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Madeleine Atkins calls for ‘alignment and synergy’ between assessment regimes

Staffordshire lecturer’s illustrated activity book introduces students to research techniques

A. C. Grayling’s ‘Oxbridge-style’ private college strikes agreement with post-92 institution

Pharmaceutical firms were mentioned most often in universities’ impact case study submissions to the research excellence framework, according to a report

Council member accused of ‘diving like a cheating soccer player’ as continued delay in decision on pro vice-chancellor candidate sparks chaotic scenes

University of Witwatersrand describes statements as 'abhorrent' but defends freedom of speech

More research spending needed, says head of Brazil’s innovation agency

Institute of Education director to replace Philip Jones in January 2016

Head of Canterbury Christ Church, which has seen female representation almost triple on its board, says more needs to be done to seek out talent

Improving students’ ‘spiritual and moral growth’ is only solution to growing social barriers in higher education, say scholars

Poor benchmarking means that universities are failing to make the most of their internationalisation strategies, says report

NUS study highlights shortcomings in policies and training to tackle ‘lad culture’

University of South Wales shuts Docklands centre after less than a year

Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with “shiny things” ignore business needs

Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ‘marginalise’ mentoring

Former Ucas head to join Australia's higher education regulator

Bibliometric analysis concludes lower-quality thresholds in 2014 are more likely explanation for doubling of top-rated research

Graduate talent spotter says UK’s ‘theoretical’ courses should be more like those in continental Europe

Dame Julia Goodfellow, Universities UK president-elect, calls for higher education to ‘stand up and be counted’ in EU referendum debate

Study finds little difference in levels of inequality in England, US and Australia as privileged families do ‘whatever it takes’ to gain advantage

New principal sets out his vision for the institution

Reducing burden of student debt is top of shopping list as candidates jockey for position

Controversial dean blames ‘differences’ with the university over implementation of future strategy

Budget document says the relief was never intended for higher education institutions

‘Critical Muslims’ square up to the challenges facing higher education and research

Government attacked by Hepi president for backtracking on pledge to increase loan repayment threshold

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

Hefce study shows 132 per cent rise in number of students reporting a mental health problem

Dress to impress if you want students in your corner, claims US study

Plunging MoD research spend compensated for over past decade by rising research council budget

Making radios in London Met’s masterclasses gets children on the university wavelength

Epigram editor Zaki Dogliani explores whether students would accept different prices for different courses

Lack of evidence is ‘increasingly untenable’ with TEF gaining traction, says funding council

Unions and universities divided over extent of ‘casualisation’ despite major joint initiative

New report highlights fears that UK could lose out to international competitors

Research shows female ITT leaders having to 'reinvent' themselves to survive in a more marketised landscape

The way universities perceive and handle flexible hours is an area for improvement, says a joint report by employers and unions

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Report attributes decline to UK government trebling tuition fees 

Funding council details how cash will be saved from English universities’ 2014-15 and 2015-16 budgets after George Osborne demanded extra cuts

Health leaders express fears for institution’s independence after Erdoğan appoints his physician and party deputy 

Former European Commissioner to lead a national review to address “systemic gender inequality” in higher education

Rosemary Deem, the new chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education, tells Holly Else of the risks to PhD support from the government spending review

Law students from the University of Warwick have so far been involved in 36 death penalty cases in the US

Institute for Fiscal Studies says George Osborne’s Budget changes will also hit middle-earning graduates by more than £6,000 on average

Predicted £310 million deficit prompts sweeping changes for non-academic personnel

New national executive committee perceived as being more left-wing

Online encyclopaedia is currently dominated by male editors

Review of Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study announced

About 80 per cent of UCU members prepared to take industrial action over expectations on external income and other issues

Researcher charts shift from racial to class segregation

Women who head universities say their gender is an extra job

Survey suggests graduates of Australia's less renowned universities earn around 15 per cent more than Group of Eight graduates

Institutions expected to assess where and how students might be at risk of being drawn into terrorism

Michael Gunn will stand down from his role in 2016

Professor hopes York Accord will see institutions take in one student and one academic displaced by violence each year

Will open doors between the academy and the arts create a golden age?

Move follows controversy over comment pieces and cover page for Science

Long-term future of theological colleges in doubt due to stringent visa regime, warns head of one institution

Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister