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Simon Gaskell says Queen Mary University of London would be ‘crucified’ on graduate salary score because of diverse intake

GuildHE’s chief executive, a former BIS official, warns that Hefce’s expertise on teaching grant should not be lost

Rector Wim de Villiers faces potential opposition from South African university’s council, despite student campaign

Liang Xinsheng removed from deputy chair post after writing ‘radical opinions’ that had a ‘bad social influence’

Press release stating intent to mark event is withdrawn after receiving instant social media backlash

US economists talk about attempts to liven up teaching of their subject with lyrics from popular music

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed looks at why race protests that started at the University of Missouri are moving to other campuses

Labour’s Iain Wright says PM ‘needs to decide what’s best for Britain’

Number edges close to 1 million, driven by rise from India and China

Ed Byrne warns institutions’ finances could be ‘undermined’ in the name of policy initiatives

‘Concatenation’ of financial pressures could create serious risks, Madeleine Atkins says

Competition and Markets Authority says non-tuition fee debts should be no bar to graduating

British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK

Council for accrediting technical courses would cut skills shortages, says head of AoC

Governing body members claim projected overspend could be up to £87 million

Experts debate how scholarly publishing is going to have to change

A. C. Grayling says private college plans offer ‘greater choice and improved quality’ 

TEF seen as paving the way to a market in price by a supporter of differential fees

A ‘Kimposium’ will explore what the fascination with the Kardashians tells us

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

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Liberal thinking, teaching quality and pastoral care are his priorities for private university

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

Scholar contends that civic universities were a ‘Renaissance nobody notices’

QAA study also suggests that academics see the NSS as a poor measure of teaching quality

Saudi Arabia is the top country of origin for international postgraduate students on medicine and dentistry courses in the UK

Balance of power continues to shift towards Asia in disciplines

Going to university ‘influences outlook on life’, research for UK government suggests

2016 Best University Workplace Survey responses doubt TEF’s influence on classroom practice

Representative bodies sign up to new code of practice on course closure and institutional collapse

Report finds poorest Chinese pupils more likely to enrol than richest white peers

Panelists call on government to avoid making TEF a ‘bureaucratic exercise’

Comments on spending review attributed to universities minister later removed by Royal Society of Biology

Hefce warns of ‘weakening’ in finances and trend towards lower surpluses and ‘record’ borrowing 

Green Paper recommends use of metrics, despite July report’s reservations

However, success of Indian academics in the UK may be under threat as a result of universities’ focus on teaching excellence

Science and Technology Committee raises fears that resource spending has not kept up with new infrastructure

Adam Afriyie urges policymakers to test their preconceived ideologies against evidence

Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus

Author of new book The Cunning of Uncertainty fears pressure for scientific certainty is leading researchers to make promises they cannot deliver

Some of the key points to take away from the government’s consultation on the future of universities

Most institutions likely to be able to increase fees in 2017-18, with subsequent awards to allow for further rises

Hefce and Office for Fair Access would be merged into new body under government proposals, while Green Paper also suggests ministers could set fee caps

Universities and other sector bodies have given a cautious welcome to proposals contained in a new Green Paper on higher education

With 500 jobs at stake, ballot is first of its type in institution’s history

University of Cambridge’s examinations arm finds independent school-leavers at Russell Group institutions are a third less likely to get a good degree than state school students with similar A-level results

The institution takes a further step towards becoming an independent university

PaperRank service will allow researchers to rate papers online in bid to accelerate and open up process

Judy Clements to join Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education next April

University of East Anglia centre hosts two master’s courses in space with writable walls and adaptable furniture

International competitors will be ‘licking their lips’ if the UK labels some universities as weaker on teaching, says Andrew Hamilton ahead of his departure

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

Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics report warns of uncertain future

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Machiavellian tactics used by university leaders and their minions are often viewed as malevolent, but they are vital to running an organisation, says new study

The UK’s female academics are paid £6,146 less on average than men, with lack of women in leadership and management roles a factor, says new report

China remains the leading source of London’s international student population, with 13,460 students from the country residing in the UK’s capital

The measure of scholarly impact is now being manipulated so much that it has ceased to be meaningful, editorial claims

Iain Foulkes on how scientists can win part of huge grant to push forward the frontiers of cancer research

Data from 80,000 graduates in Great British Class Survey show social hierarchy of UK higher education