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Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows

Students are arriving at university with unrealistic expectations of the mathematical demands of their subject, finds Paul Glaister

‘Strategic entrepreneurs’ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer

Scholars say they feel overwhelmed by demands, but there is scandalously little evidence on whether long hours make any sense for knowledge workers, finds David Matthews

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ‘third stream’ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority

Martin James owes his love of writing, and his university career, to the late music legend

Winner of the 2015 THE Most Innovative Teacher of the Year title emphasises benefits of international learning experiences

Farm bassist and lecturer Carl Hunter says The Label Recordings uncovers ‘exciting music’ and is ‘bespoke work placement’ for students

Jenny McDonald examines the response to calls for academics who are not highly productive researchers to be given more recognition 

Six universities in talks on global credit transfer system for online courses

One of Ukraine’s most highly regarded institutions has decamped to a new home 100km away to escape fighting in the war-torn region close to Russian border

Performance targets to boost league table position are questioned as analysis shows little change in Russell Group REF order

Bob Lambert, who has quit London Met and St Andrews, fathered child with activist he was spying on

Scholar says academics who move to international outposts do ‘hardly any research’

Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group

Role of lecturers who play a key part in teaching and administration should get more recognition, according to study

From writing papers to urinating on other people’s work, cats have a rich history of scholarly work, finds Glen Wright

‘Minimum expectations’ for research income will be used as part of staff performance review

Research organisations who previously worked with the troubled children’s charity have sought to clarify ‘misleading’ descriptions of clinical work

Analysis of scholars’ diaries suggests that having lunch at your desk – or having nothing at all – plays an important role in forming professional identity

Baron Stern of Brentford has previously raised concerns that the research excellence framework forces academics to focus too much on publishing articles

As fans await the release of The Force Awakens, could Star Wars help teach psychoanalytic concepts in university?

The National Union of Students has released a selection of Christmas songs inspired by higher education. All together now – one, two, three, four...

Architecture lecturer Stephen Games feels ‘vindicated’ after agreement

Responses of more than 24,000 undergraduates indicate limited development in areas such as creativity and citizenship over course of degree

Black, Chinese and Asian undergraduates report highest level of skill development

But despite increased income, academics increasingly employed on teaching-only contracts, says King’s College London study

Alison James has five reasons why we should stop saying ‘in the real world’

Life sciences PhD candidates believe they are owed money for teaching undergraduates as a condition of funding

Better training will help communities to prevent and deal with consequences of procedure, says vice-chancellor

Politics lecturer Michael Buehler faces sustained attacks after raising questions about covert lobbying ahead of US visit by country’s president

University educators have a responsibility to debunk the myth that intelligence is fixed, says Claire Taylor

Juggling multiple departmental roles on top of teaching and research can leave new lecturers feeling ‘punch-drunk’, explains new appointee Richard Budd

I had assumed stories about campus political correctness might be overblown. But the experience of my friend is an example of how deeply it permeates universities

Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching

Survey also finds that women do more work with the general public than male researchers

Study suggests students taught by academics with teaching qualifications are more likely to pass, but less likely to get first-class scores

Stanford University to assist in development of programmes to be introduced in January

The latest detention of Miguel Ángel Beltrán is viewed by many scholars as an attack on academic freedom

Official figures show gap fell 2.4 percentage points for full-time staff

The proposed sale of London Metropolitan University’s Aldgate design school highlights some of the pros and cons of ‘one campus’ higher education institution, says Jack Grove

Analysis of top-ranked groups also finds they have ‘accountable autonomy’ from the university

Rector Wim de Villiers faces potential opposition from South African university’s council, despite student campaign

Liang Xinsheng removed from deputy chair post after writing ‘radical opinions’ that had a ‘bad social influence’

US economists talk about attempts to liven up teaching of their subject with lyrics from popular music

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

Scholar contends that civic universities were a ‘Renaissance nobody notices’

A ‘Kimposium’ will explore what the fascination with the Kardashians tells us

QAA study also suggests that academics see the NSS as a poor measure of teaching quality

2016 Best University Workplace Survey responses doubt TEF’s influence on classroom practice

Alexis Weedon unveils a computer game for the post-Green Paper era

Green Paper recommends use of metrics, despite July report’s reservations

Richard Black on the ‘lazy and self-serving argument’ that research and teaching are in competition

However, success of Indian academics in the UK may be under threat as a result of universities’ focus on teaching excellence

Adam Afriyie urges policymakers to test their preconceived ideologies against evidence

Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus

Author of new book The Cunning of Uncertainty fears pressure for scientific certainty is leading researchers to make promises they cannot deliver

Universities and other sector bodies have given a cautious welcome to proposals contained in a new Green Paper on higher education

Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research