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Solutions to demographic, quality and employability issues needed for a sector slow to adapt to globalisation

Applied research group bolsters its roster of expertise with with five new posts. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

UK women are in the majority at almost all levels of university study

Union passes vote of no confidence in v-c it blames for ?4 million deficit

Adding 30,000 extra places will spread teaching funds even thinner, sector figures warn

Renowned overseas, now the humanities and social science institution is bidding to raise its profile at home, too

Firms want courses fine-tuned to equip students with the skills they need

Former Imperial College lecturer claims low student satisfaction scores led to her dismissal

Hesa figures show huge rise in numbers with the condition at university

Shift to outreach, Ebdon says, as Offa finds no link between awards and retention

UUK lobbies Parliament over immigration bill concerns

UCL¡¯s Michael Arthur plans to inject research element into all undergraduate courses

The vice-chancellor of Durham University is to step down from his position later this year, it has been announced.

Ahead of the Jisc Digital Festival next week, for which ̽»¨ÊÓƵ is media partner, five experts predict the innovations and trends that are set to change the face of higher education and research in the coming years

Slowing growth in international student numbers could have ¡°a material impact on the sector¡±, while a financial blow from pensions could be looming.

Several UK universities have seen the number of Indian students plummet by more than 50 per cent in recent years.

Regent¡¯s University London has become only the second private institution to be admitted to Universities UK.

Aberystwyth University is to set up a branch campus in Mauritius and start offering degrees from September this year.

Academics vent anger over treatment of international students

Scottish union angry that current dispute not on agenda

By Scott Jaschik, for

An online university established to take higher education to disadvantaged students around the world has received accreditation

Scheme to be run jointly with Higher Education Funding Council for England

Move comes as unions continue to fight below-inflation pay offer

Teaching professionals who work unpaid overtime put in an extra 12 hours a week on average ¨C the highest of any profession, a new study claims.

Which universities will have cause for celebration at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday 2 March? Fiona Salvage looks at the institutions that have produced the most Oscar nominees

But overall net migration still shoots up following influx from EU

A vision to revive a depressed Sussex town by building a university is succeeding

Last month data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency showed the first recorded fall in?the number of students from outside the European Union enrolling on UK higher education courses

Meeting at Treasury hints at moves to repair visa policy¡¯s harm to universities

OU head¡¯s search for speechwriter raises questions about size of v-cs¡¯ offices

SMEs need tools as well as content to pinpoint research ¡®nuggets¡¯, says Elsevier chief

Student reps concerned proposed changes would downgrade colleges to halls of residence

Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions

Below-inflation rise could prompt richer institutions to offer enhanced local deals, expert warns

One-third of club dancers are now students, and many are middle class

University boosts collaboration with ¡®neglected¡¯ South America

U-turn on move to publish breakdown of figures by institution after weak data from Hesa exercise

¡®No preconceptions¡¯ as Higher Education Commission begins exploration of long-term financial sustainability

London institution is famed for its alloy of art and enterprise

Scholars dismayed by suggestion that those not deemed ¡®excellent academics¡¯ will lose their jobs

Brazilian state institution University of the State of Amazonas builds a new central campus near Manaus

Goethe University Frankfurt has survived prejudice, Nazism and student riots to look forward to another 100 years

Who got that job? Mark Banks opts for ¡®change and challenge¡¯ as the university¡¯s new chair in media and communication. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Appointment revealed by Tory MP Nadine Dorries in Commons

Move follows referendum decision to restrict immigration

Nick Clegg has defended the Liberal Democrats¡¯ decision to back higher fees and said ¡°wild predictions¡± about their impact have proven unfounded

Hospitals staffed by nurses educated to degree level have significantly lower death rates, a new study says.

Wealthy foreigners could gain visas and an accelerated route to British citizenship by donating large sums to universities, a new report suggests

But 600 vote against amid discontent over salary plans

By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed

The National Union of Students has called on universities to fix their fees for international students and stop ¡°unfair¡± prices rises during courses

Cambridge scientists have come up with a new way of facilitating collaborations between academics at conferences ¨C by treating them like genes

The best and worst performing higher education institution websites in the UK have been ranked.