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Eight UK universities on US financial watch list

Washington releases ‘secret’ document naming hundreds of institutions under scrutiny

9 ways to boost your chances of promotion in academia

‘Academic citizenship’ is the key to moving up the career ladder, argues Richard J. Williams

Mental illness: I keep mine hidden

People are right to believe that revealing mental health problems at work will do more harm than good, says an academic living with depression

THE Leadership and Management Awards 2015 shortlist announced

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 18 June

Workspaces: why academics need a room of their own

A private place to work is much more than just an office, says Shahidha Bari

Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 16 April 2015

Universities on track to miss carbon targets

Universities in England are set to miss carbon emission reduction targets by half, a report has found

UKIP would make STEM tuition-fee free, and revise net migration count

Nigel Farage’s party also pledges to bar EU students from accessing student loans

Failing to share publicly funded HE resources ‘immoral’

Spending public money on higher education resources that cannot be shared openly borders on being “immoral and unethical”, a conference has heard.

Lib Dem manifesto pledges regulation and review for higher education

Party sets out stall – but avoids pledges on fees

Queen’s to cut almost 240 jobs and hundreds of student places

Plans to axe 236 jobs and reduce student numbers by more than 1,000 have been announced by Queen’s University Belfast

Tory manifesto promises ‘framework on teaching quality’

Tougher student visa regime and more employment data for applicants also mooted

Greens commit to abolishing fees and student debt

Manifesto says party would reintroduce block grant for universities

American Sniper campus screening banned then reinstated

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

V-cs go to Brussels to lobby against cuts

Around 30 UK vice-chancellors have travelled to Brussels to lobby European policymakers against potential cuts to research funding.