Conservative conference: minister opposes foundation year reforms
Chris Skidmore says Augar review recommendation to cut tuition fees in England would lead to university closures
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Harvard president apologises for comparing donors to slaves
As university expands record endowment, comments boost concern over moral clarity
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‘Research on research’ project aims to mend ‘broken’ system
Major international project involves large charitable and public funders of research from nine countries
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PVC: subject-level TEF ‘risks freezing disciplines in time’
Birmingham’s Kathleen Armour emphasises need for collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries
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Census data underline foreign student language concerns
Candid self-appraisals lend weight to doubts about English capabilities of learners coming to Australia
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We need a European-level excellence initiative
A cross-continental push to improve Europe’s best universities will make them more globally competitive, says Jan Palmowski
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Teaching intelligence: using social media to engage students
Clare Langford writes about her experience of creating social networks between learners and lecturers
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Good moves: exercise can help tackle the mental health crisis
Encouraging students to adopt active lifestyles alongside traditional mental health treatments could help to improve outcomes, says Jem Spectar
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Universities provide ample fuel for gaslighters
Academics need to be more aware of this most insidious form of bullying, say Bailey Sousa and Alex Clark
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We must build a data-driven generation of biomedical engineers
Major advances in our ability to acquire data on human health mean we now need to equip biomedical engineers with data science skills, says Frederick EpsteinÂ
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LGBT v-c aims to put diversity at heart of UK policy debate
Debra Humphris discusses experiencing prejudice and learning from it, and why the University Alliance's voice on the future of work and higher education matters
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Sex abuse professor Kevin O’Gorman spared prison
Former Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde academic ordered to complete unpaid work and overnight curfew
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Bad mark early on quadruples student dropout risk
Results of early assignments can make or break students’ determination to continue their studies, Australian research suggests
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Interview with Aminata Cairo
Aminata Cairo leads the Inclusive Education research group at the Hague University of Applied Sciences. Born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents, she obtained a PhD in medical anthropology from...
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Credentials in the cloud
Electronic credentials could be the way of the future. But how will HE counter the risks of cyber-attacks and concerns over standardisation? Anna McKie reports