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President of Vassar College says sector in US has failed to connect with growing minority groups like Hispanic community

Art and architecture scholars make clear what we can still learn from history

Leading environmentalist says it is 'ridiculous' for university heads to 'shuffle responsibility'

Universities to reflect long and hard about their duty of care to those working or studying in foreign countries

Party's conference also hears how MP was 'riled' by Jo Johnson Oxbridge comment

Students complained of deafening noise and vermin

‘Very disappointing’ provider inspection triggers education minister to overhaul system

Move would jeopardise sector’s global brand, senior figures warn

GuildHE declares ‘absolute opposition’ to move, saying it goes against assurances to Parliament and students

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

Institution's senate warns shutting offices would be 'very high risk', with 500 jobs at stake

Noted art historian David Freedberg is keen to shake up the Bloomsbury institute that has been described as the ‘world’s weirdest library’

Concerns also raised over ‘reckless’ plans to advance market entry and exit in England

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Lack of enthusiasm for Labour £6K fees policy could have been factor, says Hepi report

Women with partners who have full-time jobs find it more difficult to get over ‘glass fence’ and move abroad, study suggests

The president of the Association of Colleges says underfunding FE will harm higher education

Sorana Vieru also questions motivations of academic establishment ‘cartel’ when opposing metrics

The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time

Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide

Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study

High-profile visiting professors at King’s Policy Institute include Margaret Hodge, David Willetts and Charles Clarke

Philanthropy allows innovation ‘free from constraints of political and economic change’, says v-c

Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success

Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country’s three most prestigious institutions

Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework

Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals

Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today

President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country

Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning

The best forms of public engagement tend to be ‘dirt cheap’ and profitable, says author

‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding

Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption

Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler

Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears

Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017

Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack

Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia

Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position

Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status

£20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars

But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level

Gene Grossman says restrictions on globalising the academy are ‘hugely damaging’

Interim chief executive Douglas Blackstock warns teaching excellence framework will lack credibility without external assessment

Annual event continues to open up unexpected places and debates

Department’s 250,000 ‘credibility interviews’ in two years questioned after ‘unjustified’ refusals to students

The new-look IMR aims to support and showcase studies across the musical spectrum

Academics debate whether non-subject-specific exams could be used to measure ‘learning gain’ in English higher education

Study recommends that universities use financial and market data to assess whether programmes are likely to succeed

Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science

Study says that importance of survey results may lead to ‘overzealous promotion’ and encourage more generous responses

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press

University of Liverpool vice-chancellor says remarks harm UK’s global reputation

Scholar urges delegates at conference in the Netherlands to use measures like Twitter to measure public engagement, rather than turning them into new metrics

Emeritus Cancer Research UK lab director shares chemistry prize with two US-based researchers for work on DNA

Deeper academic collaboration between Cuba and the United States has now been put on the agenda

Study finds ‘super ties’ with another academic can lead to higher citation rates