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

Oxford college says it has received an ‘overwhelming message’ in favour of keeping the statue standing

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

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

Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region

Former universities minister argues government is right to demand improvements in light of increased tuition income

Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses

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

International partnership is a vital part of higher education, says Sir Pete Downes ahead of the THE MENA Universities Summit

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

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

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

After a man dies following a clinical trial in France, Christopher Roy-Toole asks whether lessons were learned after a similar incident in the UK

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

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

Qatar University tops list while the UK is the most outward-looking nation

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

Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students

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

Plos Biology launches new section looking at how experiments are run and incentive systems for scientists

Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators

First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia

Vice-chancellors’ pay in the Russell Group has continued to rise, but bumper salary hikes are increasingly rare, finds Jack Grove

Using the language of sport to sell metrics-based performance management ignores what sport can really teach academia, argues linguistics scholar Liz Morrish

Average increase of 6 per cent in pay and pensions packages inflated by ‘transitional arrangements’ at Durham

Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds

Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says

City University London vice-chancellor among academics recognised

Records of former Buckingham vice-chancellor’s suggestion at 1985 seminar released by National Archives

After fears that Chinese students are absorbing ‘Western values’, city authorities attempt to stymie pathway courses to foreign universities

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

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

First foray into Germany for the owner of University of Phoenix

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

The former Guardian editor-in-chief sits in on the Oxford admissions process

The US sociologist has informed staff that he will not seek a second term as head of the London School of Economics

But the fate of Rhodes statue remains uncertain as anti-racism campaigners call for it be taken down

Sheffield Hallam University deputy vice-chancellor Liz Barnes will take over at Staffordshire early next year

Rather than scrapping fees, universities in the country should invest the money in developing their research, says Cristián Larroulet

President of Limerick Institute of Technology to join North Wales university in April

President Tony Chan puts rise to world stage down to money, research-active staff and the lure of Hong Kong

Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall

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

Author of report into reshaping of research council system defends proposal to create a new ministerial committee

Prosecutors accuse academics of colluding with publishers to boost their standing and sell more books

Local officials wanted too much control over academic programmes at Nazareth branch campus, says Texas A&M

Bahram Bekhradnia says teaching excellence framework could be welcome ‘counterweight’ to research imperative

Vice-chancellor of New York University Shanghai on academic freedom and ‘cosmopolitan spirit’

Ellie Bothwell analyses correlation between vice-chancellors’ pay and university ranking

Simon Marginson tells SRHE conference that multiplicity of factors affect graduate outcomes

Protest sparked by suspension of highly respected architecture professor who refused to support relocation of the school

Former Edinburgh vice-principal faced criticism during her tenure but has enjoyed recent success

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

But Bilkent University rector warns THE BRICS conference that bad leadership can also sink institutions. David Matthews reports from Delhi

Max Lu to join from University of Queensland

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