Higher education

Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive

‘Staggering’ scale of persecution of Turkish academia condemned by scholars’ group

Universities minister plans tougher protection for students, subject TEF pilot and graduate earnings link

London Economics shows how less well-off graduates will repay more than higher-earning peers

Minister also warns Labour plan to abolish fees would mean ‘Reservoir Dogs ending’ for universities 

University attacked by 750 academics for forcing entire professoriate to reapply for jobs

Higher proportion of black students in London may contribute to capital’s higher dropout rates, says SMF

Scholar claims she was pressured to sign up to Higher Education Academy and did so without correct documents

Academics with negative attitudes to teaching surveys more likely to score poorly on ratings site, study finds

Academics base conclusions on a decade of MIT publications and patents

UK institutions make up more than half the finalists for inaugural HEA/THE prize

Expanding university enrolment across the world has resulted in universities ‘imitating each other’, says leading scholar

Calls among graduates to limit student numbers are not selfish, but may instead reflect concern about the value of university education, say Duncan Watson and Robert Webb

Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students

Sir Christopher Snowden, former Universities UK president, attacks ratings in wake of Southampton’s bronze award

A polemic against the new McCarthyism in US universities catches Jane O’Grady’s attention

Some vice-chancellors will decry the results of the teaching excellence framework, but should recognise areas of poor teaching it exposes, says Edward Peck

As student loan debt in the UK passes £100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt

Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks

Publication of data showing long-term graduate earnings by discipline has huge potential to improve higher education, says Jack Britton

Book of the week: Howard Segal on an ‘appreciation’ of an unwieldy creature that is the envy of the world

Tara Brabazon on an argument that the doctorate is undergoing change

Terry Dray explains what other institutions can learn from Liverpool John Moores University’s recent review of career development services

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

Human rights lawyer faces jail for sharing post by exiled academic under Thailand’s lese-majesty rules

New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader

UCU attacks plans to cut 171 posts, but university denies Brexit 'the reason'

Increased scrutiny of US sector and distrust of academics puts traditional quality assurance models in question

Figures highlight challenges faced by European universities seeking to educate refugees

The Duke of York’s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove

Comparing free-market politics with state socialism may be an intellectual dead end, says Aniko Horvath

Massive investment in campus infrastructure gives Australia an advantage in the battle to recruit international students, writes Jack Grove from the Young Universities Summit in Brisbane

New institutions across the world believe that they can compete with big-name universities that are stuck in the past, explains Jack Grove

Ka Ho Mok and Han Xiao have been speaking to Chinese students about their experiences in UK higher education

Larissa Shamseer and David Moher have taken a close look at what it is that sets dodgy journals apart from the rest

Universities in the UK have developed a range of different approaches to governance, and there’s no sign that the trend will stop, says Michael Shattock

David Wheeler on how public higher education in the UK has strayed from its ideals, and how it might regain them

We must make it clearer to UK-based European scholars that the UK higher education sector wishes to remain open, says Sir Keith Burnett

Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar

The massification of higher education has made it a polarising issue, says Simon Marginson

Ignoring concerns about the lack of post-study work opportunities for Indian students overlooks the huge contribution of Indian-born Britons to UK society, Jack Grove hears

Analysis suggests v-c pay is rising twice as fast as salaries of more junior university staff

Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universities 

US and UK campuses are putting their corporate interests before the public good, says Paul Bernal

Lack of opportunities and local hiring practices have stopped many French scientists from returning to their homeland, a new study says

Proportion of Royal Society scientists associated with Oxbridge is lower than expected, researcher says

Satirical scholars hit overdrive in the era of The Donald

Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students

Look to Canada and northern Europe for lessons on reducing inequality, says Simon Marginson

Poor monitoring in ‘second-tier’ institutions is also part of the problem, research indicates

Brooklyn author reflects on the new US president, Brexit and literature as he becomes chancellor of the University of Liverpool

Chair voices concerns over student satisfaction data as Cambridge’s students’ union joins NSS boycott

Friends can help undergraduates blossom, but there’s not enough mixing of students from different backgrounds, says Lorenza Antonucci

Lucrative offer to professor renews concerns over 'unethical' contracts

Some universities in Germany are using extra cash to create elite flagship courses, says study

Scholars are ‘doing as much as they can’ to promote critical thinking among students despite suppression of liberal thought, study claims

UN plan to eradicate gender inequality misses larger problem of low access rates linked to poverty, University of Cambridge experts warn

University of Bath’s Glynis Breakwell and other vice-chancellors are facing criticism from staff and students over pay increases