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Sorana Vieru says exams and essays 'privilege' more advantaged students, calls for changes to 'Middle Ages' format

Prestigious event will host official launch of the 2015-16 World University Rankings

UCU members vote two to one against terms that they fear may leave them liable to summary dismissal

THE Africa Universities Summit hears that scholars may be tempted back by improved standards, better facilities and a welcoming atmosphere

The University of the Aegean is seeking permission to admit refugees arriving in their thousands on the shores of Greek islands

Sir Keith Burnett considers the challenges of introducing a teaching excellence framework

Staffordshire lecturer’s illustrated activity book introduces students to research techniques

Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ‘marginalise’ mentoring

Caroline Magennis explains why she took to social media to find out if she was the only one who felt uneasy in academic circles

Dress to impress if you want students in your corner, claims US study

Making radios in London Met’s masterclasses gets children on the university wavelength

The way universities perceive and handle flexible hours is an area for improvement, says a joint report by employers and unions

Lack of evidence is ‘increasingly untenable’ with TEF gaining traction, says funding council

Unions and universities divided over extent of ‘casualisation’ despite major joint initiative

Former European Commissioner to lead a national review to address “systemic gender inequality” in higher education

Twitter discussion addresses issue of class in the academy

Stina and the Wolf academics enlist students in bid to make first such full-length film from a UK university

University of Huddersfield lecturer describes success of using plastic bricks in seminars

Leeds Beckett researchers aim to maximise the impact of their knowledge

Another amusing collection of student slip-ups submitted by Times Higher Education readers

Women in university senior management earn significantly less than men in equivalent roles, says new report

Sweeping changes to the laws governing industrial disputes could restrict unions’ ability to call strike action, writes Jack Grove

Alison Hayman says that she is ‘not incapable’ and her treatment was ‘unjust’

University of Wisconsin-Madison academic says disciplines, despite initial stumbles, might be better suited than some think

Author Jeanette Winterson among 96 signatories of letter to board of governors

Using employability data to assess a university’s teaching is ‘deeply problematic’, says Graham Gibbs

Supreme Court to consider whether educators are obliged to pay union fees

HEA-commissioned report says those with vocational background may need more support, but also warns against seeing such qualifications as inferior

Universities minister raises concerns about increasing number of students receiving top grades

Does your academic CV stand up to scrutiny? Chris Parr blogs about the case of Connie St Louis

Edinburgh principal Sir Tim O’Shea warns such a system would distract from real mission

University lecturers can learn how to teach creativity by looking at innovative practice found in art colleges and music schools, claims education expert

More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender

Fifty-five people working in universities have been named as the latest winners of the sector’s top honour for teaching and learning

Union members at the University of Aberdeen have voted to strike in protest at the axing of 150 jobs.

New study suggests using phones in class could actually be beneficial, provided students stay on topic

A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge.

The University of Warwick has scrapped controversial plans to use a scheme called TeachHigher to employ hourly paid teaching and research staff

A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should “go back to the womb” if they can’t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with

Academics at Newcastle University have been matched with members of the public as pen pals.

Young experts in everything from wartime France to the theme of the widow in British literature have been selected in this year’s cohort of New Generation Thinkers.