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Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Some universities have already overturned a ban on marriage and children among undergraduates, but it is still upheld in places

Alison Baverstock, director of The KU Big Read, offers a dozen tips for anyone trying to engage a whole university community

Economists are finding new ways of learning about the past – and learning from the past

With Regent’s University London the latest to offer the US-style of undergraduate education, Natasha Turner looks at how courses are being received elsewhere

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ‘simply not smart enough’, says researcher

Hong Kong scholar says students are embarking on postgraduate degrees to 'delay' unemployment 

Inequality takes root long before students apply to higher education, says Oxford

High-pressure courses are particularly likely to take a toll on students, says Helena Diffey

Andrew W. Robinson on the sound pedagogical reasons to swap the industrial, identikit approach to teaching and learning for something less bloody boring

Proportion of university staff training through Erasmus has more than doubled in six years, finds report

A high school dropout turned Harvard scholar tells Matthew Reisz why the academy’s one-size-fits-all mentality must go

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

New instructor questions whether she was hired 'because I'm Indian'

Researcher argues that a sector-wide approach to supporting refugees would be more effective than individual schemes

Louis Rivoire explains why he shunned the research giants in favour of a more intimate setting

We must remember the difficulties faced by students who are estranged from their families, says Becca Bland

Universities told to mitigate dangers by providing pre-travel training to students

Controversial material can be the most challenging to our intellect, argues Sue House

University of Reading research finds link between undergraduate satisfaction and ethnicity of lecturers

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

As technology changes rapidly, how can the academy respond to the challenge of educating for an unwritten future? John Gilbey went to Silicon Valley to find out

Whether radicalisation or divestment is the issue, says Keith Burnett, talking without listening first doesn’t help to build a community

The number of international students dropping out of university has fallen as institutions have recruited more students from overseas, finds James Zuccollo

When the rules are broken, we must always look at the circumstances, says Rima Amin

New York proposes free college courses for inmates while Romania cracks down on its ‘publish or perish’ loophole, finds Ellie Bothwell

Record number of universities feature in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list

Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities

Survey of students who gained a place through clearing last year shows its rising importance as way to refine choices

British catering bosses have flown East to learn how to feed what is an increasingly vital student market. Richard McComb reports from China

Tolerating overseas arrivals’ experiences is vital, but critical thinking is a matter on which there can be no compromise, insists Tao Zhang

Before attacking ‘hypersensitive’ students, we must analyse the balance of power, argues Ziyad Marar

Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’

Heated debate and hours of staff time are worth it if students get the courses they need, says Charles Bailyn

Former Lib Dem leader says maintenance grants were 'hidden reason' why disadvantaged students not put off by higher fees

Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students

Academic recommends tailored programmes for refugees

Hefce not holding formal investigation following newspaper claims

Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators

Joanna Williams discusses student censors, the elevation of subjective experience over ‘facts’ and the need to challenge ideas

Chief executive Simon Blake responds to concerns that union is ‘less than the sum of its parts’

Should the University of Massachusetts Lowell be opening its doors to the controversial US presidential hopeful? John Kaag consulted his students

Jon Marcus reports from the famous military academy in New York state on an unusual student exchange

A comparison of some of the national policies aimed at addressing study success

After fears that Chinese students are absorbing ‘Western values’, city authorities attempt to stymie pathway courses to foreign universities

The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

But the fate of Rhodes statue remains uncertain as anti-racism campaigners call for it be taken down

Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s students, shocked by racist outrages at the University of Missouri, mull over the content and context of their curriculum

Report from the Council of Graduate Schools contradicts 'common assumption' that international students choose US for doctoral degrees

Universities aren’t developing the skills young people need to succeed in work, says Roxanne Stockwell

But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than £4,000

Can effective outreach programmes help institutions to reach the hard-to-reach? asks Chris Parr

Students who had an opportunity to learn a foreign language more likely to want to study abroad, research reveals

Pressure on student activists has raised questions about the Eastern European state’s acceptance into the Bologna Process

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ‘soft skills’ required for industry or academia

British Council research forecasts that China will remain the top provider of international students