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Recommendation in report on teacher training appeared to downgrade the value of postgraduate qualifications

‘Institution level’ designation granted to ifs University College in August makes it first to win the status since 2006

Angela Constance urges universities to take the lead on access as she decries principals’ pay rises and confirms talks on post-study work visa

Institutions must cater for the reality that graduates of arts-based courses are likely to work in ‘arts in the community’, says Judith Hills

Journal prices could rise further if Springer-Macmillan deal goes ahead, some fear

Submission patterns reveal how institutions responded to rules

Lecturer agrees an out-of-court settlement after the UCU sought to reclaim its legal costs

Academics seek to determine role of Sir Mark Walport after announcement of Nurse review of research councils

Former AAUP head and others aim to sway ‘non-fanatical’ supporters of sanctions with The Case against Academic Boycotts of Israel

Calls to sack Robert Lambert would deprive us of academic expertise, argues Stefano Bonino

Nothing is out of bounds when it comes to higher education, it seems – with the launch of Scotland’s first degree in professional golf

The University of Sussex should not have suspended four students after a protest and should pay compensation, the sector’s complaints body has found

All the discussion from the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s annual discussion

Figures also show 23 per cent of students now enter HE with BTECs

By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed

First global health research ranking suggests only five UK institutions make major investment   

Academics in Saudi Arabia have been urged in an open letter signed by 18 Nobel Prize winners to condemn the public flogging of blogger Raif Badawi

Medical students must learn to think critically, an academic physician who became the first professor of complementary medicine has warned.

A student at the University of Kent has been named as the Green Party’s spokesman for higher and further education

The University of Bedfordshire has become the second higher education institution in the UK to commit to not investing in the fossil fuel industry

Plans to rebrand itself as ‘King’s London’ have been dropped, principal has confirmed

But report also angers some in HE over PGCE comments

Marnie Hughes-Warrington on the case for re-thinking academic career progression

The performance of the whole European research system could be harmed if changes to EU budgets go ahead, it has been warned.

The UK is ranked fifth among the world’s most developed nations for the number of young people with higher education, after rapid progress since 2000

Britain’s research libraries can do far more to help their “unique” collections serve the needs of scholars, their universities and communities

Employers should have more of a say in the design and delivery of the curriculum at universities in order to produce “work-ready” graduates

The head of Ucas has urged universities to “move quickly” and make clear how they intend to ensure fair admissions in the light of A-level reforms

Labour leader also pledges to say more on HE policy ‘by time of manifesto’

U-turn follows Hefce pledge to underwrite inclusion

Science and universities minister says more must be done on issue

University staff will not resume a marking boycott this week after employers put forward amended plans to reform the sector’s biggest pension scheme

Three of the UK’s funding bodies want to “re-test assumptions” about the importance of comparability of standards across the sector’s institutions

Find out which institution’s graduates are earning the most money

The publisher of Nature is to merge with the world’s second largest science publisher, Springer

The number of students awarded a first-class degree soared by 14 per cent last year.

Part-time student numbers have continued a dramatic decline after falling by 8 per cent last year, new figures show

Most admissions staff believe achievements outside the classroom are more important to gaining a university place than 10 years ago, a new study says

The vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, Philip Jones, has announced that he is to retire next spring

University settles Adrian Graves’ employment tribunal claim after vice-chancellor leaves

Researchers argue that nature of teaching in subjects means that they cannot score highly in survey

People of working age with a master’s or PhD earn on average £9,000 a year more than those with only a bachelor’s degree, according to data from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

American universities review exchange programmes as 50-year embargo ends

Incoming Case president Sue Cunningham says that move would herald ‘real engagement’ and help to drive success

UK universities claim 10 spots in annual survey of gay-friendly workplaces

The UK synchrotron seeks more university groups to set up second homes at the site to create a genuine research campus

South America’s neoliberal pioneer is taking higher education out of the market. The UK should take heed, says Bahram Bekhradnia

Nanyang Technological University president’s claim that tenure dispute was ‘not political’ contested by ex-faculty member Cherian George

Consultants often boost the number of shortlisted women, but universities must fight their own ‘people like us’ mindset, says Sue Shepherd

Institutions are using pictures of glamorous students to tart up their marketing, but not everyone approves of the trend, says Hong Bing

Majority of workplace slights informed by your place in the academic pecking order, study finds

Three-year programmes challenge the supremacy of Scotland’s ‘gold standard’

Women on academic contracts earn £8,400 less than men, according to Equal Pay Review 2014, but the gap has closed by £110 since 2012

Report advises young academics to foster personal and research independence to advance their careers. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate

Live broadcasting has changed how audiences view theatre and performance, says Liz Schafer

A perverse focus on research cash and high-impact publications threatens academics’ careers and the aims of science itself, says Dorothy Bishop

Lawyer says government condemns terror attack on Charlie Hebdo but legislation could have a ‘chilling effect’ on campus debate

Theresa May criticised after Home Office proposes new rules for overseas cohort

Scrutiny of Swansea dean’s communications follows latest email furore