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A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Policymakers in US and UK told not to jeopardise the nations’ strength in the fields

MoneySavingExpert.com founder who chaired student finance task force opposes government plans to freeze repayment threshold

Shorten waiting period for financial assistance with study and create bespoke foundation courses to aid entry into higher education, the EUA recommends

Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society urges scholars to claim from pot of almost £5 million in uncollected funds

Government’s social mobility adviser speaks out amid suggestions Green Paper has been delayed to allow tie-in with PM speech on social mobility

Assistant registrar of the University of Zimbabwe claims that president’s mortarboard ‘fitted perfectly well’

Programme from the American Association for the Advancement of Science will provide professional training for community engagement managers

Follow reporter John Morgan's live coverage of the Grants Not Debt march in London

BJP's Ram Naik calls on institutions to 'inculcate folk culture' in ceremonies amid concerns over rising Hindu nationalism

Self-proclaimed ‘failed intellectual’ Eric Jarosinski offers print version of @NeinQuarterly

University with close links to former prime minister to be home for planned library, museum and resources for both education and research

Luxury loo roll in the office of the president at Ryerson University, bog-standard paper elsewhere

But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities

US study unmasks marginalisation that disabled learners face in higher education, say authors

Outgoing New York University president John Sexton dismisses concerns over academic freedom at his institution’s Abu Dhabi campus

University reaches out to its local community through dramatised performances in the city graveyard

Government urged to change plans to avoid damage to English universities’ global reputation

Funding, staffing and alternative providers among issues to be considered as part of £5 million initiative

Hundreds of protesters gather on Bloomsbury campus in support of suspended Unison branch secretary Sandy Nicoll

Success rates fall at five out of six councils amid warnings that the process could become ‘more of a lottery’ as reviewers are stretched

Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow and York enter top 10 after £120 million grant for quantum technology

Leading rugby historian explains why he studies a game ‘vital in creation of a British sense of masculine identity’

University of Edinburgh developing tools to monitor academics’ performance in areas such as assessment and feedback

IoE study finds that wealthy students can receive more aid than poor undergraduates, based on university they attend

Government statistics reveal that white school-leavers are less likely, proportionally, to enter higher education than those from other ethnic groups

Home secretary accused of basing policy on ‘bonkers’ figure about students overstaying visas

Andrew Likierman says first fundraising campaign is necessary to maintain global position

Fifteen per cent of recommendations issued to further education colleges by watchdog relate to courses leading to the FTSE 100 firm’s qualifications

Writers meet musicians in the University of St Andrews’ new series of experimental conversations

Institution’s School of Media, Arts and Design is 25 this year. Its current dean takes Times Higher Education through the reasons behind its success

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

UK is top in life sciences while Asia performance varies

Shadow chancellor to address London rally that also opposes scrapping of maintenance grants

Former business secretary also voices concerns over impact of Prevent on campus debates

Efforts to reform universities in the face of shrinking student numbers may jeopardise departments with the best overseas links, says Japan-based UK professor

Fears that scrapping of non-National Eligibility Test grants could disadvantage poorer students

Researchers from 72 institutions say they will not visit Israeli higher education institutions, act as referees, or participate in conferences

Oxford and Cambridge report increase in applications, as number of students reapplying falls sharply

Higher Education Regulatory Funding Authority set up with British support

Resignation follows criticism from academics and students who claim governing board failed to consult staff during election process for new president

Research by LSE academics shows that league tables have more impact on demand for competitive subjects

Funding council extols virtues of Higher Education Innovation Funding as spending review cuts loom

Leading Renaissance scholar hailed as polymath and iconoclast following her death

Awards will recognise ‘academic excellence’ and ‘real-world impact’ of research, says universities minister

Prime minister announces 2017 change to ‘extend social mobility’

Robert Putnam says bursaries are only part of the solution to widening participation in the US

Scholars failing to engage with Twitter and other platforms are missing out on crucial resources

University Campus Suffolk researchers find ‘natural progression’ into higher education is not found at every institution

A new digital tool reveals exactly who was close to whom in the age of the Tudors and Stuarts

President Jacob Zuma says he ‘understands the difficulty faced by students’ as demonstration also held outside South African High Commission in London

Institutions say allegations that they do not comply with consumer protection legislation are ‘completely false’

Consumer watchdog Which? ‘disappointed’ after surveying 50 institutions’ websites

Cases underscore concerns about use of younger researchers’ work by senior colleagues without permission

Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education

Jack Grove reports from official inauguration of campus that reflects Singapore’s growing demand for Western-style higher education

President Megan Dunn faces battle over campaigning tactics as leftwingers increase power

Further cuts to modern languages departments have raised concerns about increasing elitism

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