The seventh annual Publishers for Development (PfD) conference – which took place in London, UK, yesterday – explored five core principles that publishers must aspire toward when undertaking responsible engagement with developing countries. More...

The Women in Higher Education Management: Breaking the Glass Ceiling workshop, organised by the ACU in partnership with Edu Leads Consultancy and the University of Malaya, took place between 12 and 13 August at the university's School of Graduate Studies in Kuala Lumpur. The workshop was opened by a welcoming speech from Professor Doctor Mad Sidin Ahmad Ishak, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, followed by a welcoming introduction from ACU representatives. More...

Is higher education up to solving the challenges of the world beyond 2015? This is the question the ACU set out to answer before the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with the Beyond 2015 campaign, which gathered views from higher education professionals, NGO representatives, and academics across the world. More...

During the week of 14-18 September the IU led a delegation of 15 UK universities to Ecuador and Peru. The delegation was organised with support from the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 
The objective of this visit was to present UK higher education as the 'partner of choice' in the delivery of education reform programmes which are without precedent in scale or ambition for either country. More...

We know that a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union will take place before the end of 2017, with many commentators predicting a referendum in autumn 2016. Today (Monday 12th October 2015) the campaign moves up a gear as the national IN campaign launches with the aim of securing Britain's future in Europe.

• University leaders have made it clear that they are committed to being a significant pro-European voice in the referendum debate. Why? The European Union supports British universities to pursue cutting-edge research leading to discoveries and inventions which improve people's lives

Collaboration is crucial to generating world-class research. More...

Last week marked the third UK-China High Level People-to-People dialogue. The actual dialogue took place on the afternoon of Thursday 17 September, preceded in the morning by an Education summit. At the summit the UK higher education sector was represented by Minister Jo Johnson and Universities UK CEO, Nicola Dandridge. More...

The IU published the International Higher Education in Facts and Figures guide today examining the latest trends and data on international higher education.
Key highlights include:
• Data on international student trends: the UK is the second most popular destination in the world for international students.
• Insight about what international students want: in 2014 'Quality of education' was the top reason why international students chose to come and study in the UK.  
• The latest figures on TNE and Outward mobility: UK TNE student numbers have grown by 65% since 2008; the vast majority are studying for their first degree.
• Statistics on the impact of international research and collaboration: the UK's top collaborative partner country is the US and 13 out of the UK's top 20 collaboration partners are EU member states.
• An overview on the economic benefits of international higher education: international students help generate nearly £11 billion for the UK economy. More...

Speaking ahead of today's (Monday 12th October) launch of the national IN campaign (www.theincampaign.co.uk), the President of Universities UK has said that university leaders will speak out to highlight the positive impact that European Union (EU) membership has on our universities. More...

The Science without Borders programme in the UK will now be known as Ciência sem Fronteiras - Reino Unido (CsF), Brazilian Scientific Mobility Programme. This change will take place with immediate effect and we will be contacting our operational contacts at all participating UK universities to ask them to update their information and materials to reflect this.  The name change is due to the fact that this phrase has been registered and the copyright belongs to another organisation. All countries in North America and Europe using this for the programme have been asked to use an alternative title. More...