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While majority of outputs now meet requirements, some institutions and disciplines are doing better than others

The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers

New research identifies the formula for winning a student-led teaching prize

Tributes paid to pioneer of sports science and campaigner for women in sport

Danny Dorling suggests limiting debts to pre-2012 levels

Resistance to increasing English-language courses could set tone for the rest of Europe, some believe

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Researchers criticise focus on aftercare for stressed staff members and urge leaders to tackle workload pressures head-on

Sector vulnerability highlighted as business model tips further towards international education

Coming to you from a log flume in Florida, the team discusses highlights from the THE Young Universities Summit. Buckle your safety belt

Media storms risk closing off funding stream, Australian academic warns

Queensland says A$125 million (£71 million) project ‘makes a clear and bold statement’

Hard-pressed officials may struggle to implement reform agenda effectively, observers say

Dean says that institutions may have to rely on part-time staff if they cannot match industry remuneration

Mamokgethi Phakeng keen to engage with students’ concerns, but also wants to put academics back at the heart of the university

RMIT University’s plan to have greater control over Vietnam outpost reflects new ‘phase’ of ‘networked global institutions’, say experts

Study finds general management skills are valued more in education pro vice-chancellors than pedagogic expertise

Average spending has increased by 19 per cent in four years, Freedom of Information requests reveal

Scholars want an end to stifling university legislation, but differ on proposed approach

New survey finds barely a quarter of undergraduates have used illegal drugs during their degrees

Latest tables showing high-quality scholarly output for countries and universities demonstrate UK in particular is losing ground

Slash interest rates and reintroduce maintenance loans, says critical report

While the latest results of the teaching excellence framework brought joy for a number of institutions, they also throw up new questions about the validity of the exercise

University of Chester refused retrospective planning permission over proximity to oil refinery

Dramatic cuts to public funding and an exodus of talent in the midst of an economic crisis endanger country’s position as a leader in Latin American higher education

Public suspect researchers are performing ‘impact’ and hitting targets for the benefit of government regulators, not them, European academies argue

Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands

Newer, urban universities can have impact beyond more established names, USF leaders argue

Architect of Browne review says he is yet to hear ‘wholly convincing’ case for reducing fees

Malcolm Anderson, a lecturer in accounting, was said to be ‘struggling silently’ with new work responsibilities

Event hears rallying cry for liberal education in the face of ‘false dichotomy’ between learning and jobs

University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council

Sam Gyimah criticises institutions for trying to get ‘bums on seats’, as graduate earnings analysis reveals wide variation in performance

Reid review says academics must win a greater share of competitively allocated funding post-Brexit

The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone 

The Hepi/Advance HE Student Academic Survey finds undergraduates at gold-rated institutions do not rank teaching staff highly

Tributes paid to expert in interprofessional education who worked on both sides of the Atlantic

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Arizona State to be first university adopter of new technology, launching fully online biology degrees

Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation

Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ‘culture of mistrust’, say scholars

President shares story of institution’s path out of the ‘abyss’

Tel Aviv University researchers face down religious objections with new museum attraction

Parisian university to work with controversial cab company to develop ‘autonomous three-dimensional transport systems’

Steady decline in undergraduate continuation blamed on unusually open admissions system

Government allows fully online degree programmes in a bid to boost share of young people enrolling in higher education

President unveils new target of attracting 350,000 foreign students despite ongoing concern over human rights abuses

End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report

Universities of Liverpool and Southampton among those to improve their ratings

Committee of University Chairs guidelines say leaders should not be involved in setting their own pay and should be required to justify their salaries

Bolton head’s pay rose by almost 30 per cent despite ministers’ calls for salary restraint

Toronto president says international ventures have diverted resources from institutions’ core activities

Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say

Universities across North America told they must resolve issues around job insecurity as one institution faces 14th week of industrial action

Seventy-two per cent of women working in UK universities believe men are at an advantage when pursuing top jobs, Advance HE survey says

Institution hopes to win funding under European Commission project, despite Brexit

Teaching experts watching success of Victoria University experiment closely

Review of international students in net migration target must be priority of home secretary’s ‘fresh look’ at immigration policy, say sector leaders

Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions’ responsibilities go further than previously thought

Although ousted prime minister Najib Razak supported strategy, there were signs it had already reached its limits