UK student visa plans will 鈥榓id rivals and cut British exports鈥� 色盒直播 secretary鈥檚 plan to restrict visas on 鈥榣ower quality鈥� courses criticised in India By John Morgan 9 October
Leru opens up to Eastern Europe Joint initiative aims to tackle problems in European research environment By Holly Else 8 October
Telephone fundraising 鈥榠ncreasingly ineffective鈥� for universities Experts tell 色盒直播 summit that Zuckerberg-Chan gift illustrates changing nature of philanthropy By Chris Havergal 8 October
Foreign LSE scholars 鈥榮topped from briefing government on Brexit鈥� Danish academic says she was 鈥榯old specifically鈥� that she and colleagues could no longer provide expert advice to UK government By Matthew Reisz 7 October
State of learning management systems 鈥榲erging on embarrassing鈥� FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through 鈥榦rganisational pain鈥� of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences By Chris Havergal 7 October
ANU moves to lower proportion of Chinese in overseas intake Strategy aimed at reducing reliance on China and increasing international student diversity By John Morgan 6 October
Billions lost in bids to secure EU research funding Study highlights the true cost of low success rates in Horizon 2020 By Holly Else 6 October
University of Oxford tops grant funding list UK universities see drop in research council income overall By Holly Else 6 October
UK grant success rates prompt worldwide comparisons Drop in percentage of successful applications to research councils comes amid global debate over 鈥榳asted鈥� time applying for funding By David Matthews 6 October
The week in higher education 鈥� 6 October 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By 色盒直播 reporters 6 October
Grant winners 鈥� 6 October 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By 色盒直播 reporters 6 October
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 goes to 'molecular engineers' Scientists awarded prize for their work on molecular machines, which are 'at the same stage as the electric motor was in the 1830s' By David Matthews 5 October
Will Jeremy Corbyn鈥檚 Labour opt for free education or graduate tax? Corbyn-sceptic calls free education 鈥榚normously expensive鈥�, but backers see it as clear and popular By John Morgan 5 October
Tory MP backs call for UK migration figures change on students Conservative event also sees universities minister address Brexit vote By John Morgan 4 October
Hong Kong University will not pursue independence banner students Institution under pressure as tensions mount over Beijing's influence over city By David Matthews 4 October
UK government to toughen student visa rules for 'low quality' courses 色盒直播 secretary says government will support 'best' universities By John Morgan 4 October
President quits Afghan university after terror attack Former US deputy assistant secretary of defence now to lead American University of Afghanistan By Chris Havergal 4 October
Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 announced Three scientists, born in the UK but now based in the US, are honoured for their work in the 'flatlands' of physics By David Matthews 4 October
Democrats 'far outnumber' Republicans in social sciences Findings may not be surprising for some, but study of US universities has raised questions about whether there is political bias among academics By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 3 October
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2016 announced Japanese biologist awarded for his research on autophagy By Ellie Bothwell 3 October
Trump attacks colleges on endowments, calls for more student aid But has Hillary Clinton left Republican candidate in shade on college affordability? By John Morgan 3 October
Belgian universities target gap in the market for social sciences New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort By Matthew Reisz 2 October
New website aims to help people think like economists A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum By Matthew Reisz 1 October
Welsh HE funding system could be 鈥榤ore attractive鈥� than England鈥檚 Review for Welsh government proposes 鈥榚xceptionally generous鈥� living cost support By John Morgan 30 September
Open access journal eLife introduces author fee Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair By Holly Else 29 September
England鈥檚 universities to have medal-style ratings for teaching New measures to ensure universities are 鈥榥ot penalised鈥� for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF By John Morgan 29 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Scientific breakthrough 鈥榳ould not be possible鈥� today Saul Perlmutter tells 色盒直播 World Academic Summit that there is a 鈥榝undamental misunderstanding鈥� of the purpose of research By Ellie Bothwell 29 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Death of the degree greatly exaggerated, says Michael Crow At 色盒直播 World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching By Chris Havergal 29 September
Mature students 'do better with non-written assessment' Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims By Jack Grove 29 September
New guidelines to police 鈥榃ild West鈥� of antibody research Validating antibodies used in experiments could 鈥榝ree up billions of research dollars鈥�, head of standards institute says By Holly Else 29 September
How work and family life conflict in the modern university Academic science still operates on assumptions that have failed to catch up with the realities of today鈥檚 family lives, argue scholars By Matthew Reisz 29 September
Grant winners 鈥� 29 September 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By 色盒直播 reporters 29 September
Why are academic papers rejected by journals? Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected By Jack Grove 29 September
The week in higher education 鈥� 29 September 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By 色盒直播 reporters 29 September
色盒直播 World Academic Summit 2017 to take place at King鈥檚 College London Times Higher Education鈥檚 flagship event will be hosted in partnership with the London university By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Teaching students facts 'no longer critical' in internet age LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman tells 色盒直播 World Academic Summit that universities should focus on teaching undergraduates how to discern truth By Chris Havergal 28 September
World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject: results announced Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Private universities should 鈥榙ouble鈥� low-income students Association of American Universities president also says state of US public universities is like battle to save species from extinction By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
Stanford University tops US College Ranking Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education league table focuses on universities鈥� teaching environments By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
Chinese students at top universities 'less creative than others' New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching By David Matthews 28 September
Claims of US student loan crisis are 鈥榝ictional narrative鈥� But a federal income-contingent system is called for in a book co-authored by Brookings Institution fellow By John Morgan 28 September
NYU Shanghai: a 鈥榥ew model鈥� for Chinese higher education Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility By Jack Grove 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Clinton free college plan 'won't happen', says Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks tells 色盒直播 summit that free tuition would enable government to 'control' public research universities By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Public higher education 'dying in the US', warns Robert Reich Former secretary of labor tells 色盒直播 summit that growing inequality in admissions is 鈥榥ational tragedy in the making鈥� By Chris Havergal 27 September
Survey reveals sexual harassment on Chinese campuses Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US By David Matthews 27 September
UK government 'must abandon new HE laws, focus on Brexit threat' Opposition spokesman on higher education also says government tactics on EU students are 'grubby' By John Morgan 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Fight back against 'anti-expert' rhetoric, says Cambridge v-c Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell 色盒直播 summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy By Chris Havergal 27 September
Education ministers from Pacific Rim meet to discuss reform Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges By Matthew Reisz 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Map of higher education access could reshape rankings Study being launched at 色盒直播 World Academic Summit highlights challenges of collecting comparable data on social mobility By Chris Havergal 27 September
Transform France's educational offer abroad, says report A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities鈥� failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests By Jack Grove 27 September
Malaysian MP flags student funding problems Loan pot cut by two thirds, claims Rafizi Ramli of People鈥檚 Justice Party By Holly Else 27 September
New academic year in US sees number of racist incidents Flurry prompts discussion over whether such incidents are more common, or a symptom of social media explosion By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 26 September
New University of Cambridge vice-chancellor unveiled Canadian Stephen Toope set to take over from Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in autumn 2017 to lead the prestigious university By Holly Else 26 September
Nobel Prize predictions published Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science鈥檚 highest accolade By Holly Else 26 September
OECD: Germany鈥檚 publicly funded, no-fees system 鈥榰nsustainable鈥� But others say shifting the problem back to students would simply be the 鈥榚asy way out鈥� instead of prioritising HE in state budgets By John Morgan 26 September
Australian HE fights 鈥榮ub-standard鈥� student admission claims Government review of admissions followed media assertions that misleading entry tariffs are 鈥榬ife鈥� By John Morgan 26 September
University applicants: facilities 鈥榤ore important鈥� than reputation Annual study from UK estates group shows academic performance has dropped in importance for prospective students By John Elmes 25 September
Maghreb turns to English to tackle graduate unemployment More North African universities turn away from French and Arabic as languages of instruction By Chris Havergal 24 September
Goat man wins Ig Nobel Two men who spent time living as animals receive accolade By Holly Else 23 September
Journal tries 鈥榬esults-free鈥� peer review BioMed Central psychology journal will attempt to tackle publication bias by withholding research results from peer reviewers By Holly Else 23 September