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A scholar of the past returns to a Britain he thought he knew ¨C and finds himself averting his gaze in despair. Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto mourns

Research projects have spurred governments to pass vital humanitarian legislation

UUK accused of failing to emulate sectors ¡®from farming to finance¡¯ in seeking special deal

Chair voices concerns over student satisfaction data as Cambridge¡¯s students¡¯ union joins NSS boycott

Academics are alarmed at reports that first Trump budget will try to end funds 

President of ETH Zurich talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog rankings editor Phil Baty

Duncan Wu reports from Washington as he attends the inauguration of Donald Trump

Theresa May's industrial strategy must address the gap between education and skills, writes Andy Westwood

Higher education minister says ¡®almost all¡¯ English institutions will take part 

Subra Suresh, president of Carnegie Mellon University, speaks to THE at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Phil Baty reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos

Abraham Lincoln, a history of the Roman Empire and an EU flag feature in scholars¡¯ Trump Day plans  

Scholars ponder the ethical dilemmas of assessing the new president from afar 

Universities teach attention to evidence and fact-based reasoning, which 1930s Germany, 1990s Rwanda and now today¡¯s US show us are vital, argues Donald E. Hall

Existentialism may now seem more relevant to philosophy undergraduates, but a woeful John Kaag shares their mood of blank despair 

Leading Democrat puts education secretary nominee under pressure on loans and ¡®non-existent¡¯ higher education record

Fellow political scientists pay tribute to the scholarly achievements of a man best-known as a television pundit during British elections

John Morgan considers the impact on students and US scholars, and the political earthquake¡¯s potential positives

Theresa May speech also signals that future EU student recruitment will be ¡®managed properly¡¯

Contributors hope resource will encourage students to avoid ¡®assimilationist¡¯ mindset

A letter from David Sanders, Regius professor at the University of Essex, to Anthony King, professor of government and a leading authority on British politics who died earlier this week

Nick Hillman on the possible implications of the government¡¯s defeat in the Lords

University of Bath¡¯s Glynis Breakwell and other vice-chancellors are facing criticism from staff and students over pay increases

But potential recruitment positives are reliant on ÌÇÐÄVlog Office policy, cautions major Hepi analysis

China¡¯s pressure on its academics to toe an ideological line will increase if Trump focuses only on business, says Tao Zhang

In an era of post-truth politics, academics and their research still have a vital role to play in influencing policy, says Graeme Reid

Donald Trump¡¯s election could prompt shifts in the world¡¯s international student flows, some believe

Jim Knight on the early committee stages of the HE and Research Bill in the Lords

Lord Stevenson on the problems facing the ÌÇÐÄVlog and Research Bill, which was amended on its first day in committee in the Lords

Education committee hears University of Oxford¡¯s head of Brexit strategy call for ¡®openness¡¯

Lords pass opposition amendment to HE Bill in committee stage

Kirsty Williams and Julie James implore ministers to look beyond the Golden Triangle

UCU uses survey to urge ministers to shelve ¡®divisive¡¯ HE bill and focus on Brexit impact

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar

New partnerships could help UK universities retain research links and EU funding, says Rik Torfs

Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham

The ÌÇÐÄVlog and Research Bill is a chance for institutions to show they do more than research and teaching, says Graham Virgo

There really is no need for the ÌÇÐÄVlog and Research Bill, says Anne Sheppard

Drexel tones down criticism of professor over tweet attacked by right-wing media

John Tregoning has plans for the UK science budget

John Morgan on how the EU used research programmes as a weapon to enforce free movement

The value added by a university matters more than how much its graduates earn, says Bahram Bekhradnia 

Swiss agree ¡®light¡¯ implementation of anti-immigration vote under threat of expulsion from EU research programme

Toronto and Pennsylvania researchers arrange events to preserve environmental data

Trump¡¯s election and Brexit constitute a Great Event, which presages dark days ahead, argues Nicholas Boyle

Short of goodwill after a bruising year? Mark O¡¯Thomas prescribes a viewing of Elf for some much-needed seasonal joy and optimism

Martha J. Kanter reflects on time as under secretary of education and about the College Promise Campaign she now leads

Veruscript, which publishes a journal on intelligence and security, says that allegations are ¡®wholly unfounded¡¯

Russell Group also criticises prime minister¡¯s drive to make school sponsorship condition of higher fees

Closer partnerships between UK and Indian universities and transparency over visa processing cited as potential factors for first increase in the third quarter since 2009

Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient

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

Some experts say government¡¯s watershed data on pay could still transform student choice, while others highlight role of entry tariffs and region

Buildings and statues dedicated to people whose views clash with modern values can cause difficulties, but is tearing down history the answer?

For the first time, says the UK¡¯s universities minister Jo Johnson, academic freedom and institutional autonomy will be enshrined in UK law

It is written in stone that Scottish students will not pay fees, but Chris Havergal reports on worries that this stance is bad for access and sustainability

New university chairs are part of a broader package of ties

President of Johns Hopkins University says ¡®deeply poisonous politics¡¯ is also harming the system

New report tracks the trends in joint publications and student mobility