US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality
While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions
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Norway becomes latest country to ditch Elsevier
Publisher expected to lose about €10 million a year, while Norwegian researchers face being unable to access new papers
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A new way of defining excellence in higher education
Too often, the life-changing work of less prestigious universities goes overlooked. É«ºÐÖ±²¥â€™s University Impact Rankings aim to change that, says Phil Baty
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Free speech ‘purist’ persuaded to stop using N-word in class
Geoffrey Stone says students’ successful efforts to persuade him not to use racial slur are a good example of free speech
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University staff investigated over secretly recorded conversation
Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ‘unfair’ monitoring
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Germany’s plagiarism hunter spies victory in war on misconduct
Martin Heidingsfelder, who has helped bring down several political high-fliers, still thinks there are plagiarists at the very top of German politics
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Business schools diversify as traditional MBA applications flag
Business schools have launched new programmes to enrol more students, analysis shows
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Scepticism over Egyptian plan for branch campuses in new capital
Western universities warned against establishing outposts after minister announces eight international institutions will be built by 2020
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Universities call for end to UK’s ‘subjective’ visa decisions
MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ‘credibility interviews’ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold
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Sexual assault documentary must spark debate at UK universities
Louis Theroux’s interviews with those accused of sexual assault at US campuses should be a wake-up call to UK universities who have ducked this issue for years, says Graham Towl
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Disadvantaged Australians diverted into ‘third party’ tuition
Patchy information obscures outcomes for students taught by subcontractors
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FBI accuses dozens in elite university admissions bribery case
False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators
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Canada-based professor among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash
Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies