Universities face a choice between prestige and efficiency
Paul Blackmore explains the challenges posed by his Leadership Foundation report
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Asia ‘not suffering brain drain’ of students to West
Region’s economy draws students back from foreign universities, says National University of Singapore deputy dean
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Selfie generation grades boosted 'if lecturers are narcissists'
Study also warns that business schools could be producing ever more narcissistic graduates, leading to economic problems in future
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Grade inflation continues in US colleges
But study finds while grade point averages are increasing at four-year institutions, that's not the case at community colleges, reports Inside Higher Ed's Scott Jaschik
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It’s time to rethink what social mobility means
As society is transformed, focusing on graduate employment will no longer be sufficient, says Graeme Atherton
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Human rights warning for universities operating overseas
Legal obligations continue to apply in transnational setting, say Lancaster scholars
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Status anxiety ‘harms university cooperation’
Tensions between ‘tribes’ of differing prestige harms sector, says Leadership Foundation report
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Marie Duval: pioneer cartoonist’s work revived by online archive
Work on University of Chester archive earns researchers rebuke for laughing in library
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Drunk, lonely and leering? Meet the TV drama academic
Fictional depictions of professoriate reinforce negative public perceptions, US study concludes
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Overseas students: new work visa rules make UK ‘challenging’
Salary thresholds for non-EU nationals may drive students to rival nations, warns immigration expert
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In urban development, universities can be better neighbours
Higher education institutions should listen to those who are less powerful when planning expansion, says Clare Melhuish
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Criminologists scrutinise academia in wake of scientific scandals
Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says
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'Airbnb for academia' plan to inject pro-market ethos into sector
Plan to rent university estate via travel app seen as solution to higher education funding worries
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The best higher education April Fool's Day stories
Chris Havergal rounds up some of the funniest university pranks
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Use, misuse and abuse of research in the education White Paper
BERA vice-president Ian Menter examines a confusing reference to his work in the government's teacher training proposals