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Ex-Tory adviser pushes plan to legislate to create ‘national academic freedom champion’ to ‘lead on sanctions where appropriate’

Universities Superannuation Scheme cautions that making governance changes swiftly could be challenging

Latest Ucas data suggest university applicants are now only slightly more likely to use them to obtain a place than any other offer

Germany’s research ministry wants academia to provide the public with ‘answers’, but scholars say it’s not that simple

Oxford, Cambridge and UCL have been the big winners from changes to formula used to allocate quality-related research funding, analysis shows

Current approach is ‘overly restrictive’ and does ‘not appear appropriate for an open, strong scheme’

As Conservatives turn towards non-graduate voters, they may find universities a tempting target for economic and cultural hits, writes John Morgan

England will keep its tuition fees, but research funding post-Brexit remains a mystery, as does the sector’s next minister, says Rachel Hewitt 

Science spending increase, research funding system revamp, targeting of ‘low-quality courses’ among other potential implications from result

The new government should work side by side with the sector to make significant improvements to admissions and course quality, says Graeme Atherton

Technicians and teachers will also receive more awards under learned society’s plan to ‘reflect how science is carried out today’

Initiative to tackle issues around openness and poor incentive culture in science gains vital ‘middle’ layer in fight to boost research quality