Oxford wants one in four students to be from poorer backgrounds
University to launch two new schemes for state school students, with one offering 50 places on basis of lower contextual grades
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US campus doctor tied to decades of student sexual abuse
Ohio State tallies 177 male victims of Richard Strauss amid ignored complaints
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Harvard row prompts call for clarity on administrator freedom
Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team
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US scientists plead for clarity on foreign collaboration rules
White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs
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The new Gates-funded commission could threaten liberal arts subsidies
The commission will put a value on a college education, moving the country into a two-tiered system, argues Nicholas Tampio
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Grade inflation: English universities asked to report next year
Move follows agreement over ‘statement of intent’ on tackling issues linked to rise in firsts and 2:1s in UK
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Australian regional universities imperilled by city college links
Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners
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Funding squeeze goes on after Coalition wins Australian election
Sector figures had hoped for Labor victory
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Leiden builds bridges with campus in The Hague
Home of United Nations court and Dutch government has no university of its own – but Leiden’s outpost ‘could grow to 10,000 or 20,000’ students
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A master’s degree isn’t always more valuable
Pressure from employers and peers to get higher degrees can leave students with more debt but no better jobs, says Robert Hesketh
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Why we can’t overlook textbook piracy
A new business model is needed if textbook publishers want to win back their student clients, says Matthew Jones
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India student gender gap at top universities ‘highest in world’
More needs to be done to encourage women into technology and engineering at school, say observers
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SOAS staff ‘appalled’ by colleague standing for far-right AfD
Employees and students have organised a protest, with some calling for academic to be dismissed
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Universities’ journal costs still outstripping inflation
Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent