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Funding council extols virtues of Higher Education Innovation Funding as spending review cuts loom

Leading Renaissance scholar hailed as polymath and iconoclast following her death

Awards will recognise ‘academic excellence’ and ‘real-world impact’ of research, says universities minister

Prime minister announces 2017 change to ‘extend social mobility’

Robert Putnam says bursaries are only part of the solution to widening participation in the US

Scholars failing to engage with Twitter and other platforms are missing out on crucial resources

University Campus Suffolk researchers find ‘natural progression’ into higher education is not found at every institution

A new digital tool reveals exactly who was close to whom in the age of the Tudors and Stuarts

President Jacob Zuma says he ‘understands the difficulty faced by students’ as demonstration also held outside South African High Commission in London

Institutions say allegations that they do not comply with consumer protection legislation are ‘completely false’

Consumer watchdog Which? ‘disappointed’ after surveying 50 institutions’ websites

Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact

UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends

Cases underscore concerns about use of younger researchers’ work by senior colleagues without permission

Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education

Jack Grove reports from official inauguration of campus that reflects Singapore’s growing demand for Western-style higher education

President Megan Dunn faces battle over campaigning tactics as leftwingers increase power

Further cuts to modern languages departments have raised concerns about increasing elitism

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

New learning space at University of Warwick aims to let students and academics explore issues in a more creative and curiosity-driven fashion

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground

Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’

As China's president visits the UK, heads of UCL, LSE and the Royal Society all warm to his slogan "the Chinese Dream"

V-cs fail to oppose repayment threshold plan attacked as ‘unfair retrospective change’ by GuildHE

Fears that discipline is particularly susceptible to statistical ‘hacking’ of data to gain a positive result

Above-inflation deal for university staff still lags behind pay increases seen elsewhere in the UK this year

Researchers warn that benefits of enrolling in Officer Training Corps could be limited to ‘elite’

Director Jeremy Farrar argues that current research culture damages scientists’ ability ‘to dream’

Only 5 per cent of school leavers who are eligible for free school meals gain places at Russell Group institutions

Campuses are one of the ‘strongest bits of the innovation system’ and will be crucial to its ‘rebuild’, conference hears

É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office policy viewed as ‘racial discrimination’ by applicants, conference told

Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind

Open letter to Hefce and UUK chiefs attracts 169 signatures as quality assessment and TEF proposals debated

University of the Witwatersrand suspends proposed increase, as University of Cape Town is among those forced to suspend classes

Independent investigation of university finds professor’s academic freedom was not protected after blog posts on gender balance in university’s leadership

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

The value of the humanities to business is underestimated, but few departments are able to demonstrate relevance of studies to industry, Singapore audience is told

Policy Exchange calls on government to redirect £500 million from universities to colleges

President of Vassar College says sector in US has failed to connect with growing minority groups like Hispanic community

Art and architecture scholars make clear what we can still learn from history

Universities to reflect long and hard about their duty of care to those working or studying in foreign countries

Leading environmentalist says it is 'ridiculous' for university heads to 'shuffle responsibility'

Party's conference also hears how MP was 'riled' by Jo Johnson Oxbridge comment

Students complained of deafening noise and vermin

‘Very disappointing’ provider inspection triggers education minister to overhaul system

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

Move would jeopardise sector’s global brand, senior figures warn

GuildHE declares ‘absolute opposition’ to move, saying it goes against assurances to Parliament and students

Institution's senate warns shutting offices would be 'very high risk', with 500 jobs at stake

The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time

Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide

Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study

High-profile visiting professors at King’s Policy Institute include Margaret Hodge, David Willetts and Charles Clarke

Philanthropy allows innovation ‘free from constraints of political and economic change’, says v-c

Noted art historian David Freedberg is keen to shake up the Bloomsbury institute that has been described as the ‘world’s weirdest library’

Concerns also raised over ‘reckless’ plans to advance market entry and exit in England

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Lack of enthusiasm for Labour £6K fees policy could have been factor, says Hepi report