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The former British High Commissioner to South Africa is to join University College London to steer its international strategy.

Graham Turner at Heriot-Watt raises awareness for Sign Language Week

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a new inquiry into university-business collaboration. 

Only one in 1,000 children who claim free school meals make it to Oxbridge, new analysis says.

A £2.5 billion drop in forecast student loan repayments over six years means the government will “massively overrun” on its higher education budget, independent experts have warned

Pro v-c ‘deeply disappointed’ after diary column on scientists’ appearance on Newsnight

Shut out of Horizon 2020, researchers ponder fallout of anti-immigration vote

Association of Business Schools will recognise institutions’ support for small firms and local economy

Proposal for scorecard system for US institutions ‘doomed to failure’

Award of university title will allow arts specialist to clarify its message in the global marketplace

Deputy v-c at Regent’s University London must be a strong scholar and able ‘ambassador’. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Researcher warns of ‘developing credibility crisis’ in reflection on retracted paper

Editors unsure of whether to issue retraction, correction or expression of concern, ethics expert says

Scepticism that proposal to encourage diversity could effectively regulate sector

Black academics claim they are viewed as ‘outsiders’ and hindered in career advancement

Evidence cited by a review of governance reveals a series of concerns

Former head of oversight at standards watchdog advising private colleges how to pass review

Universities should provide advice to prospective students, recommends BIS report

Hitting RAB charge ‘threshold’ will make £9,000 system more costly than old

US courses are evolving to serve ‘post-traditional’ students, conference hears

REF and ‘impact agenda’ makes sector look at collaborations with extra interest, scholars say

The proportion of male academics earning in excess of £56,467 is more than double that of females

Football professionals involved in launch of Glyndwr Wrexham Football Academy

Post-92s’ student marketing spend rises as sector observers question its value

Munira Mirza lauds universities’ role in improving all levels of education in the capital but decries ‘coercive consensus’

Policy ‘broke mould of segregation’ but problems persist

The government will outline options to increase postgraduate student numbers later this year, according to today’s Budget statement.

A long-serving pro vice-chancellor has been named as the new head of London Metropolitan University.

By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

Open letter includes cleaning cloths with guide on removing any further ‘unwanted chalk marks’

Student’s father also receives apology after number of failings identified

The story of a remarkable research centre devoted to understanding “the roots of extremism” has been reconstructed in a new radio documentary

Northumbria University is to become the latest UK institution to open a campus in London as it tries to increase international student numbers.

Poll also highlights growing importance of online profile

The government will not increase the value of the higher education innovation fund, it announced today.

Lawyer criticises university for drawn-out process that has led to ‘mere reprimand’

Teaching grants for universities in England are to fall by more than the £45 million announced last month, the country’s funding council has said.

The Office of Fair Trading wants further scrutiny of English higher education to judge if some rules for students may breach consumer protection law

Ministers have commissioned a review on the possibility of expanding the Technology Strategy Board’s network of Catapult centres.

Union members have called for a prominent critic of higher education policy to be returned to work after he was suspended by the University of Warwick.

‘Savage reduction’ in overseas recruitment feared after new minister’s speech

This image of a zebrafish embryo was among the finalists of the Wellcome Trust’s annual image awards, which took place earlier this week

David Willetts highlights possible delay in filling extra undergraduate places

How has debt from higher fees changed students?

Analytical, not visionary, mindset may be best protection against a branch campus blunder

Research Councils UK analysis reveals gender difference in success rates

New space at the LSE for The Women’s Library is the first chapter in exploiting a vast resource

Early career researchers to be represented on university committees

A specialist multi-arts university aims to help its students to become entrepreneurial

But some fear large gifts from US companies may dictate universities’ curricula

A report on global attacks on education also proposes ways to protect the sector

CEO and director of research will represent ‘world-class’ Australian biomedical research centre. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

150 universities pledge to join Institute of International Education initiative

Durham head Chris Higgins announces departure soon after senate debate on reducing v-c’s powers