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A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Extra contributions are likely to cost many university staff more than £1,000 a year, analysis shows

Barry Winn, former University of Bradford deputy v-c, criticises short-term ‘colonial’ approach of UK universities to global partnerships

This graphic shows to what extent tertiary education increases people’s sense that they have a say in politics

BMJ editor in chief raises alarm over drug trial research funded and often controlled by manufacturers themselves

Former business secretary urges universities to plug into global networks and emerging markets as he takes up Nottingham professorship

Figures suggest Oxford and Cambridge among seven Russell Group institutions with lower proportion of poorer students compared with 10 years ago

Analysis finds men and ethnic minorities under-represented in international cohort

Survey suggests 3 per cent of higher and further education workers have been physically assaulted because they are homosexual, bisexual or transsexual

Acceptances nearly doubled for some universities, halved for others, since number controls eased in 2012

Law professor at Queen Mary University of London organises open days for refugees and asylum seekers

Civil society groups attack move as ‘gross violation’ of academic autonomy

Chinese Ministry of Education directive wants students abroad to have a ‘positive patriotic energy’

From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to special needs education in the UK, more mid-career professionals are taking professional doctorates

Researcher recommends reassessing selection criteria for PhD funding as several great scientists did not gain a first or a 2:1

Chris Husbands, former director of the UCL IoE, also says his new institution should ‘not be distracted by league tables’

Former Liberal Democrat deputy leader appointed on one-year maternity cover contract

The House of Representatives approves legislation that dictates NSF grants can be awarded only to projects in the ‘national interest’

University announces major strategic planning initiative to address long-term budgetary concerns. Colleen Flaherty reports for Inside Higher Ed

Cutting academic autonomy contradicts studies on what makes businesses effective, policy expert claims

Techniques used by scientists led by Ruth Gates and backed by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen are coming under the microscope. Jon Marcus reports from Hawaii

Italian ambassador to UK ‘expects truth to be established’ in the ‘heinous killing’ of Cambridge PhD student

Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries

Event with controversial King’s College London researcher Adam Perkins to be held at later date after ‘negative social media activity’

Admissions service says it is in talks to widen availability of its records

Rector Ralf Hemmingsen warns job losses will see some services ‘cut to the bone’ as 7 per cent of staff exit Denmark’s most highly regarded university

Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than £1bn

High dropout rate among black students also targeted in new guidance to Offa

More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ‘unbelievably low’ interest rates

Thailand’s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability

Labour leader tells THE he has discussed funding model for abolishing fees with shadow chancellor

Bosses’ pay rose by 3 per cent on average to £272,432, according to a new University and College Union report

After political scientists pitched to commissioning editors, the TV professionals passed on some advice

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Former University of York chancellor says leading universities should lower entry requirements for students from poor backgrounds

Damning report condemns government for not reaching recruitment target in past four years

Job descriptions demand early career academics be multitalented ‘superheroes’, a study suggests

Interviews with MA students in UK suggest that although few agree with Chinese government line, compulsory courses dull development of independent thought

Some universities have already overturned a ban on marriage and children among undergraduates, but it is still upheld in places

Report from careers advice service Prospects points to significant rise in employment rate for those with higher level qualifications

Former international rugby player Colin Gregor is one of a growing number of students to balance a PhD with a career

University of Oxford historian calls on academics to fight back against changes based on a ‘demonstrably inadequate account of human nature’

Canadian university admits video aimed at promoting energy saving by showing a female teacher receiving suggestive compliment was sexist

Backlash from v-cs prompts teaching champion to opt for 'reflection and consultation'

Economists are finding new ways of learning about the past – and learning from the past

Outgoing head says that diversity on campus is about ‘inclusion’ rather than simply ‘getting numbers of people’

Political theorist Andrei Stavilă explains how a comment on a friend’s Facebook page led to exit from Turkish university

Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys also among fellows announced by Alan Rusbridger at Lady Margaret Hall

Ed Byrne says universities are not ‘immune to disruption’ from new models of education

Recently founded institutions can ‘leapfrog’ the educational approaches of the past, says former AUC president

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

With Regent’s University London the latest to offer the US-style of undergraduate education, Natasha Turner looks at how courses are being received elsewhere

Drug company hopes to provide a new home for studies that try to replicate previous experimental results

Baroness Vadera explains how Santander hopes to encourage entrepreneurialism in graduates

As EU referendum looms, institutions step up recruitment following scrapping of student number controls

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Many black and ethnic minority staff at universities are also downbeat about their promotion chances, according to a new University and College Union survey

Women in Leadership conference host says schools must ‘deconstruct’ curricula to combat gender bias

Ex v-c picked up £125K for loss of office despite becoming president on v-c salary, while university paid out almost £180K to other departing staff

New book in the style of LA crime fiction offers maths lessons from a private eye