US university students demand free tampons on campus Some institutions are starting to listen to the growing call for better access to menstruation products, reports Jake New for Inside Higher Ed 15 March
Chinese universities must forge own path on teaching enterprise Institutions will struggle with Chinese government push on entrepreneurship, Ellie Bothwell hears Zhejiang University dean tell conference in Beijing By Ellie Bothwell 15 March
Hosting US branch campuses 'costs Qatar ?280 million annually' Education City's spending for stateside outposts pieced together by The Washington Post By Chris Havergal 15 March
Universities ‘most reliant’ on teaching-only staff named Several research-intensive universities are on list, but many institutions dispute the findings By Jack Grove 15 March
Foreign academics in Korea: disempowered and ready to leave? Interviews paint a bleak picture of morale at Yonsei University, raising further concerns about country’s attempt to internationalise By David Matthews 15 March
Lower entry requirements for poorer students, says Scottish panel Commission for Widening Access calls for ‘entrenched patterns of advantage’ to be broken down By Chris Havergal 14 March
Treasures of Cambridge University Library go on display Landmark documents and artefacts in the history of science and religion go on public view for the first time By Matthew Reisz 14 March
University of the People founder: others ‘will emulate model’ President of free online university says universities will be forced to change either their price structure or their offering By Ellie Bothwell 14 March
Australian government under fire on HE policy ‘instability’ Education minister Simon Birmingham signals potential funding cuts to universities but fee rises plan could also be revived By John Morgan 14 March
Engineers more likely to be violent extremists, book claims LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too By Chris Havergal 13 March
Refugee crisis: university launches outreach programme Monthly sessions at Nottingham Trent University aim to prepare asylum seekers for higher education By Ellie Bothwell 12 March
Has Twitter transformed the PhD experience? As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study By Jack Grove 12 March
Hesa, Jisc and QAA to share costs as M5 Group Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards By Chris Havergal 11 March
NYU Shanghai head: US universities ‘have special global role’ Jeffrey Lehman says American universities have the resources and autonomy to be innovative By Ellie Bothwell 11 March
Can neuroscience help solve the Israel-Palestine conflict? Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups By David Matthews 11 March
A-level ‘train crash’ means more university admissions exams Headteacher warns that institutions will otherwise be forced to choose between students with ‘ragtag mixed bag’ of qualifications By Chris Havergal 11 March
Business schools: UK immigration policy sparks drop in students Chartered Association of Business Schools report shows numbers of non-EU students falling almost 9 per cent last year By John Elmes 10 March
What should computer science degree students learn? Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers By David Matthews 10 March
Alan Milburn: reward student potential not ‘past endeavour’ In a 91茄子 interview, the government’s social mobility adviser and Lancaster chancellor also criticises Jeremy Corbyn fees policy By John Morgan 10 March
EU nationals fill four in 10 new university jobs in England Non-EU citizens took one in five new posts over past decade, leaving 40 per cent of posts for UK researchers, Hefce figures show By Chris Havergal 10 March
End of grants 'likely to force thousands more students to work' About half of poorer students would have applied to university differently without a grant, Sodexo research also suggests By Jack Grove 10 March
Grant winners – 10 March 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By 91茄子 reporters 10 March
Shakespeare 400 – how the Bard influenced Africa New book from University of Cambridge academic considers how Shakespeare became a powerful presence from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar By Matthew Reisz 10 March
Most students do not see university as value for money Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees By Jack Grove 10 March
Academic fixed-term jobs changes in Germany split opinion A new law to support early career researchers has reopened arguments over limits on the use of short-term contracts in the country By Jack Grove 10 March
Stanford president sceptical on global university partnerships John Hennessy also tells 91茄子 of his regret at not launching New York campus By Ellie Bothwell 10 March
Can joint PhDs get more Brits studying abroad? Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility By Jack Grove 10 March
The week in higher education – 10 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press By 91茄子 reporters 10 March
Graduate recruitment stutters as apprenticeships take off Growth in university leaver vacancies is slowing, AGR study suggests By Chris Havergal 9 March
Brexit research worries ‘massively exaggerated’, says Tory MP But Owen Paterson’s claims rejected by NUS president Megan Dunn, who warns that leaving the EU would harm students By John Morgan 9 March
Academics ‘regularly lie to get research grants’ Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests By David Matthews 9 March
Palestinian universities look to UK to boost growth British Council study tour brings together university leaders with potential UK partners By Matthew Reisz 9 March
International Women's Day - Chinese students' bizarre tributes Banners put up across Chinese university campuses have strange take on annual event By David Matthews 8 March
Saudi Arabia cracks down on bogus degrees Education minister pledges to 'ensure there is no exploitation of people' By Chris Havergal 8 March
Cornell University president dies aged 52 Elizabeth Garrett announced last month that she was fighting colon cancer By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
International Women's Day - universities' pay gaps highlighted Institutions are criticised in UCU report for allowing 'shameful levels of pay inequality' to persist By Jack Grove 8 March
Course evaluation forms ‘not read properly by students’ Undergraduates endorsed patently false statements in US experiment By Chris Havergal 8 March
Could the X Factor be a model for filling university jobs? Might mass polls by live audiences actually be a better way to choose the right applicant? By Jack Grove 8 March
Former Soas director Paul Webley dies Professor Webley was ‘inspired leader’ and will be ‘sorely missed’, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic By Jack Grove 7 March
Large rate my professor study finds gender bias in comments University of Illinois research finds ‘brilliant’ or ‘genius’ more often used to describe male academics By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 7 March
Publish ideas from scholarly articles early, event told Jisc Digifest hears openness could bring benefits, but some cite plagiarism risks By Chris Havergal 7 March
Indigenous students up in Australia but concerns remain Completion rates are main worry despite better figures on admissions By John Morgan 7 March
Gaza universities repaired with money from UK charity Organisation says it has helped enrich the educational prospects of more than 50,000 Palestinian students By Matthew Reisz 6 March
Psychology reproducibility ‘crisis’ overstated, new report claims But authors of original paper hit back, saying latest assessment is ‘very optimistic’ By David Matthews 4 March
UK research council budgets to 2019-20 revealed Although overall resource funding will rise, most of this extra money will go to multidisciplinary research By David Matthews 4 March
Birmingham and Melbourne team up for PhDs A new joint PhD programme is part of a ‘new era of close collaboration’ between the UK and Australian universities, say v-cs By Jack Grove 4 March
REF ‘leads to short-term research approach’ German academic looking at UK system raises concerns over incentives created by research excellence framework By David Matthews 4 March
India plans to create 20 ‘world-class’ universities Finance minister’s announcement greeted as ‘tall order’ but also as ‘amazing step’ By John Morgan 4 March
Carlos Moedas: EU science benefit ‘goes beyond money’ EU commissioner tells 91茄子 that excellent science requires European and global collaboration By John Morgan 3 March
St Andrews aims for carbon-neutral future with boiler plan Construction on ?25 million biomass boiler in nearby village aims to cut energy costs for ancient university By Lucy Stephens 3 March
Open University posts ?7m loss as student numbers slump Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected' By Chris Havergal 3 March
How scholars spend their time These data show how scholars used their time at different types of university in the period 2012 to 2015 By David Matthews 3 March
Brexit would be ‘catastrophe’ for HE in Europe, warn Germans UK universities’ research links would be harmed and their ‘philosophy’ lost to Continent, John Morgan is told in Berlin and Munich By John Morgan 3 March
Studying for a PhD: students reveal ethical dilemmas Study explores challenges of carrying out qualitative work By Ellie Bothwell 3 March
Student accommodation: what is driving spiralling costs? UCL rent strike has thrown the spotlight on a growing problem across the UK By Rachel Edwards 3 March
The world’s top universities for attracting industry funding Times Higher Education World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic By Ellie Bothwell 3 March
The week in higher education – 3 March 2016 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By 91茄子 reporters 3 March
Teesside University to withdraw FE validation at 10 colleges Decision has rekindled row over universities’ role in validating HE courses in FE By John Elmes 3 March
Grant winners – 3 March 2016 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By 91茄子 reporters 3 March
Twerking session relaunches Birth Rites collection University of Salford exhibition dedicated to the subject of childbirth is expanded By Matthew Reisz 3 March