Indian governor orders universities to scrap 'European' graduation gowns
BJP's Ram Naik calls on institutions to 'inculcate folk culture' in ceremonies amid concerns over rising Hindu nationalism
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Manchester Met eviction of homeless camp causes unease for staff and students
Writing anonymously, a Manchester Metropolitan University employee speaks out on the recent eviction of the ‘Ark’
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State schools versus private schools: Hefce sets the record straight
‘Transposition error’ meant funding council wrongly stated that state school leavers were more likely than private peers to get a good degree
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Tweeting philosopher launches book of short-form musings
Self-proclaimed ‘failed intellectual’ Eric Jarosinski offers print version of @NeinQuarterly
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Margaret Thatcher Centre to be housed at Buckingham
University with close links to former prime minister to be home for planned library, museum and resources for both education and research
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Toilet paper equality row at Canadian university
Luxury loo roll in the office of the president at Ryerson University, bog-standard paper elsewhere
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A few choice words in response to reports about drunken Australian accents
David Crystal sets the record straight on claims the Australian accent originated in drunken speech
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Reputation of UK higher education main factor attracting international STEM students
But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities
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Vulvanomics: how we talk about vaginas
Emma Rees on language, taboos, and a word with an almost unparalleled power to shock
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Students with disabilities enrol online ‘to avoid stigmatisation’
US study unmasks marginalisation that disabled learners face in higher education, say authors
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Universities are failing to prepare students for the social economy
Institutions are not developing the key skills employers look for, says David Reed
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‘Triumphalist’ mindset explains criticism of Middle East campus, says NYU president
Outgoing New York University president John Sexton dismisses concerns over academic freedom at his institution’s Abu Dhabi campus
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The grisly and ghoulish side of academic research
Matthew Reisz reflects that some jobs are really not for him – even on Halloween
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Students perform in a cemetery to ‘give the dead a voice’
University reaches out to its local community through dramatised performances in the city graveyard
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This Halloween, have some sympathy for the Devil
It is as a fictional monster, rather than a real threat in the world, that the Devil today attracts most attention, writes Darren Oldridge