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Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact

UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends

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

UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground

Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’

As China's president visits the UK, heads of UCL, LSE and the Royal Society all warm to his slogan "the Chinese Dream"

V-cs fail to oppose repayment threshold plan attacked as ‘unfair retrospective change’ by GuildHE

Researchers warn that benefits of enrolling in Officer Training Corps could be limited to ‘elite’

Director Jeremy Farrar argues that current research culture damages scientists’ ability ‘to dream’

Fears that discipline is particularly susceptible to statistical ‘hacking’ of data to gain a positive result

Above-inflation deal for university staff still lags behind pay increases seen elsewhere in the UK this year

Only 5 per cent of school leavers who are eligible for free school meals gain places at Russell Group institutions

Open letter to Hefce and UUK chiefs attracts 169 signatures as quality assessment and TEF proposals debated

Campuses are one of the ‘strongest bits of the innovation system’ and will be crucial to its ‘rebuild’, conference hears

Home Office policy viewed as ‘racial discrimination’ by applicants, conference told

Study finds that, while senior academics tend to have the most followers on social networking site, the most junior researchers are not far behind

University of the Witwatersrand suspends proposed increase, as University of Cape Town is among those forced to suspend classes

Independent investigation of university finds professor’s academic freedom was not protected after blog posts on gender balance in university’s leadership

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

Policy Exchange calls on government to redirect £500 million from universities to colleges

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

Art and architecture scholars make clear what we can still learn from history

Leading environmentalist says it is 'ridiculous' for university heads to 'shuffle responsibility'

Universities to reflect long and hard about their duty of care to those working or studying in foreign countries

Party's conference also hears how MP was 'riled' by Jo Johnson Oxbridge comment

Students complained of deafening noise and vermin

‘Very disappointing’ provider inspection triggers education minister to overhaul system

Move would jeopardise sector’s global brand, senior figures warn

GuildHE declares ‘absolute opposition’ to move, saying it goes against assurances to Parliament and students

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

Institution's senate warns shutting offices would be 'very high risk', with 500 jobs at stake

Philanthropy allows innovation ‘free from constraints of political and economic change’, says v-c

Noted art historian David Freedberg is keen to shake up the Bloomsbury institute that has been described as the ‘world’s weirdest library’

Concerns also raised over ‘reckless’ plans to advance market entry and exit in England

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

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

Lack of enthusiasm for Labour £6K fees policy could have been factor, says Hepi report

Women with partners who have full-time jobs find it more difficult to get over ‘glass fence’ and move abroad, study suggests

The president of the Association of Colleges says underfunding FE will harm higher education

Sorana Vieru also questions motivations of academic establishment ‘cartel’ when opposing metrics

The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time

Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide

Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study

High-profile visiting professors at King’s Policy Institute include Margaret Hodge, David Willetts and Charles Clarke

Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success

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

Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework

Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals

Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today

President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country

The best forms of public engagement tend to be ‘dirt cheap’ and profitable, says author

Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning

‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding

Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption

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

Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears

Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017

Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack