Trump attacks colleges on endowments, calls for more student aid But has Hillary Clinton left Republican candidate in shade on college affordability? By John Morgan 3 October
Belgian universities target gap in the market for social sciences New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort By Matthew Reisz 2 October
New website aims to help people think like economists A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum By Matthew Reisz 1 October
Welsh HE funding system could be 鈥榤ore attractive鈥� than England鈥檚 Review for Welsh government proposes 鈥榚xceptionally generous鈥� living cost support By John Morgan 30 September
Open access journal eLife introduces author fee Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair By Holly Else 29 September
England鈥檚 universities to have medal-style ratings for teaching New measures to ensure universities are 鈥榥ot penalised鈥� for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF By John Morgan 29 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Scientific breakthrough 鈥榳ould not be possible鈥� today Saul Perlmutter tells THE World Academic Summit that there is a 鈥榝undamental misunderstanding鈥� of the purpose of research By Ellie Bothwell 29 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Death of the degree greatly exaggerated, says Michael Crow At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching By Chris Havergal 29 September
Grant winners 鈥� 29 September 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By THE reporters 29 September
Why are academic papers rejected by journals? Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected By Jack Grove 29 September
The week in higher education 鈥� 29 September 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By THE reporters 29 September
Mature students 'do better with non-written assessment' Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims By Jack Grove 29 September
New guidelines to police 鈥榃ild West鈥� of antibody research Validating antibodies used in experiments could 鈥榝ree up billions of research dollars鈥�, head of standards institute says By Holly Else 29 September
How work and family life conflict in the modern university Academic science still operates on assumptions that have failed to catch up with the realities of today鈥檚 family lives, argue scholars By Matthew Reisz 29 September
THE World Academic Summit 2017 to take place at King鈥檚 College London 糖心Vlog鈥檚 flagship event will be hosted in partnership with the London university By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Teaching students facts 'no longer critical' in internet age LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman tells THE World Academic Summit that universities should focus on teaching undergraduates how to discern truth By Chris Havergal 28 September
World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject: results announced Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Private universities should 鈥榙ouble鈥� low-income students Association of American Universities president also says state of US public universities is like battle to save species from extinction By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
Chinese students at top universities 'less creative than others' New study adds to concerns over the weakness of Chinese university teaching By David Matthews 28 September
Claims of US student loan crisis are 鈥榝ictional narrative鈥� But a federal income-contingent system is called for in a book co-authored by Brookings Institution fellow By John Morgan 28 September
NYU Shanghai: a 鈥榥ew model鈥� for Chinese higher education Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility By Jack Grove 28 September
Stanford University tops US College Ranking Wall Street Journal/糖心Vlog league table focuses on universities鈥� teaching environments By Ellie Bothwell 28 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Clinton free college plan 'won't happen', says Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks tells THE summit that free tuition would enable government to 'control' public research universities By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Public higher education 'dying in the US', warns Robert Reich Former secretary of labor tells THE summit that growing inequality in admissions is 鈥榥ational tragedy in the making鈥� By Chris Havergal 27 September
Survey reveals sexual harassment on Chinese campuses Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US By David Matthews 27 September
UK government 'must abandon new HE laws, focus on Brexit threat' Opposition spokesman on higher education also says government tactics on EU students are 'grubby' By John Morgan 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Map of higher education access could reshape rankings Study being launched at THE World Academic Summit highlights challenges of collecting comparable data on social mobility By Chris Havergal 27 September
Transform France's educational offer abroad, says report A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities鈥� failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests By Jack Grove 27 September
Malaysian MP flags student funding problems Loan pot cut by two thirds, claims Rafizi Ramli of People鈥檚 Justice Party By Holly Else 27 September
World Academic Summit 2016: Fight back against 'anti-expert' rhetoric, says Cambridge v-c Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy By Chris Havergal 27 September
Education ministers from Pacific Rim meet to discuss reform Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges By Matthew Reisz 27 September
New academic year in US sees number of racist incidents Flurry prompts discussion over whether such incidents are more common, or a symptom of social media explosion By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 26 September
New University of Cambridge vice-chancellor unveiled Canadian Stephen Toope set to take over from Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in autumn 2017 to lead the prestigious university By Holly Else 26 September
Nobel Prize predictions published Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science鈥檚 highest accolade By Holly Else 26 September
OECD: Germany鈥檚 publicly funded, no-fees system 鈥榰nsustainable鈥� But others say shifting the problem back to students would simply be the 鈥榚asy way out鈥� instead of prioritising HE in state budgets By John Morgan 26 September
Australian HE fights 鈥榮ub-standard鈥� student admission claims Government review of admissions followed media assertions that misleading entry tariffs are 鈥榬ife鈥� By John Morgan 26 September
University applicants: facilities 鈥榤ore important鈥� than reputation Annual study from UK estates group shows academic performance has dropped in importance for prospective students By John Elmes 25 September
Maghreb turns to English to tackle graduate unemployment More North African universities turn away from French and Arabic as languages of instruction By Chris Havergal 24 September
Goat man wins Ig Nobel Two men who spent time living as animals receive accolade By Holly Else 23 September
Journal tries 鈥榬esults-free鈥� peer review BioMed Central psychology journal will attempt to tackle publication bias by withholding research results from peer reviewers By Holly Else 23 September
Engineering graduate numbers 鈥榯riple in Mexico鈥� Royal Academy of Engineering report reveals which countries are proving most effective in training up engineers to drive economic growth By Matthew Reisz 23 September
Global online education platform launched for refugee students New resource should offer a lifeline to students displaced by war By Matthew Reisz 22 September
UK PM鈥檚 plans for university schools 鈥榓 distraction鈥� 鈥� Oxford v-c Louise Richardson also reiterates fears that EU academics may leave Oxford over Brexit By John Morgan 22 September
UK university counselling teams 鈥榗hronically understaffed鈥� Hepi report says some universities should increase their funding for mental health services at least threefold By Chris Havergal 22 September
University of Oxford v-c: funding and red tape 鈥榯hreaten鈥� success Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford鈥檚 heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution鈥檚 researchers By Ellie Bothwell 22 September
Liberal arts colleges 'best for teaching satisfaction' Small colleges perform well in 糖心Vlog US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country By Ellie Bothwell 22 September
The week in higher education 鈥� 22 September 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media By THE reporters 22 September
Economic impact of research at UK, US and Japanese universities This graph compares how UK, US and Japanese universities perform on measures of the economic impact of their research By David Matthews 22 September
Grant winners 鈥� 22 September 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By THE reporters 22 September
World University Rankings 2016-2017: results announced University of Oxford snatches top spot from Caltech in this year鈥檚 World University Rankings as Asia鈥檚 rise continues By Ellie Bothwell 21 September
Study shines light on success of Germany鈥檚 Excellence Initiative 鈥楥lusters of excellence鈥� have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small By David Matthews 21 September
Hong Kong v-c: staff 鈥榮hrugged shoulders鈥� on gender equity Peter Mathieson says being part of UN HeForShe initiative will allow the university to improve female representation By Ellie Bothwell 21 September
German research ministry demands open access Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause 鈥� but uncertainties remain By David Matthews 21 September
鈥楤ad science鈥� spreads through natural selection, says study New research also finds that the statistical power of studies in social and behavioural science has not improved in half a century By David Matthews 21 September
Protests follow South Africa fees increase announcement Government support means low- and middle-income students will not have to pay extra By Chris Havergal 20 September
Australia: 鈥榤any sex assaults' on overseas and LGBT students President of the Australian Human Rights Commission says number of attacks on campus is 'seriously under-reported' By Ellie Bothwell 20 September
Global scholars recruited by Canadian institute Initiative singles out young scholars who have the potential to forge new techniques and ways of thinking By Matthew Reisz 20 September
Mainland Chinese students 鈥榝ace discrimination in Hong Kong鈥� Students report hostility from traders and clashes over whether Hong Kong is part of China in new study By David Matthews 20 September
Robot-written reviews fool academics Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity By Jack Grove 20 September
Dutch research 鈥榥eeds extra 鈧�1 billion鈥� More funding is needed to keep scientific research in the Netherlands strong, warn universities By Jack Grove 19 September