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The couple sacked over alleged leaks had their appeal thrown out by the University of Bolton last week

Students angry at institution’s failure to move to full divestment

But those on low pay to be offered up to 2.65 per cent, says Ucea

The University of Oxford is on track to meet an ambitious fundraising target after hitting the £2 billion milestone

But university does not opt for full divestment from industry

The pro-European could be a key appointment in lead up to EU referendum

By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed

Concerns investigation reveals problems with course launched in conjunction with private company

MP for Bromsgrove joined the Conservatives while at University of Exeter

Nine out of ten new MPs in the House of Commons are graduates and 26 per cent hold an Oxbridge degree

The UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn has signed an agreement with the proctored examination provider Pearson VUE

The University of Oxford alumna hoping to sue the institution over its sexual assault investigation policy has had her case thrown out

Defining moments for universities on the night that the UK went to the polls

Blog post follows election result and confirmation of referendum on membership

Liberal Democrats Vince Cable and Julian Huppert were among the higher education figures to lose their seats last night, while former National Union of Students president Wes Streeting is now a Labour MP.

A shortage of students taking languages at A level means that some have a 50 per cent chance of getting a place to study at Oxbridge, it has emerged

The Conservatives have secured a majority after standing on a platform to seek an EU referendum and further tighten immigration rules, which could impact on universities.

UCU reacts by pledging to instruct lawyers to fight decision

A former student of the University of Oxford has launched a legal challenge against her alma mater over its policy on investigating rape allegations

Just 15 per cent of UK universities are led by women

Ten research-intensive universities in the South of England will get more than £2,000 each year in quality-related research funding for every student at the institution, an analysis has shown

Critics cry ‘cop-out’ over decision on publishing report

Scholars have asked university communications departments to publicise their birthdays and businesses as well as academic conferences

Rector at Maastricht University fears that curbs on using English are preventing some institutions from innovating and internationalising

Watchdog finds reports of fighting in classroom at private provider and sets six-week deadline for action plan

Provost says university’s size will help it hit a ‘moral’ target of 50 per cent women across its professoriate and board

The UK must decide by 31 May whether to take the next step in a project aiming to measure learning outcomes at a global level

Scholar Will Brooker says comic-book giant’s new-look superheroine seems to share traits with his own series

Academics working with the media and government discuss current misconceptions

Sector figures say postgraduate funding plan for England could fuel inflation in tuition fees as well as credentials

Forum probes lack of UK students of African and Caribbean heritage taking history degrees, and its echoes in schoolteacher and lecturer cohorts

Universities, and especially the research elite, faced a choice between aiming for highest quality scores and the greatest number of staff submitted

The number of university consolidations has shot up in recent years, EUA report finds

The ebbing of violence and the city’s transformation allow Antioquia to expand its horizons, writes Donna Bowater in Colombia

University staff urged to help visiting scholars adjust to life in the UK

UCL’s Michael Arthur discusses fears for lack of long-term financial support and of a British exit from the EU

A scholar’s project on Lewis Carroll’s heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital’s museums

The next vice-chancellor of Leeds Beckett University will be Peter Slee

We drill down into our election survey of the higher education sector for a clue

Kathryn Mitchell is to succeed John Coyne as vice-chancellor of the University of Derby

Members of the University and College Union at the University of Aberdeen are being balloted on potential strike action over the loss of 150 jobs

Michael Stewart uses inaugural lecture to criticise social sciences and arts in particular for being too insular

Around 40 jobs could be at risk at the University of Manchester after it announced plans to drop longstanding opposition to compulsory redundancies

Despite students reporting increasing levels of satisfaction with UK higher education, one area is bucking the trend: university accommodation.

A student occupation at the London School of Economics has come to an “amicable end”, according to the institution – although protesters said there were “legal threats”.

Amity chancellor claims traditional institutions are lagging behind on research investment

Change follows ‘comprehensive risk assessment’ by Queen’s Belfast

Admissions procedures and student retention at St Patrick’s flagged, as well as ‘fighting in the classroom’, although other areas pass scrutiny

Hundreds of institutions respond to Times Higher Education Twitter call

A new network of young research institutions in Europe has been launched with the aim of increasing influence in education policy

Sussex researcher speaks of ‘disbelief’ at comments over paper on gender bias

Ranking of universities under 50 years old shows a dip in UK’s strength in depth and Swiss on a roll

But Home Office revokes private college’s licence to sponsor overseas students

Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership

Less than a quarter of people in the North East of England agree that it is essential to have a degree in the current job market

Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact