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Key recommendation of Stern review is adopted to help reduce workload for institutions

This graph shows the dramatic rise of open access mega-journals such as Plos One, which offer to publish papers based on their scientific soundness rather than the significance or novelty of the results, and which accept research across a broad range of disciplines

Event explores the challenges and options that lie ahead for a post-conflict society

Many early career researchers have ‘not gone to the library for years’, according to report

Study for UCU finds just 16 per cent of applicants’ grades are predicted accurately – but Ucas says this is ‘not the case’

Vice-principal tells SRHE annual conference that arts and humanities scholars cannot suddenly shift area of focus to different cultural settings 

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

Vice-chancellor calls on sector to shift its focus away from country's colonial past

Copyright and intellectual property policy on lecture capture ‘evolving’, says report, but institutions should provide supportive advice to academics

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Conservative, Labour and crossbench peers all join criticism in House of Lords

Latest EUA doctoral council chair says open science very much on his agenda for the role

Tie-up to teach journalism students best practice while potentially helping them combat press restrictions

Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public

East Asian countries dominate school rankings, although mainland China loses ground in tables after new provinces are included for the first time

New report sets out the core principles for reducing assaults on higher education

Study looks at how gender preconceptions are formed at primary school level

Academic puts forward 'code of conduct' for dealing with Trump era

An independent investigation is reviewing David Wheeler’s conduct during staff negotiations 

Study into controversial ‘grade retention’ policy finds repeating a failed year can improve performance

Researcher reflects on how tweets formed ‘mini press releases’ for media to spread president-elect’s message

UK must tell stories of globalisation’s benefits that resonate with voters who have ‘genuine concerns’ about immigration, UUKi director says

President-elect sees deregulation as route to cutting tuition, but critics warn students will suffer. John Morgan reports from the US

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

Berkeley academic also tells THE event that government initiatives have little influence on the quality of universities

UK universities can now ‘feel confident’ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair

Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team

The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say

Nobel laureate tells THE summit that religious zealotry has taken a ‘heavy toll on intellectual pursuit’

Students may crumble in court if they’re not exposed to ‘disturbing’ ideas, George Washington University academic claims

Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry

University of Oxford law graduates earn considerably more than counterparts at University of Bradford, figures in ‘experimental’ data release show

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

Jon Marcus reports from Saskatoon in Saskatchewan on how an academic is using the country’s favourite sport to teach his students

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

US study finds biomedical PhDs from certain ethnic minorities are less likely to understand the ‘hidden’ rules of succeeding in science

Sophie Hunter looks at what disruption of the student news market by the internet means for the traditional campus newspaper

Key finding of annual study into future pedagogical trends would mean students 'struggle' but gain deeper understanding

Nearly two-thirds place US among top three study destinations. Separate survey says students are not deterred by Trump effect

The vice-chancellor of Covenant University tells THE that collaborations within the continent can be most useful for solving challenges

India and China are the main winners in our list of the best universities in emerging economies

Researchers have found that women who chose to put their STEM career before their family life have not gained the same benefits that men have

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Experts debate the UK’s internal graduate ‘brain drain’ and suggest US has more depth in regional employment

Greatly expanded satellite programme should provide vital new data

China's university sports body hopes to convince parents and students that play teaches valuable life lessons

Richard B. Spencer, who was filmed shouting ‘Hail Trump’ at Washington meeting, due to speak at Texas A&M University 

Minority groups still not represented at professorial level by 2080, study suggests

Researcher sent thousands of emails trying to get paper published

Male scholars turn to alcohol to stave off impostor feelings

National student recruitment agency puts the spotlight on the continent that already sends vast numbers of students to the country

President explains how the institution has increased enrolment and cut tuition fees as other US universities struggle with funding and recruitment

Students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong criticised their v-c for making a speech in Mandarin first, rather than Cantonese

New rector warns against drawing students only from elite and making academics 'sheep with five feet'

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Scholars gathering to celebrate work of Gareth Williams debate contrasting visions of the future of the university

As the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises comes into force this month, these are the universities that have, between 2011 and 2015, produced the environmental science research with the greatest impact

President of VU Amsterdam says it is not enough for institutions merely to say they are valuable

Directly linking non-EU recruitment to award levels in teaching assessment has also been under consideration, sources suggest