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Academics just keep on finding new ways of exploring the phenomenon of the US president

Emily McIntosh and David Grey offer advice on rediscovering a ‘lost art’

UEA and Soas among institutions challenging awards in sector-wide assessment of teaching quality

We discuss the challenges facing early career researchers, parenthood and tearful graduations with the award-winning University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientist

Synergy Grants will be worth a total of €250 million but, when piloted in 2012 and 2013, success rates were under 3 per cent

Threat to sue universities with policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants ‘deeply disturbing’

Academics who have become deputies for Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche! hope to tackle country’s problems with scientific method

A pilot planned for the subject-level teaching excellence framework has revived debate about the importance of small group teaching at university

National survey finds that one in 10 female students have been attacked in past two years

Watch Alan Lau’s keynote speech at the 2017 Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit

Secretary general of ruling party wants government to provide "fully subsidised grants" to low income families

New centre to promote respect through research, outreach, culture and practical help

Drop in students getting go-ahead for study for first time in almost a decade

Recent cases at universities of Mississippi and Southern California raise question of 'moral turpitude'

HMRC claims reorganisation of for-profit university’s owner may represent ‘abuse’ of VAT rules

Claims that outsourcing in higher education improves efficiency are not proven, says analysis

Differences in contact hours and class sizes between institutions and subjects ‘undermines idea that students receive value for money’

Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model

Discipline at ‘critical point’ in UK as universities struggle to replace retiring staff, says report led by Newcastle vice-chancellor

Universities facing the challenges of developing a knowledge economy

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

National University of Singapore promotes provost Tan Eng Chye

‘Network science’ may help to predict the plot twists in iconic television series, researcher claims

We talk internationalisation in the face of Brexit, as well as the “alien” concept of fun for academics, with the international relations professor

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

Watchdog says data ‘does not bear the weight that is put on it in public debate’

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

Outpost to offer business, media and education courses

Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows

Bundling of subjects under pilot for future phase of teaching excellence framework may ignore diversity and complexity of many disciplines, says engineering body

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

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

‘Drastic action’ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns

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

New Durham course explores how Christians can engage with online realm

Newcastle fine art posts for duo who specialise in ‘places with dark and complex histories’

Positive psychology module mixed lectures with actual marathon running

Scholar returning to homeland from US to lead university speaks of his concerns

The serial entrepreneur speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit

Number of universities eligible to award federal financial aid down 5.6 per cent year-on-year

New report calls for Athena SWAN awards to be rolled out in India

Research finds undergraduates ‘self-sort’ by gender and ethnicity for group work

Shadow science minister acknowledges challenge of combining excellence with ‘place’ in supporting R&D

Both universities could gain credit when an academic moves, under plans

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

Universities minister plans tougher protection for students, subject TEF pilot and graduate earnings link

London Economics shows how less well-off graduates will repay more than higher-earning peers

Plan to include LEO graduate earnings in TEF raises issue of regional pay differences

Minister also warns Labour plan to abolish fees would mean ‘Reservoir Dogs ending’ for universities 

But polling also finds balance of public opinion is against Labour policy and tuition fees rated low among voting priorities

Students from University College Birmingham-validated foundation degrees will be eligible to enrol on University of Birmingham degrees with advanced standing

New analysis of Hesa data shows that at least a quarter of students get a first at a third of UK universities

Middlesex v-c proposes ‘comprehensive element’ and end to ‘hyper-selective’ admissions in Hepi paper

We talk race, taking advice from Seamus Heaney and poetry’s vital place in society with the US’s next Poet Laureate