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The UK’s female academics are paid £6,146 less on average than men, with lack of women in leadership and management roles a factor, says new report

International competitors will be ‘licking their lips’ if the UK labels some universities as weaker on teaching, says Andrew Hamilton ahead of his departure

Outgoing New York University president John Sexton dismisses concerns over academic freedom at his institution’s Abu Dhabi campus

Success rates fall at five out of six councils amid warnings that the process could become ‘more of a lottery’ as reviewers are stretched

Former business secretary also voices concerns over impact of Prevent on campus debates

As Spectre hits the cinemas, what might it be like to be taught by James Bond – or Daniel Craig, at least? His on-screen student and now THE reporter, Jack Grove, reveals how nobody did it better

Researchers from 72 institutions say they will not visit Israeli higher education institutions, act as referees, or participate in conferences

It was 150 years ago that the University of London teamed up with a college on an island in the Indian ocean. Sir Adrian Smith reflects on the significance of this partnership

Gina Wisker offers some practical advice on cross-cultural supervision

New learning space at University of Warwick aims to let students and academics explore issues in a more creative and curiosity-driven fashion

UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends

Above-inflation deal for university staff still lags behind pay increases seen elsewhere in the UK this year

Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind

Do the socially conservative societies of Asia stifle creativity, or is this a myth created by a complacent West? asks Jack Grove

The value of the humanities to business is underestimated, but few departments are able to demonstrate relevance of studies to industry, Singapore audience is told

Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide

Advice from a guide prepared by two academics will help you to impress a conference audience

Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework

Roger Brown urges the current government to learn from the mistakes of past teaching assessment exercises

Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears

Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia

Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds

Even in the academy, your class background will always be a factor in how you are seen, says LSE’s Lisa Mckenzie

Higher education Green Paper due in the next few weeks, says minister at Conservative Party conference

Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group

Fears that 40 per cent levy could leave academics and students unable to access new research

Government urged to reveal source of claims about universities that allegedly hosted extremist speakers

Potential leader-in-waiting is fighting for her career after becoming latest German politician to face academic fraud claims

Jess Patterson on why she fears the teaching excellence framework will be bad news for early career academics

Effective engagement and social interaction are key, says Stefan Rennick-Egglestone

Queen’s University Belfast research finds that students use footage to reinforce traditional learning, not replace it

Exams could measure 'learning gain' but may also form part of planned teaching excellence framework

Failing is part of being an academic, says John Tregoning, so we should be ready for it

Hefce study finds independent school students are less likely to get a first or a 2:1

Research by University of Oxford academics provides evidence that student satisfaction scores are unconnected to exam performance

Hefce chief Madeleine Atkins on what a simpler, less burdensome QA system might look like

Transition to ‘make-or-break’ stage for female academics is a significant challenge, study explains

There is no easy formula for distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate comparisons, says David Tollerton

The University of Lincoln rejects criticism for listing hourly paid staff on its website, saying they are ‘not second-class members of faculty’

Rising liabilities may again focus attention on whether Universities Superannuation Scheme assumptions are ‘unreasonably pessimistic’

Rama Thirunamachandran says role and financing of sector’s teaching champion must be rethought

The TEF is likely to prove critical in deciding the fate of higher education’s teaching champion, says Chris Havergal

The merger of seven subpanels into a single one for modern languages and linguistics has skewed results, claim scholars

The rise in ‘kilo-authors’ and ‘gift authorship’ is causing the academy to rethink how it assesses the worth of academic publications

Cultural differences can complicate relationships between international doctoral students and supervisors, Jack Grove hears

High costs, long commutes and insecure jobs may explain figures from Best University Workplace Survey 2015

Paper argues that mobile game’s addictive appeal could be harnessed to improve course retention

Fears over quality decline, but many academics still unclear over open access requirements

Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles

Older papers with unattributed material had higher similarity index than more recent ones

Strategic plan ushers in £3 million bursary programme, plus ‘pathways out of the university’ for staff who fail to align with mission

French research finds that undergraduates give higher scores to male teachers

Body behind the Athena SWAN gender equality initiative names first institutions to receive award to promote racial diversity

Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award

England urged to learn from country where attrition rates rose after student numbers cap was lifted

More than 60 universities in Germany provide help for the country’s growing number of refugees, study says

Results could be used as part of teaching excellence framework to determine which universities can charge higher fees

Study praised founder of now defunct charity, Camila Batmanghelidjh, for ‘beauty and profound truth’ of her message

Ravi Shankar currently on unpaid leave

High level of ‘not knowns’ again prevents publication of institution-level information