Your biggest asset for academic career success? A growth mindset
Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa urge academics to leave their ‘fixed mindsets’ behind if they want their careers to flourish
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Theresa May’s review will not help higher education, students or Conservatives
The prime minister’s review of higher education is an exercise in self-harm that will also inflict damage on universities, says Patrick McGhee
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Is 70 the new 50? US university presidents are getting older
Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership
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Charity launches European grants programmes after Brexit vote
British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations
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Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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Historians fear ‘censorship’ under Poland’s Holocaust law
Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough
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USS strike: universities are ignoring goodwill of staff
Threats to dock pay from university staff working only their hours during the USS pensions dispute ignore academics’ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley
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University mails out science kits for online engineering degree
University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home
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Higher education can’t ignore its ‘value for money’ problem
Murky cross-subsidy between university courses must be addressed by the government’s review of higher education funding, argues David Robinson
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We need to rethink higher education funding
Former education secretary Justine Greening explains her plans for a graduate contribution system that funds universities in the same way that national insurance covers state pensions
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Demand for graduates ‘outstripped supply’ in Germany
Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany’s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds
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Irish universities told to improve intellectual property policies
Review calls for Irish institutions to develop a single policy to make it easier for researchers to understand the processes
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Elsevier’s profits swell to more than £900 million
But ‘risks’ of open access and a shift away from subscription model could halt growth, publisher’s financial results reveal