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Drop driven by fall in number of mature, part-time and non-degree seeking students in past year

Sixty-four staff from a university in south-west Turkey have been imprisoned over alleged links to a banned organisation

Despite country’s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some

Hong Kong Baptist University student offers sardonic response after protest punishment

Although talk of crisis may be alarmist, academics in the humanities need to get out and fight their corner more effectively, former president says

Data from THE’s World University Rankings underscore that many more women are studying some science subjects in the Mena region, but does this translate into employment?

State school students more likely to apply for highly competitive courses, says university report

Policy shift in Australia could penalise institutions that focus on widening participation, warns pro vice-chancellor

Australian vice-chancellor highlights value of being considered ‘in an environment of toxic speed’

Major survey finds widespread support for universities among party’s supporters, but reveals clear divides with Democrats on funding

King’s College London survey highlights time-consuming nature of flagship equality charter

A rediscovered fascination for space means blue-sky opportunities for universities

University of Florence professor in line to lead coalition of the Five Star Movement and the League

PM says UK would ‘willingly’ pay to enter Horizon Europe, but wants ‘influence’

Victory for Durham campaigners offers hope other universities could follow suit in ending ‘precarious’ employment arrangements

Academic board votes for governance commission after lecturers’ campaign

But study by French academics says they tend to perform more poorly on research owing to multi-campus nature of many institutions

Heather Widdows says ‘powder, paint, leather and heels’ have helped her to ‘unsettle and undermine the status quo’

Government pledges huge windfall for research facilities, but much of it will not be seen until the next decade

Scholarly body warns mandate could ‘undermine the UK’s place in the global research community’

One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England

Academics raised concerns about ‘loaded’ questions asked by Migration Advisory Committee

How are younger institutions building prestige and attracting global talent?

Brunel University London vice-chancellor to examine flagship equality scheme used in UK, Ireland and Australia

Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards

Tributes paid to electrical engineer who helped forge today’s science of mobile communications

NUI Galway’s Athena SWAN award recognises ‘energetic and sustained’ efforts to improve

Concerns over increasing accounts of alleged sexual violence spark protests

No money left for universities after country’s government introduces free higher education

University faces criticism for ‘property developer’ strategy in wake of Oxford’s £750 million issuing

Giving Irish undergraduates continued access to home fee status and loans could be discriminatory, experts warn

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

LSE Press becomes latest open-access platform launched by universities in response to industry shift towards online publishing methods

UCL provost Michael Arthur warns on potential impact of immigration restrictions and exit from EU research

Sector’s move follows similar rows in France and Germany

Detention is latest twist in Albert Schram’s turbulent tenure at Unitech

Business academic Diane Holt recalls her experience aboard a ‘floating university’

Crackdown leaves professors needing to pay back almost €250,000 each on average

Move billed as paving way for Hong Kong to become world leader in innovation

Criticism of ‘obsolete’ passages by Gallic political leaders has led to a ban on new students learning French

Doctoral student takes performance poetry to academic conferences and university council meeting

Progress shows business schools have successfully innovated in period of economic uncertainty, says survey

US undergraduate gives presentation in underwear after lecturer questions ‘short shorts’

Recommended applicants tend to be more active members of community and give more generously as alumni, says US research

Finalists for top international teaching award hail from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain and the UK

Campaigners fear a huge increase in EU military research spending will lead to development of autonomous weapons

The event will host the launch of the 2018 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings

Academics from North and South Korea are exploring how reunification could work, says Incheon National University president

Analysis of academic boycott of Central Powers after WWI prompts warnings over Trump administration plans

NAO says government’s oversight of organisation is ‘not up to date and lacks clarity’

Universities and sector experts welcome opposition pledge as boost for students and labour market

Employers make final offer for 2018-19

Nordic country’s higher education system punches above its weight in Universitas 21 ranking

Teaching grant allocations by OfS reveal losers from £30 million drop in funding to aid retention

THE Emerging Economies Summit hears senior university leader call for reform to address nation’s graduate employment crisis

Tributes paid to hydrogeologist who spent career at Newcastle and Glasgow

Country’s new internationalisation plan eschews revenue-focused approaches favoured by other countries

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media

The Republic of Ireland’s resident Eurovision expert discloses the secrets to winning Europe’s infamous song contest and why it is not just about political alliances

Share of students going abroad has remained stable for last two years of data