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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

President of Vassar College says sector in US has failed to connect with growing minority groups like Hispanic community

As universities and academics strive to aid migrants and understand their plight, scholars offer personal experiences of the upheaval

Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country¡¯s three most prestigious institutions

Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers¡¯ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler

Andrew Hamilton warns politicians against ¡®false economies¡¯ in his final annual speech

Former universities minister criticises colleagues by pointing out irony that to cut participation, it is affluent South where numbers would need to be cut

Berkeley chancellor says great public institutions can support their missions by looking for funding elsewhere

Ivy League and other prestigious institutions could dump Common Application approach

Hefce report also warns that government-backed master¡¯s loans will ¡®contradict efforts to widen participation¡¯

Significant variations in higher education participation persist when educational attainment and background taken into account

Ucas says acceptances are up 3 per cent year-on-year, with more applicants holding vocational qualifications

The new principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, on widening participation and comparisons to Marvin the paranoid android

Sir Keith Burnett, vice-chancellor of the University of Sheffield, takes a sideways look at the power of university brands

Continent¡¯s youthful population will soon require many more university places, with high numbers likely to study outside their home country

Very few US universities have policies to deal with growing number of stateless people seeking a chance to study

Study concludes that black and ethnic minority applicants are less likely to be offered a place because they choose more competitive courses

Hefce study finds independent school students are less likely to get a first or a 2:1

As he retires, Alan Ryan reflects on how higher education has changed and asks if the sector¡¯s expansion has been a success

BIS data confirm continuing decline in part-time study and widening of gender gap

Luister details alleged discrimination against black students at leading institution

Study warns that targeting where students live, not their individual circumstances, can inadvertently benefit privileged children

University of South Wales offers academic credit for skills and experience gained in the military

Prospective students more likely to base decision on prospectuses, institutions¡¯ websites and campus visits, survey suggests

Former presidential candidate says institutions must deliver courses more cheaply and that student loan burden must be eased

The scramble for places is no longer about courses and universities that nobody else wants, writes Matthew Andrews

The full impact of the abolition of the cap on student numbers won¡¯t be felt immediately, suggests Emran Mian

Study suggests BME students could be missing out on places because institutions are trying to shape ethnic mix

Universities believed to be looking to Continent to make up shortfalls in domestic enrolment

Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles

More than 420,000 students placed at UK universities by end of 13 August

More than 409,000 accepted on to courses as clearing gets under way, up 3 per cent on last year

Government loans may not reverse decline of UK postgraduate numbers, study suggests

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Students ¡®in strong position¡¯ as number controls lifted, say sector observers

As clearing budgets spiral, universities risk prioritising headcount over finding the right fit for their brand, warns Simon Pride

England urged to learn from country where attrition rates rose after student numbers cap was lifted

As A-level results day approaches, Victoria Bateman urges the next generation of students to believe in themselves and ignore the ¡®careless talk¡¯

Pair of employees at the American University in Dubai deny criminal charges

Is there too much focus on access to the Ivy League? Paul Fain reports for Inside Higher Ed

Three per cent increase in enrolment driven by older age groups as exam results released

Holly Else looks at how the rising cost of university study might affect willingness to study at postgraduate level

Concern that quantity, not quality will be prioritised as higher education marketplace opens up

Independent Commission on Fees concerned by high write-off rate and impact on ¡®squeezed middle¡¯

Pressure from senior management at Uclan to increase student numbers led to pharmacy school over-recruiting, General Pharmaceutical Council finds

Study finds little difference in levels of inequality in England, US and Australia as privileged families do ¡®whatever it takes¡¯ to gain advantage

Hefce study shows 132 per cent rise in number of students reporting a mental health problem

Institute for Fiscal Studies says George Osborne¡¯s Budget changes will also hit middle-earning graduates by more than ?6,000 on average

Researcher charts shift from racial to class segregation

Long-term future of theological colleges in doubt due to stringent visa regime, warns head of one institution

Policies announced in the Budget mean more cash today for the poorest students, but what about tomorrow¡¯s debts? asks Wes Streeting

Watchdog pushes higher education institutions to be more ambitious about admitting students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Eighty-five per cent of independent school leavers go into higher education, compared with 66 per cent of state school pupils

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and physicist Brian Cox highlighted as positive role models

The Sutton Trust has funded degree study at US institutions for 58 pupils from low-income backgrounds 

The most selective institutions fare best as student number controls lifted

HEA-commissioned report says those with vocational background may need more support, but also warns against seeing such qualifications as inferior

Former University of Bedfordshire vice-chancellor to continue in widening participation post

Navitas says enrolment down by 13 per cent in second semester of 2015

Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'