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Medical scholar branded a ¡®terrorist¡¯ by Turkey over his alleged links to a US-based cleric is named head of an institution in Texas

Focus on skills and job readiness 'disengages' academics from issue, says HEA head

Martha J. Kanter on making equality of opportunity a reality for ¡®the top 100 per cent¡¯ of students

Minority groups still not represented at professorial level by 2080, study suggests

President explains how the institution has increased enrolment and cut tuition fees as other US universities struggle with funding and recruitment

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

The 150 best universities for delivering work-ready graduates

Former Shanghai Normal University president advocates classes on extracurricular development

Survey of Chinese employers shows UK graduates required to ¡®fit back in¡¯ to home culture

Stop worrying about the expansion of higher education and look at the positives, say Francis Green and Golo Henseke

Five engineers set out why engineering is part of our everyday lives and what universities can do to change the way it is taught

Only one in 10 PhD graduates will work in academia. Institutions have to do more to ready the other nine for their careers, says a postdoctoral research fellow

But academics argue against narrow teaching focus and warn that technical skills have a ¡®half-life¡¯

Degrees are about aspirations as much as they are about status and salaries, write Neil Sammells and Rob Mears 

David Palfreyman considers how secretiveness about the benefits a graduate might expect might fall foul of trading regulations

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

Warning from Nick Jennings, AI expert and new vice-provost at Imperial College London

Compared with 20 years ago, young graduates face a much greater struggle buying flats, which some fear could stall social mobility

Outgoing British Council director in Iraq sees reasons for optimism, despite rise of Islamic State

Vice-chancellor predicts that sector¡¯s ¡®slightly snobbish¡¯ attitude will be swiftly eroded

The Sainsbury review represents a huge opportunity for UK universities, while institutions across the world can reap the rewards of vocational courses, says Martin Hall

Do universities need to rethink what they do and how they do it now that artificial intelligence is beginning to take over graduate-level roles?

Rather than resisting the growing emphasis on employability, academics should be seeking to drive the process, argues Benjamin Poore

Former universities minister calls for creation of academic council to advise ministers on decision making

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

Our data team¡¯s modelling of the potential teaching excellence framework results shows the Russell Group losing out to a new elite

CGHE working paper suggests that governments should implement intervention policies on the ¡®demand side of the labour market¡¯

David Matthews reports from Canada on a model that gives students up to two years in work placements

Energy, ingenuity and international outlook make HK a fertile territory for success, says Peter Mathieson

Governments overall are spending more of GDP on tertiary education but less on research

Some highly selective institutions offer worse employment outcomes than less selective ones, government-commissioned report finds

Young people and employers are ill served by the government¡¯s divisive move, which creates an unlevel playing field, argues Philip Cowan

Schools and universities are increasingly looking at how improving personalities can boost social mobility. But in doing so, they may be forced to choose between teaching what is helpful, and what is true, says David Matthews

¡®Character education¡¯, a concept that has taken off among schoolteachers, could be coming to higher education

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

Soon-to-be-released review into employability has identified the importance of work experience, students¡¯ attitude and accreditation

Analysis reveals some disciplines could leave graduates at a much greater risk of being replaced by machines in the future

Ahead of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, Lincoln Allison ponders the decline of sport at university, and the value of such pursuits

How do universities rated ¡®best for industry connections¡¯ improve their students¡¯ employability?

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem launches first-of-its-kind digital certification service as part of Education Ministry¡¯s modernisation plan

Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job

Our bloggers and social media followers gaze into their crystal balls and predict what the year in HE might look like

The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ¡®soft skills¡¯ required for industry or academia

To measure this key graduate outcome, we must better understand what it is, what it is not and what it could be, argues Johnny Rich

Simon Blackburn, Mariana Alessandri and John Kaag on why reports of Socrates¡¯ impending demise are greatly exaggerated

If the government is serious about globalisation in higher education, it should do more to open up overseas study to UK students

British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK

Council for accrediting technical courses would cut skills shortages, says head of AoC

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

The Global Employability University Survey reveals where to study to get a job

Ellie Bothwell explores how the country fares in the Global Employability University Ranking

Top 150 universities for graduate employability revealed

Universal challenges demand cross-disciplinary focus, argues Dame Julia King, and a thematic approach to university teaching will be essential

Efforts to reform universities in the face of shrinking student numbers may jeopardise departments with the best overseas links, says Japan-based UK professor

The value of the humanities to business is underestimated, but few departments are able to demonstrate relevance of studies to industry, Singapore audience is told

They think I¡¯m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking

Data reveal main recruiters of graduates in professional roles