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Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

Research finds undergraduates ‘self-sort’ by gender and ethnicity for group work

John Tregoning has a plan to help TEF metrics support performance, scientific excellence and personal development

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

Andy Westwood gives his verdict on Jo Johnson's big HE speech

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

Chris Parr takes a look at proposals to introduce TEF ratings in 35 different subject areas

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

Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads

With the holiday season upon us, five academics suggest some unique destinations you may want to consider – or perhaps not

Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine

The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis

Should we be talking about Ofcoll and the ‘degree experience framework’? Diana Beech thinks so

Economists’ stock plummeted with the financial crash. The authors of a new book suggest that reading novels could sharpen their insights, while four academics consider how the field might need to change

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

Gill Seyfang - who is presenting at the Higher Education Academy's annual conference - explains how improv comedy in lectures can inspire students

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

Geoffrey Boulton writes the first in a series of articles from Jisc on research in the age of open science

German analysis finds that undergraduates with the highest ability put in the fewest hours

Lecturers and vice-chancellors will now be eligible for four-year visas and permanent residency

Treatment of engineering scholars seen as sign of hostile ‘prove it again’ attitude

The 'simplistic metric-driven ranking' runs the real risk of stifling the growth it seeks to stimulate, says Gavin Schwartz-Leeper

Stephen Hutchings and Yaron Matras call for the modern languages community to be proactive in what are difficult times for the discipline

Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride

On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline

The TEF will do ‘more than any single step in history’ to change the landscape of teaching in British universities, argues Anthony Seldon

Many campus-based and post-92 universities claim gold in government-backed league table

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

International charity flags ‘unprecedented’ numbers of academics sacked since last year’s failed military coup

Victoria Leonard on bringing equality to the world's largest reference tool

There are now so many regulations to abide by in higher education, it's a wonder there is any academic freedom left, says Steve Wheeler

University of Glasgow research indicates students can improve communication and thinking ability by playing computer games

Contentious questions about sexuality and gender need to be discussed robustly but respectfully, academic argues

Lisa Mckenzie finds a new lesson in Orwell's classic every time she reads it – and this year, it concerns some of her fellow scholars

Universities with the highest student to staff ratio named

The liberal arts approach can lead to business being done more thoughtfully, more creatively, and more sustainably, says Jeffrey Nesteruk

Universities should develop an ‘elevator pitch’ to promote their graduates, says Simon Ofield-Kerr

Are scholars really so out of touch with the real world or do we need to look again at this tired narrative that doesn’t reflect the reality of modern academia, asks James Georgalakis

Research highlights concerns around quality despite medium being preferred by many Western universities

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

But research organisations say proposed directive does not go far enough and could hinder links with companies

Say Burgin says that universities lack the will to make the changes needed to tackle inequality

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

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

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

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

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing

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

Ronald Schuchard looks at how Eliot’s time at the University of London shaped his work

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Nigel Lockett talks about being a dyslexic professor

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

Claire Taylor’s approach to change in her institution has been inspired by the French president’s rise to power

Polls show ebbing support for ruling Fidesz party after move against Central European University

Figures highlight challenges faced by European universities seeking to educate refugees

The definition of a university called for by the Lords never really materialised, writes Gill Evans

Forget affirmative action, says Sami Mikhail; universities are right to recruit on academic merit

Yusra Mouzughi on the many dilemmas faced when recruiting staff to a brand-new university