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Some University of Hamburg academics fear decline in German scholarship, and believe international students should learn German

European Innovation Council mission to create ‘unicorns’ may deprive academics of funding, critics warn

Investigative journalist Emilia Sercan defied threats to uncover high-level ring of fraudulent PhDs

Outpost to offer business, media and education courses

Forty per cent of state-funded student places to be axed also

US president struggling to find executive director for scheme, according to reports

Monash-Warwick Alliance graduate researched chemistry PhD in England and Australia

Simon Birmingham claims that universities can achieve ‘economies of scale’ to deal with funding cuts 

Low grant success rates, a shrinking budget and concerns over evaluations preceded departure

Former education minister says government will table bill for creation of new degree standardising body

Digital humanities pioneer Gregory Crane argues academics are failing to fully utilise the new tools of scholarship

Exams this coming autumn semester to be affected

‘Staggering’ scale of persecution of Turkish academia condemned by scholars’ group

Sector leader says the UK can offer insights into higher education’s role in regional growth strategies

Analysis reveals extent of reward system for international publications, which could be distorting scientific incentives

The former president of Carnegie Mellon University will lead the Singaporean institution from 2018

Universities continue to run ‘jewel in the crown’ programme because of its ‘prestige’, survey finds

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

Some of Germany's most prestigious institutions are increasing pressure on the publisher to strike a new deal

Top academic claims universities have created 'factories' for junk science papers because of misguided funding system

Universities in the country face widespread shortages, disruption and often violence

CDU wants country to invest 3.5 per cent of GDP in research and development – more than twice that of UK

Twenty-one countries attend annual meeting to showcase progress of multimillion-pound Deltas initiative

Arizona State University’s Michael Crow was the highest-earning leader in 2015-16

Academics who take regular breaks from assessment will get more done than those who toil away for 10 hours straight, study says

Jo Johnson outlines UK ambition to be ‘go-to country’ for innovation and discovery, even after Brexit

Anthropologist spent more than a year among lecturers to understand why they don’t adopt innovative methods

German analysis finds that undergraduates with the highest ability put in the fewest hours

Universities could lose out as emphasis switches to supporting innovation

Higher education regulator's new rules aim to drive up standards within sector

Hakan Şükür has honorary doctorate removed over his alleged support for a banned political movement

President offers disaffected climate scientists a ‘second homeland’ to conduct their work

Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant

Treatment of engineering scholars seen as sign of hostile ‘prove it again’ attitude

Former Heriot-Watt principal Steve Chapman says he will have to leave Edith Cowan University in 2020

Over-expansion of higher education, ‘useless’ compulsory modules and wider culture of graft blamed

Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians

Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school

Study finds dropout rate has remained static over course of decade

After incidents on US campuses where students have called for scholars’ dismissal, professor sees need to update concept of academic freedom

Tens of thousands of students forced to find new places to study, reports say

Vice-chancellor explains traditional offices and teaching styles will disappear at £330 million Waterside project

Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education

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

HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money

First female leader of the Ivy League institution has championed diversity during her tenure

Peter Cherry knew something was wrong when other applicants arrived in Madrid with several suitcases of documents

International charity flags ‘unprecedented’ numbers of academics sacked since last year’s failed military coup

Popularity of plans to scrap tuition fees in England sparks interest Down Under

Government taking reports ‘extremely seriously’ and seeking ‘additional briefing’

Ivy League institution revoked offers to 10 students after learning they had mocked sexual assault and made racist comments 

Country is latest European state to take action against the garment

After a German university scrapped an intermediate diploma and exam deadlines, results worsened and procrastination increased

Hong Kong student leader defends call to stop vigil in honour of victims of 1989 pro-democracy protests

Jeffrey Beall says he faced 'intense pressure' from the University of Colorado Denver and feared losing his job

Interim evaluation highlights challenges facing researchers in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states

Branch campuses could be forced out of Doha if diplomatic row is not resolved, experts warn

Italian academic says biometric testing could reveal 'secrets of the mind' of potentially lying voters

Attempt at overseas recruitment part of wider bid to internationalise universities

Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming