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The arrest of several academics has raised questions about the nation’s research culture, says Hong Bing

Fears rise in the US that talented early career scientists are being driven out of the sector because of lack of opportunities

Half of schools in Britain did not provide a single applicant to medicine over a three-year period, a new study shows

Emeritus professor warns over growth of higher education courses that veer towards the ‘mundane’

A research council is laying the groundwork that would enable it to give two of its research centres charitable status

University graduates earn an average of £9,000 more per year than non-graduates but the gap is narrowing, official statistics show

Alternative metrics reveal the papers receiving the most online attention

Criticism of postgraduate loans scheme smacks of the adage: ‘never let a good deed go unpunished’, writes Andrew Wathey

Martin Hall is to retire as Salford vice-chancellor, with his deputy taking over line management duties from today

More than 70 universities and colleges will share £200 million to boost teaching facilities in science, technology, engineering and maths

Top 100 universities for employability revealed

Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance

Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience

Extensive material about the first 44 years of Albert Einstein’s life has been made available online for the first time

A research assistant has claimed that his university declined to sponsor his visa to remain in the country because of his political activism.

George Osborne’s postgraduate loans plan would mean borrowers having upwards of 50 per cent of their salary deducted when they repay.

Police drew a taser and used CS spray at a student protest at the University of Warwick, on a day of demonstrations across higher education.

Students are using new gender-inclusive terms, and academics have to catch on and catch up, says Deborah D. Rogers

After a period of turmoil at Plymouth University, an external review is pending, and the findings may have implications for the sector, writes John Morgan

English literature scholar and teacher Eileen Pollard reveals ways to engage students in lectures

Controversial capabilities policy retained as one of three strands in research council’s new plan

Scholars laud Sarah Churchwell’s Times Higher Education essay restating value of arts and humanities disciplines

Welsh education minister Huw Lewis says he will continue to prioritise the ‘life chances’ of the country’s young

Footage shot in a cable car carrying pilgrims to a Nepalese temple makes for profoundly moving cinema, writes Duncan Wu

Work by Nuffield Council on Bioethics reveals pressure on researchers to compromise on integrity and mistrust of the REF

We speak to only the second woman to have held the post of rector of the University of St Andrews

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe offers researchers insights into how Jacobean plays were received

A leading expert on the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, who was a child survivor of the Holocaust, has died

Contemporary crafts, theatre studies and a digital media programme are set to be axed

Former government adviser deplores missed chance to gather valuable data

University leaders and lecturers fear for freedom of speech under proposed anti-extremism legislation

The union of two London universities is underpinned by a powerful vision, say their leaders Chris Husbands and Michael Arthur

Hepi report predicts that the student vote could swing the advantage to Labour at the general election

Richard Black on data manipulation and the problems with multidisciplinary subpanels

About 13 per cent of academics who left their higher education institution between 2011-12 and 2012-13 joined the private sector

Academics’ engagement activities are valuable, says Alison Phipps. But a public profile comes at a price, especially for women who study gender

University of Cumbria’s Peter Strike also estimates that changes to allocations have cost it £2.1m in income

Watchdog names those with questions over public loan access and high dropout rates

Survey finds that many academics who develop their own software have had no formal training

Russia and Turkey also making strides in the second annual rankings table for emerging economies

Mark Israel’s book Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Science looks at need for nuance in applying guidelines and protocols

Managerial fundamentalism has taken hold in universities, with scholars viewed as resources that must be controlled, argues the Warwick scholar

Provision of initial teacher training faces a huge upheaval but there is also scope for new networks and partnerships

But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan

But centre for advanced materials will still have “satellites” in Oxbridge and London as well as Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield

Loans of up to £10,000 to be available for master’s students under the age of 30

Emails with manager reveal details of review placed on academic found dead in September

The chancellor has announced that the government will introduce a postgraduate loans system offering £10,000 to young students

Student activists are taking part in what they describe as “a day of action for free education while the government delivers another round of cuts”

Two massive open online courses that aim to educate people about the rapid spread of Ebola have been launched by UK universities

The government has awarded more than £140 million to develop a new Education and Cultural Quarter in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The publisher of science journal Nature has launched a new initiative that will let subscribers share research papers for free

Which articles attracted the most clicks last month? Time to find out

Dropout rates at nine alternative higher education providers were higher than 20 per cent in 2012-13, the National Audit Office has revealed

A new exhibition offers a glimpse “behind the scenes of the process of science journalism and publishing” over 350 years

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

A group of MPs has called on the government to ensure 3 per cent of GDP is invested in research and development by 2020 or risk the UK falling behind

The student vote could swing the advantage to Labour in about 10 seats at the next election and “hold the keys to power” in a close fight