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A leading anthropologist has died in a fall on a study trip in the Indian Himalayas

‘Drastic action’ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns

Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

Newcastle fine art posts for duo who specialise in ‘places with dark and complex histories’

University attacked by 750 academics for forcing entire professoriate to reapply for jobs

Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement

Survey finds majority of Americans on political Right currently believe universities have negative effect on country

Court rules that professors suing the state did not provide evidence that presence of guns would impact on free speech

Expanding university enrolment across the world has resulted in universities ‘imitating each other’, says leading scholar

Law professor says universities struggle to understand the majority of the population who do not have degrees

Senior academics at Teesside University put at risk of redundancy as summer break gets under way

Leading geomorphologist who spent his career at Cornell is remembered

Reinstatement of professor over age discrimination must force rethink over ‘unfair’ retirement rules, say campaigners

King’s College London and TU Dresden ‘Transcampus’ aims to strengthen ties between UK and Germany 

Times Higher Education to partner with The Wall Street Journal to produce business school rankings in spring 2018

Architectural historian who spent most of his career at Harvard remembered

Research policy expert says there is ‘no need’ for higher education to make ‘special case’ for universities during negotiations

The first THE ranking measuring teaching across Europe will be launched at the event next year

Matthew Reisz enjoys an evening in the company of a Nobel Laureate and academic superstar

Volume is first to be written and edited entirely by deaf academics

International professors on short stays will no longer need a work permit

Among other sector figures to be honoured, principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is appointed a dame

MIT professor who advised US government on nuclear physics remembered

Asian universities overtake top Western brands in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities 

Strathclyde professor ‘relieved’ exit poll’s prediction that Conservatives would fail to win majority in UK general election was proved correct

Former LSE director on how he overcame academic struggles to become Bill Clinton’s favourite political theorist, and the future for Labour

Educationalist who transformed teacher training in Singapore remembered

Academic who prized French popular and high culture is remembered

Universities with the highest student to staff ratio named

Researchers have triggered another vote over rules they believe to be ‘unlawful’ and ‘unfair’

New data show proportion of professors who are women has declined at some institutions

Tributes paid to expert on 20th-century music who was ‘exhilarating colleague’

Striking visual display in King’s College London corridor symbolises how higher education is taking professorial problem seriously

But research organisations say proposed directive does not go far enough and could hinder links with companies

US scholar argues that academics punch above their weight in key discoveries

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Nigel Lockett talks about being a dyslexic professor

International Higher Education Group aims to reduce costs and increase choice for international students eyeing up Western universities

The leading forensic anthropologist discusses her Presbyterian work ethic, remaining detached in the face of human suffering, and unhelpful advice from a PhD supervisor

Medieval employment practice used by University of Amsterdam may help to preserve under-threat humanities disciplines, experts say

Polls show ebbing support for ruling Fidesz party after move against Central European University

Balkan country’s higher education system punches above its weight in new ranking

Long-serving Berkeley philosopher and critic of artificial intelligence remembered

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

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

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

Political scientist at Arizona State University thought to have taken his own life

Mackleen Desravines uses film to show that not all academics ‘have nice offices and fabulous lifestyles’

Satirical take on sector also has serious message for university leaders, says author

Economic historian and novelist who survived dramatic childhood remembered

First female Regius professor of divinity at the University of Oxford remembered

Mahmood Mamdani describes the rationale behind his pioneering research institute in Uganda

British researchers no longer win the most grants for established scientists, having already fallen behind in early career category