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Westminster course brings serving prisoners together with students

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

Got some last minute scholarly Christmas shopping to do? Glen Wright has got your back

It may be five years since Moocs went mainstream, but Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy believe they still have the potential to reach the hard-to-reach

Group CEO of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Bill Galvin outlines the processes and procedures involved in the pension scheme valuation

Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 per cent of their male counterparts

Phil Baty asked his Twitter followers what they thought of government plans for two-year undergraduate degrees, and they did not hold back

Minerva uses test scores to argue that its programmes give students lead in cognitive skills

John Gill on today’s NAO report, which claims that students are, in effect, victims of ‘mis-selling’ by higher education institutions

Although satisfaction and learning are not the same thing, universities need to be better at explaining the value that they bring, says Will Pooley

Academics are not always most sympathetic to effortlessly successful ‘super-smart’ students

It has been a tough year for higher education, but we must not forget how universities transform their students’ life chances, says Maddalaine Ansell

The government’s latest Brexit reassurances are just another punch in the face for EU scholars, writes Tanja Bueltmann

James Seymour says it is unfair to tar all private providers with the same brush following revelations of admissions fraud at one college

Plans would ‘devastate’ members’ pensions, warns UCU after actuarial analysis

Ang Davies looks at the pros and cons of the University of Manchester’s recent clinical bioinformatics Mooc

With part-time student numbers through the floor, the time has come for reform, says David Latchman

Diana Beech on an HE-light Budget that nonetheless has some implications for university staff and students

Sally Everett explains how her institution used low-cost and creative measures to transform its support services

Research suggests that students learn better in their native tongue, and English fails to prepare international students for a job after graduation, says Michele Gazzola

Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold

Stephanie Marshall looks at the common features exhibited by universities that successfully achieved a TEF rating upgrade

David Robinson looks at what Philip Hammond might have in store for universities

Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn

Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ‘vortex university’, and why Exeter aspires to become one

Academic warns universities need to take impact of accent on credibility seriously as it has ‘demotivated’ overseas lecturers

Elizabeth Cannon on why Canada's HE sector still has some work to do to achieve true diversity, and how universities are approaching this problem

Specialist expertise in languages and cultures should be given strategic protection within universities, says Alice Campbell-Cree

Jisc has revealed its top social media superstars of the year, writes Chris Parr

If members of a jury can understand ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, then so too can university panels, says Daniel Sokol

Observers hope scrapping financial audits could lead other funders to cut down on research grant bureaucracy

European staff have helped make the UK higher education system a world leader, says Sarah Stevens, and we need to ensure that they continue to do so

In the wake of the shooting at Sutherland Springs in Texas, university staff and students have been sharing their concerns, writes Chris Parr

Nancy Rothwell and Glyn Davis write from the Global University Engagement Summit in Melbourne

Lifelong learning, real-world experience and a focus on ‘uniquely human attributes’ are key to preparing students for the future, says Joseph Aoun

Modern universities do not always allow the necessary time for scholars’ intellectual pursuits, but slow philosophy can help address this unhappy situation, says Michelle Bolous Walker

Almost 50 years after it was dismantled, the celebrated institution is making a comeback

The most effective institutions in ‘oiling elite trajectories’ are now universities, not schools, find Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves 

Rob Johns offers advice on making sure your teaching is not all pro-remain, in the wake of the Heaton-Harris letter

Kingsley Purdam on the relentless need to gather feedback – and why the results of doing so are not always of much value

Long-running legal saga involving US academic and Sir Peter Scott concludes after court verdict

Bone cutters, a trepanning tool and a cloth used to wrap King George II are among the discoveries on a Halloween tour of St George's in London, explains Carly Manson

Stephen Halliday used to hate pointless meetings until he found a way to exploit the tedium

Journalist who led Stanford courses in Berlin remembered

New Zealand-based academic and Australian citizen Vicki Spencer on being refused entry to the US – despite complying with all visa regulations

More data collection and research will support the future development of apprenticeships, writes Stephanie Wilde

Online learning design is now a refined art, says Geoff Webster, and universities must show they can produce high-quality courses at a reasonable cost

Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ‘sends a clear message’ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU

The entrepreneur and philanthropist on not going to university, student start-up mistakes and Brexit

As the Treasury Committee inquiry into tuition fees starts today, David Richardson warns that any reforms must ensure that universities remain properly funded

Universities are very much at the forefront of efforts to extract the most value from artificial intelligence, writes Dame Wendy Hall

Kate Sang on how fear of embarrassment and perceived lack of professionalism are impacting academics' lives

Josiah Marineau on the importance of giving a purpose to students’ passion

Aberdeen v-c warns that universities cannot wait until 2019 for clarity on EU research access

Removing university status from post-92 institutions would disproportionately impact already marginalised and vulnerable social groups, says Ben Whitham

Female lecturers allegedly under pressure to settle legal action after university’s equality charter application rejected

Office for Students’ Nicola Dandridge says new regulator will not guarantee union seat on board

Jessica Johnson on the challenges of arranging maternity cover