News blog: did uncapped tuition fees knock Tony Abbott on the head?
Botched attempts to pass higher education reforms likely to be among the reasons unpopular Australian PM has been ousted by party rival, says Paul Jump
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Social sciences and humanities faculties 'to close' in Japan after ministerial intervention
Universities to scale back liberal arts and social science courses
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‘One famous scholar published a review with quotes from my book that he had made up’
Books interview: Karen Shook speaks to David Wootton, author of The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
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EU hiring rules could catch out universities, warns Brussels
Grant winners failing to comply with policies to end cronyism and other practices face penalties
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Researchers ‘not doing enough’ to explore options outside academia
Just one in 10 researchers has completed an internship away from the academy, a new survey says
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Could Corbyn win mean less scrutiny of HE policy?
Critics question Jeremy Corbyn’s £10bn policy to scrap fees, but student activists applaud him for putting free education on agenda
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Scholarships aim to boost Egypt’s development
Firm’s scheme offers degree funding in exchange for students returning home to work in the country
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Sourcing ideas for digital technologies that students actually want
Paul Bailey on why Jisc goes directly to the learners themselves when looking for digital innovations
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PhD supervisors urged to ‘embrace history’s ghosts’
Academics need to become ‘good gatekeepers’ to students from minority backgrounds, a study from New Zealand suggests
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How far should universities restrict freedom of speech?
Debate hears differing perspectives on whether students should have warnings or be sheltered from certain points of view
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University of Salford launches Tinder-style app to match students with perfect course
Institution says app was designed to make the experience of clearing ‘reassuring and enjoyable’
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Transnational education reviews should link with domestic judgements, says QAA
Report recommends that branch campuses are scrutinised within institutional reviews of UK awarding bodies
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NUS president vents anger on Twitter as anti-TEF motion is passed
Megan Dunn and NUS national executive committee clash as policy to formally oppose the teaching excellence framework is passed
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Science Without Borders ‘could be scaled back’
Brazil’s flagship scholarship programme likely to suffer as government looks for savings. Donna Bowater reports from Rio de Janeiro
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News blog: are universities doing enough in response to the refugee crisis?
The academic community's spirit of generosity is apparent in the way it has responded to Syria's civil war, says Ellie Bothwell