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On International Jazz Day, Mark Laver hits back at the US government’s views on arts education

Baroness Amos and Toyin Saraki on why Soas is using its centenary to highlight the importance of leveraging female education to improve development

Academic who epitomised the term ‘university citizen’ remembered

A protest campaign in support of the Hungarian university is in full swing, explains Jan Kubik

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

Scholars with working-class backgrounds are ideally placed to change how academics are perceived, says Stefanie Stiles

Some aspects of university reform – including parts of the TEF – could ‘turn to dust’, says Nick Hillman

Jessa Rogers looks at the disappointing picture for Indigenous scholars in the academy

Prizes of £80,000 in unrestricted funding up for grabs for best junior principal investigators

The suicide of a student on campus made Steven A. Miller realise that his students didn’t need a philosophy class to remind them of their impending deaths 

Evidence for the harm done by including students in net migration figures is clear, says Huw Owen

Challenger to Merkel is popular, despite attacks on his educational record

Military might and border walls are of more importance than compassion in Trump’s America, says John Fea

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

Call to consider faith diversity alongside issues of gender and ethnicity

Conference hears educators are neglecting technology because of ‘obsession’ with dated approaches

US researcher claims that white academics are given more time to study and write

Brussels-based scholar Ahmadreza Djalali has lost 27kg while in detention in Iran

Bristol-based expert in real-world applications of computer systems remembered

Students and staff raise concerns about impact of more two-year degrees

Poll finds staff believe reforms have undermined academic freedom and created more bureaucracy

Giving students who use essay mills a criminal record would impose a punishment that ill fits the crime, writes Daniel Sokol

Scores of academics pull out of annual convention, blaming president

Universities must not allow a narrowing of acceptable discourse in class following Trump and Brexit, says John Moriarty

Latest Hesa data throw spotlight on disciplines most at risk from flight of EU talent from UK 

Relentless celebration is diluting genuine achievement, affecting students and staff in different ways, writes Peter Larcombe

Stern Review steering group member says unclear whether assessment still drives up quality

Does Nigel Piercy textbook case study stem from his experience at Swansea University? 

Existing model of outreach that seeks to inform an ‘ignorant’ public is broken, say experts

New journal sets out ideas on how to involve non-academics in research – but warns area is still a ‘work in progress’

Publisher takes decision despite still having no deal agreed with German universities

Satirical scholars hit overdrive in the era of The Donald

Capital’s institutions may be hit by a ‘perfect storm’, warn scholars

Anna Piela asks what Trump may mean for scholars of the Islamic faith

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

New study into medieval universities describes how paupers studied alongside the elite despite financial barriers

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

Crowd scientist Keith Still on his time providing live analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration – and the ensuing media storm

But some academics suggest move would harm US universities and scholars ‘who desperately need support’ 

New approach calls research crucial to raising productivity, but there is a shift in focus to industrial challenges

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer

Student leader calls for clearer rules on student-staff relationships after Sussex report into abusive lecturer case

Bid to test key cancer findings uses a strict method to avoid bias, but this means some outcomes have proved inconclusive

Lucrative offer to professor renews concerns over 'unethical' contracts

There is little sector-wide motivation to address the attainment gap between white and BME students, says Min Rodriguez

Theresa May has hinted she wants to continue research links, but it is unclear why the EU would agree to maintain the UK’s current deal

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

Typography expert’s rules for making messages easier to read elicit both praise and claims of pedantry

Measuring learning gain via self-reporting is difficult as top graduates underrate abilities, suggests Futuretrack study

Fears about the consequences of Brexit are widespread, says Sally Hunt

New analysis reveals importance of old university networks for advancement

Phil Newton looks at the case for making essay-writing services illegal

As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university

As talks with the publisher stall, researchers in the country weigh whether they can cope without a deal

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar