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Iranian-Canadian Homa Hoodfar, who has conducted research on Islamic family law and Muslim dress codes, was imprisoned last month

Alternative medicine institution Anglo-European College of Chiropractic gets QAA thumbs up

Former UN secretary general also ‘surprised’ that EU’s strength in maintaining security did not feature in Brexit debate. John Elmes reports from Lausanne

But research leaders in the UK say their European counterparts are already freezing them out when it comes to applying for EU money

Brexit vote leads some European researchers to conclude joint bids with UK academics are now too risky

CEO lobby group in Canada says government should introduce policies to retain talented graduates

Minister backs continued UK success in EU’s Horizon 2020 and pledges to press ahead with HE bill

Leave vote triggers warnings of recruitment problems and of UK academics seeking better opportunities elsewhere

UUK warns that EU funding 'goes beyond money' after open letter from pro-Leave ministers

CGHE working paper suggests that governments should implement intervention policies on the ‘demand side of the labour market’

The 2016 THE Asia Universities Summit took place at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology this week

Australian v-cs attack Go8 over its criticisms of demand-driven system

CentreForum rebadged as Education Policy Institute, angering Higher Education Policy Institute

Colleges in the area and further afield try to reassure students

Birmingham City conference on ‘terrorism and cultural freedom’ explored everything from Macbeth to Islamic State video games

Study of 1.4 million students raises concerns about the US for-profit sector 

Audit of University of California system finds that institution enrolled less-qualified non-resident students to boost revenue

Holger Syme’s three-week live-tweet reading brings scathing response from author Sir Brian Vickers

Home Affairs Select Committee reports on fallout from ETS language test fraud claims

Sense about Science study highlights examples of political convenience governing publication dates

UK Higher Education International Unit analysis highlights EU contribution on research

William Klug was fatally shot in one of the university’s engineering buildings

Incident raises questions about etiquette and rudeness

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities aims to ‘complement’ existing alliances

The Atlantic Philanthropies gives £75 million to Rhodes Trust and £64.4 million for LSE inequality research

University Alliance study highlights what it says is higher education institutions' key role in improving social mobility

Regulator will promote market, distribute grants, award university status and have power to enter premises with warrant

Key figures respond to the Queen’s HE announcements

Government plans to make it ‘easier’ for new universities to launch

Loss of fee income if Britain leaves EU could be worth £700 million a year, claims new report

Government says it could designate sector quality body in future to protect co-regulation

Research councils, Innovate UK and QR funding will be brought under one new body that will also distribute new money for interdisciplinary research

Senior aide Sam Clovis on what US university policy might look like under a Trump administration

Key figures from the university world respond to the higher education White Paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy

Hefce-funded project aims to drive economic growth and increase employment

Such partnerships are healthy but an NCUB report says more are needed to boost UK prosperity

Two-day strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay rise offer may affect student exams and marking

Course for world’s ‘most senior business leaders’ will cost ‘gigantic’ £80K for first year

Universities in two countries will co-host three research chairs

Research council chiefs to be grilled by select committee after poll to name polar research vessel is overruled

Almost two-thirds of members voting back strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay offer

Plan to deregulate fees wholesale dropped, but alternatives floated in discussion paper

International visibility for Leicester as a result of club’s success has already contributed to boost in overseas applications, says one vice-chancellor

Province will submit proposals in ‘coming weeks’ in a bid to avoid sudden wage increases

Johannes Haushofer lists failures in attempt to 'balance the record' on how he climbed the greasy pole of academia

Sutton Trust report warns that finding is ‘cause for concern’

The academy needs to look beyond knowledge transfer to co-production when it comes to working with the third sector, a report says

Lobbying intensifies ahead of Lord Stern's review of crucial assessment into university research performance

UPP Foundation will seek to invest money in areas such as access and retention for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Pilot scheme at Lady Margaret Hall will accept 12 students who ‘would not normally apply or succeed in competing through conventional channels’

After months of criticism over potential chilling effect of new rules, campaigners say clarification is ‘good news’

Frontrunner for Democratic nomination has talked tough on for-profit colleges but will her links to the industry prevent her taking action? Michael Stratford reports for Inside Higher Ed 

New course in historical research follows decision to cut undergraduate fees a year early

TUC analysis of the ONS Labour Force Survey highlights gap between BME and white workers

Ballot for industrial action is called despite ongoing pay talks over pay claim for 2016-17

Wellcome Trust Monitor Report finds more certainty about the benefits of breakthroughs, but a mixed picture of general scientific knowledge

Number of signatories will trigger a mandatory government response

Graduate start-ups also show employment and turnover growth, although fewer are being founded

Universities UK analysis claims that students from the rest of the European Union ‘spend money and create jobs in all corners of the UK’

The Californian institution said it will recruit top-performing graduates from the online university