US Education Department begins admissions scandal probe
Initial federal letter asks eight US universities for details on implicated staff and students
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Duke to pay $113 million in record research fraud case
University said to have known of problems with lab technician’s faked data for several years
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Building an international learning society: is the UK listening to the East?
China’s investments in talent circulation and innovation hubs hold many lessons for the UK’s international education ambitions, says Catherine Montgomery
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Scientific outcry as Norway approves loans for astrology courses
Oslo-based programmes win accreditation after regulator rules there is a "field of work" astrologers can enter after graduation
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University-powered fact-checker aims to restore faith in science
Online platform boasting 11,500 academic experts answering public questions seeks backing for global expansion
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Lee Elliot Major: university access heading for ‘perfect storm’
UK’s first professor of social mobility says institutions must focus on outreach activities that are proven to work
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Working-class discrimination is the weed in Plato’s garden
Prejudice against working-class academics threatens the academic integrity of universities, argues Jack Adams
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Reviewer’s verdict: no free speech crisis on Australian campuses
But union says codifying free speech principles would backfire
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Brits in America: how can universities support students through global tragedies?
Following the terrorist attack in New Zealand, student blogger Raphaëlle examines the role of universities in supporting their students to become global citizens
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Combating grade inflation requires a collective response from universities
A consultation of UK universities shows they are committed to protecting the value of degree qualifications, says Janet Beer
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Cardiff’s German link aims to protect funding access post-Brexit
New partnership with the University of Bremen will involve the cross-affiliation of staff
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Working-class academics ‘face discrimination throughout careers’
New association will seek to tackle class-based barriers prevalent in academia, says chair
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Canadian budget offers little extra for science
Despite thin pickings this time around, Trudeau’s Liberals have probably done enough to win the science vote in October’s election, says Creso Sá
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Academic mental health in US spotlight after senior suicides
Stronger attention to student mental health appears to overlook need among teachers