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As he turns 80, the writer discusses the ‘golden age’ of universities and the (imagined) sexual indiscretions of academics

An estate master plan will help the institution equip students for the 21st century, v-c Steve West says

Newcastle scholar Sugata Mitra’s $1 million prize helps fund self-organised learning environments worldwide

Emergency services from around the world come to train at the small village with a unique connection to Texas A&M

The work of Thomas Pynchon makes its Hollywood debut in a nostalgia noir tale faithfully adapted by a kindred spirit

Social media can help the literary world come alive for students, says academic Rosie Miles. Plus the latest higher education appointments

An academic’s conviction as a paedophile was kept under wraps in the 1990s. Would a cover-up happen today, asks Geoffrey Alderman

Financing options fail to live up to the promises made by politicians, says Alan Ruby

Why are today’s students so preoccupied with protecting themselves from potentially ‘harmful’ ideas, asks Tom Slater

One of the leading sociologists of his generation has died

Picking up professor’s tab for defending himself in tribunal adds £66,000 to university’s expenses arising out of suspension

We speak to the publisher and incoming pro-provost and chair of the Royal College of Art’s council

Ucas figures show domestic intake increased by 14,000 students in 2014

A Dutch-born scholar and research administrator wonders if the British class system plays a role in views about division of labour

Report finds new measures did make exercise more inclusive but panels differed in numbers of scholars submitted with reduced outputs

Jargon demanded by REF ‘risks isolating universities from rest of society’

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a fresh bid to get international students removed from the UK’s net migration target.

Anthony Forster explains why university leaders have strong concerns about the proposals

School pupils eligible for free school meals are half as likely to go to a Russell Group university after completing A levels, new figures suggest

Qatar and Lebanon are the top performers in a snapshot of what a new ranking for universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like

Students enrolling at ‘lousy’ private colleges should not be allowed to access public funding, a former education minister and vice-chancellor has said

Twenty-four university leaders have urged the government to exempt universities from the counter-terrorism bill or risk harming academic freedom

Scottish universities have accused the Holyrood government of ‘holding back’ £21.5 million of funding for the sector

The online learning platform FutureLearn has launched two free courses exploring the history of the Holocaust

Glyndwr University has named Graham Upton, the former vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, as its interim vice-chancellor

Papers from Birkbeck master’s research group among ‘an unspecified number’ being looked at by University College London

Graduate vacancies are predicted to rise by almost 12 per cent in 2015, according to a biannual survey of the graduate jobs market

Staff at pre-1992 universities have voted by two to one in favour of accepting plans to end the country’s largest private final salary pension scheme

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

John Holmwood and Stephen McKay examine the results for the social sciences and identify some anomalies

London Business School has continued its climb up the Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking, claiming second place in the 2015 table

As Burns Night is celebrated around the world, the work of Scotland’s national poet is being brought to a new audience

A joint graduate school is to be established in the Chinese city of Tianjin by the University of Glasgow and Nankai University

Pan-Europe organisations attack Commission plans to move money for strategic investment fund

An academic who was set to become interim vice-chancellor at Oxford Brookes University has been confirmed as the institution’s next permanent head

World University Rankings data reveal the most outward-looking institutions

This year’s Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards - more widely known as the Thelmas - have been opened for entries

The director of Soas, University of London, is to step down from his position this year owing to ill health

Local residents won’t be forgotten amid expansion to boost student experience and strategic research areas, says Anton Muscatelli

Liberal Democrat Julian Huppert decries ‘illiberal’ campuses and ‘selfish’ calls by v-cs to raise tuition fees

Professor’s dream as a student is realised as library launches first five volumes in bilingual series

Learning to accept ‘good enough’ as a benchmark can help academics escape a writing rut. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Russia’s Tomsk State University is banking on the region’s natural assets and an English language push to attract foreign students and scholars

Jack Grove reports from Moscow on bold plans to revive the country’s ailing higher education sector

Uwe Schütte on the German band whose electronic beats and futuristic visions are still relevant today

Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry

We speak to London School of Economics’ chair of its court of governors and of the council

Endorsement comes after ministers are accused by Labour of misleading Parliament

Universities denied extra places in favour of schools and SCITTs

University says there are ‘lessons to be learned’ from professor’s tribunal

A Pulitzer prizewinning American historian who made major contributions to the study of women, African Americans and the poor has died

Letter urges university staff to reject new pensions offer and renew strike action, despite warnings that success is unlikely

In the debate over EU membership universities need to remind us of the ideal value of transnational knowledge, says Anna Notaro

Some early career scholars feel there is not enough support for academics who reach out, say Richard Watermeyer and Jamie Lewis

Geoffrey Crossick, author of the report ‘Monographs and Open Access’, argues that the format is resilient but must embrace open access

Is the tide about to turn on the college sport?, ask Daniel Goldberg and Robert Lee Maril

A comparison of student-to-staff ratios and spending per student across Europe