PhD supervisors urged to ‘embrace history’s ghosts’
Academics need to become ‘good gatekeepers’ to students from minority backgrounds, a study from New Zealand suggests
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How far should universities restrict freedom of speech?
Debate hears differing perspectives on whether students should have warnings or be sheltered from certain points of view
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University of Salford launches Tinder-style app to match students with perfect course
Institution says app was designed to make the experience of clearing ‘reassuring and enjoyable’
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Transnational education reviews should link with domestic judgements, says QAA
Report recommends that branch campuses are scrutinised within institutional reviews of UK awarding bodies
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NUS president vents anger on Twitter as anti-TEF motion is passed
Megan Dunn and NUS national executive committee clash as policy to formally oppose the teaching excellence framework is passed
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Science Without Borders ‘could be scaled back’
Brazil’s flagship scholarship programme likely to suffer as government looks for savings. Donna Bowater reports from Rio de Janeiro
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News blog: are universities doing enough in response to the refugee crisis?
The academic community's spirit of generosity is apparent in the way it has responded to Syria's civil war, says Ellie Bothwell
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The end of the line for validating institutions?
Is Jo Johnson eyeing an alternative approach? Nick Hillman thinks he is, despite the system’s proven advantages
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News blog: what the Labour leadership race means for HE
As the vote closes, John Morgan looks at what Jeremy Corbyn, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall have to say on higher education and research
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University of London vice-chancellor heralds ‘HE innovator’
Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution’s undeserved reputation for fustiness
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‘Neglected’ mid-career women ‘need more recognition’
Transition to ‘make-or-break’ stage for female academics is a significant challenge, study explains
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REF 2014: study ranks subjects by competitiveness
Scholar says departments that did well in the research excellence framework may not have the right to ‘strut around campus’ if their field is not competitiveÂ
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Short-term overseas study ‘as valuable’ as year abroad
Survey finds that students perceive similar benefits to overseas experience, regardless of duration
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Riotous Flesh: Women, Physiology, and the Solitary Vice in Nineteenth-Century America, by April R. Haynes
A study of anti-masturbation campaigns reveals many unexpected allegiances, says Heike Bauer
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Soft Force: Women in Egypt’s Islamic Awakening, by Ellen Anne McLarney
Caron E. Gentry praises a work that reveals the contributions of female Muslims