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Not getting credit is a small price to pay for ensuring that social science has a voice, say Jane Elliott and Phil Sooben

Hefce's new standards regime will enable universities to focus on what matters to students, says Susan Lapworth

Involving companies in quality assurance described as ‘logical next step’

Teaching excellence is nothing without student engagement, says Claire Taylor

Universities are a challenging environment but obstacles can be overcome, says Jonathan Ruddle

Replacements sought for departing Craig Calhoun and Sir Leszek Borysiewicz

Charles Bailyn asks whether a new liberal arts college really does start with a blank canvas

Deborah Bull tells Matthew Reisz about the scale of cross-fertilisation between her university and the arts

In the second blog from the opening seminar of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Robert Tijssen says league tables are meeting growing demand from institutions as well as students

Breaking up the quality assurance system would ruin the global reputation of UK higher education, Aldwyn Cooper warns

Revised proposals may not lighten the burden on institutions, warns vice-chancellor

David Malual W. Kuany discusses the difficulties encountered by universities in the world’s newest country

Funding council also plans to register itself as England’s official quality body

The outgoing independent adjudicator talks to THE about eight years at the OIA and the future of sector regulation

Higher education managers must focus on the capacity of the collective if institutions are to succeed, argue Richard Bolden, Sandra Jones, Heather Davis and Paul Gentle

Education City's spending for stateside outposts pieced together by The Washington Post

Education minister pledges to 'ensure there is no exploitation of people'

Stateside efforts to widen higher education’s global reach are fragmented and conflicting, says Philip Wainwright

Third of country’s higher education institutions were closed in 2014 after criticism of standards

When universities chase ‘excellence’, argues Michelle Stack, ‘big capital’ calls the tune and some students go hungry

Consultant downplays fears that leaving the EU could see overseas sources of funding dry up

Countries like Singapore are turning to broad-based education just as the US turns away from it, says Trisha Craig

Cutting academic autonomy contradicts studies on what makes businesses effective, policy expert claims

Thailand’s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability

Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than £1bn

The gap between the perceptions of governors and academic staff about the key challenges facing institutions need to be plugged, says Janet Legrand

Interviews with MA students in UK suggest that although few agree with Chinese government line, compulsory courses dull development of independent thought

Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated

A focus on basic cell biology and statistical population health studies means that understanding how living systems operate has been neglected, they claim

China, fostering links with future leaders through its universities, is now playing the same game as Western nations, researcher says

Hong Kong scholar says students are embarking on postgraduate degrees to 'delay' unemployment 

Vice-chancellors call for price freeze from sector's teaching champion

White students are over-represented compared with young UK population, but there is huge variation for other groups

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

We need a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in higher education, argues Terry Young

Any tables must reflect the nuances of the region, says Mohamed Salem

Dave Sayers shares his tips on how to boost productivity

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals’ impact factors

Comments by universities minister could signal a split in opinion in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Researchers cite high levels of independence and the need for social perceptiveness as factors

International cooperation could be most successful in the postgraduate sector, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year

Critics fear proposals for high-level body could risk politicising scientific decisions.

Higher education must come together to support Pakistan’s Bacha Khan University, says Chris Parr

Authors argue this means universities should spend less on senior academics and give promising younger scholars more of a chance

If you want to join our exciting global project, get in touch, says Phil Baty

Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country

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

Heated debate and hours of staff time are worth it if students get the courses they need, says Charles Bailyn

Physical attractiveness could be an indicator of success, finds Sun Young Lee

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

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

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

University of Tennessee’s advice on holiday parties sets off major political debate, writes Scott Jaschik

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

Senior figures in UK science fear that culture leading to research misconduct has not been changed

New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors

A qualified welcome for George Osborne’s real-terms protection of research, but uncertainty over how new overseas aid spending will operate