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Private provider passes QAA’s new review, making domestic intake eligible for public funding

Lecturer finds a way to make the ‘social loafers’ in class pull their weight in group assignments

Fears of overcrowded courses and falling standards as university admissions set to exceed 500,000 for first time

But Hefce sounds alarm over the slump in foreign language students

Tribunal rules Manchester wrongly sacked high-profile psychologist Geoff Beattie

The Plymouth University chair of governors who “placed on leave” its vice-chancellor will be investigated over claims he sexually harassed female staff

Swansea University has defended a new BP-funded research institute that anti-fracking protesters claim will hasten dangerous climate change

Plymouth University’s chair of governors has been accused of “poor governance” and risking “serious reputational damage” to the institution

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Fears about how much research funding is being wasted on fraudulent projects may be overstated.

Cost of living in student accommodation in capital revealed

Scientists have warned that evidence-based policy making in Europe is at risk from changes to a data protection regulation being considered by the European Union.

University clearing is marginally less busy than last year thanks to record numbers of confirmed acceptances, initial reports suggest.

The open access journal eLife has launched a new type of article that will allow authors to report significant additions to their original research.

Asian universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014

The number of students starting university or college is likely to top 500,000 for the first time.

Indian private university searches for site as it signals an interest in partnerships with UK institutions

Academic criticises ‘inadequate nature’ of free public open access service

Head of Swansea University School of Management also complains about external examiner’s behaviour

Conference hears from academics about the benefits of building Wikipedia into higher education teaching and learning

Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics

Minister in dual role has a more extensive list of responsibilities than predecessor David Willetts

Could organising universities in a different way ease institutions’ financial woes and bring about greater democracy?

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Medium-sized research-intensives come out on top in this year’s NSS

Students who go straight to clearing in the search for a university place are more likely to be aged over 21, male, from England, and come from disadvantaged backgrounds than those using the standard application process, according to data from Ucas

Glyndwr University offers £200 to entice new students with US-style marketing technique

‘Breakdown in personal relationship’ of senior figures must also be addressed

Future of Gennadij Raivich, a neuroscientist with a sideline as a private sperm donor, uncertain after conviction for sexual assault

Sector leaders alarmed at ‘inappropriate’ naming of university while Home Office visa audit was ongoing

Surge in interest in STEM subjects prompts reopening of course from 2015

University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places

From female students in Lebanon to women in prison, the institution is reaching new audiences through its outreach activities

The chief of the Regional Universities Network on the impact of the Coalition’s planned reforms

The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.

Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal in the history of the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize.

A majority of adults in England support reduced tuition fees for students from lower income families, according to a survey for the Sutton Trust

The public have been asked to help shape the new science and innovation strategy due out in the autumn

Students are most satisfied with teaching, least happy with assessment and feedback

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The medical journal The Lancet has defended its decision to publish an open letter condemning Israel’s military action in Gaza

MPs warn it is “highly doubtful” the Scottish government’s position on tuition fees would be legally sustainable if the country became independent

Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a “first class citizen of the web”.

Times Higher Education has launched a survey to see whether Scottish university staff believe leaving the UK would be good for their institutions

A University of Cambridge student has accused the NUS of encouraging Hamas to ensure “as many children as possible die” through its Israel boycott

The Wikimedia Foundation has spoken out against “the right to be forgotten” enshrined in European law, likening it to removing an index from a book.

The number of students at private colleges accessing public tuition fee loans more than trebled in just two years, a study says.

V-c speaks on marketing research, ethics, gender bias at Universia International Presidents’ Meeting 2014 in Rio de Janeiro

Middlesex lecturer gets to the bottom of meaningless phrases found while marking essays

The urban dreams of those with degrees are driving up prices in US metropolitan hubs and driving out those with no tertiary education

Intervention follows governors’ sudden decision to place vice-chancellor on leave

THE analysis reveals no correlation between applications and leaders’ pay as performance targets remain shrouded in secrecy

Anger as funding for scientific researchers fails to materialise

Louisiana State University president says some US institutions fear new ratings system because they have been misleading students

Former minister’s proposal for universities to buy share of student debt has divided opinion

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