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Joseph Aoun says campuses in North America and Europe are heeding his call for curriculum change

Office for Students starts work on master’s version of National Student Survey

Director of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay says universities in India are improving but progress will be slow despite government initiatives

THE’s data editor discusses our most recent data-driven stories 

Members say professional organisations dependent on income from subscription-model journals face ‘existential’ threat from landmark open access policy

Government support for rural university initiative may not get it across the line

US medical training has embraced wider perspectives, but progress might be slower elsewhere, scholars say

Younger academics spending far less time on scholarship than in leading nations, analysis suggests

A few institutions in the western part of the country are embarking on a social-educational experiment

No-confidence motion that triggered walkouts at the University and College Union’s June congress is shelved at recall event

Lawsuit by an Asian-American student challenging rejection reveals white students, not black applicants, to be the advantaged party

The animosity towards higher education seen in the UK is likely to head Down Under, vice-chancellor warns

Strathclyde education lecturer calls for other academics to speak out

The entrepreneurial chemist talks about molecular tools, batteries in the walls and a three-slice secret to success

Physicist who transformed himself into leading higher education expert remembered

Royal Historical Society report warns dynamism of discipline risks being stifled by lack of diversity

Many countries on continent have not repaired cuts made during financial crisis, despite economic growth

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

Former HKUST leader will draw on his experience in the East and the West as head of Saudi Arabian private university

THE data show that Russia’s research influence in social sciences is waning, while other nations are failing to progress

Thanks to a big boost in aid from colleges, students paid slightly less on average this year, but the reduced fees could take a toll on quality, expert warns

Students say they have been dismissed from courses and turned over to police following a wave of mass demonstrations

Plans to amalgamate Parisian grandes écoles into a single university grouping have been officially approved

Higher education pension scheme hits back over allegations that it has made a ‘large and demonstrable mistake’ in assessment of its long-term health

Chief executive accepts recommendation from funding task force, promising HK$20 billion of new research money

Critics claim measures restrict ability of foreign staff to reach Birzeit and hinder Palestinians’ access to education

Hebrew University stands by a US student barred from entering the country for having advocated sanctions against Israel

As Australia’s science stars mount the red carpet, critics condemn falling government funding

Professors shown to be mostly mad and mostly male, scholar claims

Daniela Tejada says government support for Matthew Hedges, who has been held in solitary confinement for five months, has been ‘ineffective’

Pepper the robot appears before House of Commons Education Committee

New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship

Don’t let immediate employability focus undermine â€˜blue sky teaching’, chancellor tells counterparts

Wall Street Journal/ÌÇÐÄVlog College Rankings find broad decline in number of US college students who would recommend their own institution – but some campuses buck the trend

Open-access agreement’s founder says enthusiastic response has already increased ambition

Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources

Thinking about dropping out is associated with perceptions of low one-to-one contact with staff and non-traditional delivery methods, research on one university suggests

New rules requiring a female presence on doctoral defence panels at the University of Glasgow will push more ‘unrewarded’ academic tasks on to women, critics claim

Latest data from Education at a Glance suggest taking education to a higher level brings much bigger income returns in some nations 

Post-study work rights are not just about luring international enrolments, conference hears

New international publishing figures confirm China has overtaken US and leading European countries, ahead of schedule

Australian fears of official curbing of student visas ‘overblown’, experts say

Oxford professor and inequality scholar predicts English universities may be forced to orient themselves towards towns and cities

The trial beginning on Monday in Boston will assess whether Harvard’s admissions policies discriminate against Asian-Americans in favour of black applicants

Lawyer of former university president imprisoned in Turkey gives glimpse into courtroom practices faced by persecuted academics

New pilot phase of post-Brexit immigration plans will prioritise applications from European Union staff working in higher education

The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy

Office for Students initiative to focus on transitions, early intervention and cross-agency working

Under-pressure distance learning provider could reap rewards by opening its main campus to traditional learners, argues ÌÇÐÄVlog Policy Institute director

Recruitment experts say visa and safety concerns ‘spell trouble for all but the highest-ranked American institutions’

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

Ahead of Brexit, country’s plight highlights vulnerability of countries that associate to the bloc’s framework programmes

Tributes paid to leading river scientist who led University of Westminster for more than a decade

AUDE report highlights rise in building costs from weakening of sterling after Brexit vote, plus potential loss of EU construction workers

Academics in Niger have suspended their action over pay and management

Ten regional public universities plead bankruptcy following sector cries of chronic underfunding

Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism

Latest fall in student numbers linked to mass emigration following European Union membership in 2007

Class inspired by Yale programme aims to equip students with techniques to live more fulfilling lives

Scandal-hit organisation makes payments to hundreds of students and graduates affected by its errors