By Ellie Bothwell. Institutions signed up to IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative have pledged to create scholarships for under-represented students, says report. More...

By Ellie Bothwell. The University of Cambridge is the top UK institution for hosting both international and British students who go on to win Nobel prizes, finds British Council. More...

By Jack Grove. Japanese and Canadian professors awarded prize for their work on ‘nature’s most elusive elementary particles’. More...

By John Morgan. The teaching excellence framework will include metrics on widening participation and also help to drive “rapid market share shifts between universities”, according to Jo Johnson. More...

By Jack Grove. Emeritus Cancer Research UK lab director shares chemistry prize with two US-based researchers for work on DNA. More...

By David Matthews. Scholar urges delegates at conference in the Netherlands to use measures like Twitter to measure public engagement, rather than turning them into new metrics. More...

By Chris Havergal. But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level. More...

By David Matthews. Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds. More...

By Jack Grove. Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia. More...

By Jack Grove. Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017. More...