pool shrinks as UK universities make offers early The number of students without a place as A-level results announced down by 13 per cent By Holly Else 18 August
International and postgraduate fees survey 2017 Complete University Guide’s international and postgraduate fees survey for 2017 also suggests Brexit caution on rises in some areas By Simon Baker 17 August
Marian Cleeves Diamond, 1926-2017 Pioneering neuroscientist who analysed the brain of Albert Einstein remembered By Matthew Reisz 17 August
