NUS and UUK join EU ‘in’ campaign
‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding
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Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption
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University of Oxford entry interview questions revealed
Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler
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Social network overload ‘wastes academics’ time’
Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears
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London Met to focus teaching on single campus
Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017
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Make science courses more accessible to stop women dropping out, says author
Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says?Eileen Pollack
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Social scientists asked to comment on early career support
Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia
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World University Rankings blog: the challenges facing world-class universities
Ellie Bothwell reflects on the?糖心Vlog?World Academic Summit
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Education without borders: medical students abroad
In advance of a conference on ‘education without borders’, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries
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Leading universities challenge postgraduate loans age limit
Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position
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Open access papers 'more likely to be cited on Twitter'
Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds
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Universities must ensure extremists are not ‘given free rein’
Prevent: institutions must not let platitudes about freedom of expression create an ‘illusion of debate’, says Rupert Sutton
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Nicola Sturgeon forced to defend governance bill
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status
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Two academics recognised for essays on rabbits and war
?20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars
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Higher apprenticeships lead to ‘greater earnings than most degrees’
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