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Donation from investor Bill Miller will create new professorships and provide student support

London institution thought to be the first in UK to launch open-access publishing platform, as academics move away from traditional scholarly journals

Union takes aim at ‘out of touch’ leaders after accounts show outgoing Kent head got £45,000 uplift in final year

Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom

Jordanian-established institution has fallen short of recruitment expectations

Interim candidate confirmed in post on permanent basis at new umbrella body

'Mind-boggling' that the Department for Education does not regularly collect data on attendance, committee hears

Three student candidates deemed 'appointable' to regulator's board were overlooked in favour of engineering undergraduate

Data from the THE World University Rankings suggest Western nations such as the UK are making good use of limited resources, but what are the side effects?

Experts warn that prospective recruits may choose to study elsewhere if they do not feel welcome

As part of a US initiative, undergraduates are given assignments to create articles, helping to develop critical appraisal skills

Mathematicians at Imperial College London will have access to French research grants through new collaboration

Privately run vocational courses likely to be big beneficiaries of Gratuidad, which supports poorer students

University staff in both sectors also report deteriorating workplace conditions

‘Romance is not dead, it's just behind a paywall’

Researchers have linked the rise in unrealistic expectations among students with the rise in mental health issues

Former first lady was awarded doctorate from University of Zimbabwe two months after enrolling

Figures from 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey raise concerns about the value of some degrees

Incident seen as symptomatic of increasingly anti-intellectual turn encouraged by the government

Economics scholar estimates impact of new excise tax on university endowments 

Immigration minister who led crackdown on ‘abuse’ of student visa system says it ‘serves nobody’ to pretend students do not count towards figures

Special requests divert women from more productive activities, study warns

As Brexit threatens funding shortfall, European Commission appears convinced research is better done continent-wide

Latest Hesa data show that share of students with top degree has risen significantly since 2012-13

Alpacas may be one of the symbols of Peru, but disease has hitherto ravaged a species essential to fibre production

Former Downing Street policy guru Nick Timothy says former education secretary resisted university funding review and potential tuition fee cuts

Baroness Amos criticises government anti-terror strategy Prevent in appearance before parliamentarians

Annual event run by honorary lecturer featured white supremacist speakers and was attended by Toby Young 

Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17

Chancellor of world’s biggest higher education system sees Trump immigration plan as ‘antithesis’ of American values

Event celebrates achievements of often under-recognised individuals and teams

The Australian robotics researcher and award-winning teacher discusses the importance of hands-on learning and why robots won’t be taking our jobs any time soon

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

There are numerous survival guides for doctoral students, but much less advice on how to supervise PhD candidates. Robert MacIntosh offers some tips on becoming an effective supervisor

New in-depth look at the price of hosting EU and non-EU students shows benefits far outweigh cost to taxpayer

Sam Gyimah and Damian Hinds will remove obstacles to major review and keep universities in the media spotlight, say experts  

Stephanie Marshall announces departure ahead of three-way merger

UCU plan would maintain defined benefit scheme, but has been branded ‘unaffordable’ by universities

Academic ability of comprehensive school students ‘not always realised’ until university, researchers suggest

Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, funded by £1.7 billion bequest, to fund degree courses in several institutions

Change in balance between teaching and research-focused universities is an indicator of progress, say analysts

Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport

Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples

Controversial journalist resigns from English higher education's new regulator after his appointment was condemned in House of Commons

Poorer performance found to be based on less positive evaluation of female principal investigators, not differences in the quality of science

Biggest titles’ opening of sister periodicals is taking submissions away from specialist titles, researchers warn

Comparison of national test results data shows pupils admitted to university under racial quotas graduate with the same scores on average as non-quota peers

Former work and pensions minister replaces Justine Greening, who leaves the government

American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research

Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed

New higher education bill would increase cost of university and likelihood of scams, say experts

Analysis by Deloitte raises questions about current weightings for teaching and research funding

Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns

Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact

Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics

Some of the biggest universities in Germany are now without contracts with the publisher

University rector killed himself after being arrested and barred from campus

Vast majority of international students come from other parts of Asia 

Most finished integration courses, but few ended up with advanced German skills – and the vast majority were male

First-year students will study just one subject at a time rather than juggling four units with competing demands and deadlines