All undergraduates should be offered 10 to 12 week internships to improve their employability, according to a government-commissioned review of links between universities and business.

The Sutton Trust has launched a US version of its summer school camps to give UK students the chance to study at an American university.

Glyndwr University and controversy-hit recruitment company A4e have agreed they need more time to negotiate a partnership that would see the institution validate the firm’s awards.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Teachers and lecturers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than workers in any other occupation, according to union figures.

A record number of Americans are studying at British universities, new data show.

Most institutions receiving SLC funds have had no quality review. John Morgan reports

Max Clifford discussed reputation with college head after row over resignation. David Matthews writes

Les Ebdon could face a legal challenge from universities if he tries to use the "nuclear option" of capping their tuition fees because they are failing to recruit enough students from poor backgrounds.

Budget-driven cuts mean language studies are now unavailable in some regions. Simon Baker reports

Debts of £65,000 seen as 'huge disincentive' to further study in Stem subjects. Paul Jump writes

Institutions seek competitive alternative to bank loans for facility upgrades, writes Simon Baker

'The young have fewer preconceptions' - Will Self talks to Jack Grove about his new professorship

Expanding into the Big Apple provides a platform for high-tech start-ups. John Morgan reports

Unease with internationalisation echoes growing concerns in other Nordic nations. Ed Dutton reports

Student claims lack of promised dyslexia support cost him a first-class degree. Jack Grove writes

Students who repay their tuition fees early may simply be making an unnecessary "gift to the government", an economist has warned.

A row about a redefinition of academic freedom has escalated in Canada, with the head of the representative body for academics condemning the document as "a full-scale attack on academic freedom like no other we have seen".

Plans for students to apply for university after getting their A-level results have been strongly criticised by an admissions advice group.

Two leading scientific journals are likely to publish in full two controversial papers detailing a new version of the bird flu virus that may be transmissible between humans despite a US federal advisory body warning of its potentially "catastrophic"...