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The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn

Canadian universities’ recruitment of teachers must be done purely on academic merit, say Rodney Clifton and Alexandra Burnett 

Unconditional offers harm A-level performance, but contextual offers do not – and they better target social mobility, says John Law

Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am

Book of the week: His passion is evident, his work prodigious, but an ex-minister has blind spots that trouble Nigel Thrift

Lifelong learning, real-world experience and a focus on ‘uniquely human attributes’ are key to preparing students for the future, says Joseph Aoun

Former vice-chancellor of London South Bank University remembered

Institutions in ߣߣÊÓƵ, Canada, Hong Kong and the Netherlands feature in top 20 of new listings by discipline

Social scientists must create a culture in which individuals regularly observe, analyse and interpret their own data, says Geoff Mulgan

Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside

ߣߣÊÓƵ will publish expanded league tables for 11 different subject areas

Community contribution matters as much as teaching and research, says Karen Stanton

Vitriol directed at Cambridge professor of Classics on Twitter is part of wider battle to politicise diversity, says Conrad Brunstrom

Outpost to offer business, media and education courses

Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive

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

Gill Seyfang - who is presenting at the Higher Education Academy's annual conference - explains how improv comedy in lectures can inspire students

Matthew Reisz enjoys an evening in the company of a Nobel Laureate and academic superstar

A thoughtful study by the head of Utrecht University focuses on the forces reshaping the sector, says David Wheeler

Educationalist who transformed teacher training in Singapore remembered

There are now so many regulations to abide by in higher education, it's a wonder there is any academic freedom left, says Steve Wheeler

John Cater believes his Higher Education Policy Institute report offers some answers

Academic who epitomised the term ‘university citizen’ remembered

Call to consider faith diversity alongside issues of gender and ethnicity

Warwick seminar hears German and Swiss universities lead the way on support for partners

An innovative educationalist who worked on both sides of the Atlantic is remembered.

Horror films and even video games may influence the way many people think about universities, new book says

Look to Canada and northern Europe for lessons on reducing inequality, says Simon Marginson

Speaking a foreign language remains vitally important in the Brexit era, says Wendy Ayres-Bennett

Scholars gathering to celebrate work of Gareth Williams debate contrasting visions of the future of the university

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Higher education institutions can and should do more to influence education at a secondary school level, says Edward Peck

A highly innovative former dean of the Stanford School of Education has died

The historic UK referendum result is a challenge to the core beliefs of those attending this year’s EAIE annual conference, says Jack Grove

Humorous tribute to academia’s unsung heroes will be based outside a Moscow university

Analysis of Labour Force Survey data reveals extent of earnings boost for university leavers

Jack Grove asks whether the push to tackle gender inequality has led to discrimination against male scholars

The founder of the University of Leicester’s astronomy department, who had a minor planet named in his honour, has died

Higher education needs to embrace the positives of AI, not just look at the negatives, says Rose Luckin

Few academic department heads receive any formal leadership training when they step up into middle management, a study says

Alan Ruby sings the praises of the less-heralded face of US higher education

Andrew Robinson on an eloquent exposition of what it means to be a modern university teacher

A leading authority on genetics and genetics education has died

Concerns over low contact hours and delays in handing back assignments loom large in Hepi/HEA survey

Without the competitive advantage of EU links, UK universities will be outgunned in the fight for top talent by rich US universities, says Lord Patten

Legal battle overturned landmark ruling that may have led to routine disclosure of senior staff salaries

Tuition fee income increases sharply as funding council cash declines, latest sector-level data shows

Universities ministers with academy experience boost nations’ standings, research finds

David Lloyd finds that a journey into the ߣߣÊÓƵn outback proves instructive

Students will be asked to sabotage the National Student Survey unless ministers pull back from reforms

Brighton piloting and assessing a mentoring programme with potential for much of East Africa

How should universities handle breakdowns in PhD student-supervisor relationships?

Tensions between ‘tribes’ of differing prestige harms sector, says Leadership Foundation report

BERA vice-president Ian Menter examines a confusing reference to his work in the government's teacher training proposals

Rejection hurts more when you don't have a long-term contract to fall back on, says Helen Lees

If qualified teacher status is abolished, the role of a postgraduate certificate becomes even more important, says Jacquie Nunn

Helen Bynum on what made a married woman committed to the cause walk away from it all

Non-EU citizens took one in five new posts over past decade, leaving 40 per cent of posts for UK researchers, Hefce figures show

Experts in everything from accountancy to China and spirituality to skills strategies appointed fellows by the Academy of Social Sciences