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Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants

Chief constable says officers have been liaising with security staff ‘to ensure that vulnerable premises are safeguarded’

Former White House science chief Tom Kalil argues higher budget would help ‘non-consensus’ research projects achieve ‘critical mass’

Undergraduate enrolment found to dip noticeably at institutions associated with teams dropping out of English football’s top tier

Latest Home Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced

Chi Onwurah and Helen Hayes elected to lead key committees for higher education sector

Global network of research universities aims to help displaced learners as United Nations hits halfway mark on access target

Radical proposal to overhaul admissions to the UK's research-intensive universities would tackle ‘elite formation’, say LSE and Oxford professors

September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say

Goldsmiths and Chichester cases could be start of rising tide of court challenges from aggrieved students, lawyers say

A merit-based admissions lottery and strict caps on how many private school pupils go to Russell Group universities are necessary for a more egalitarian society, argue Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman

The UK’s austerity-fixated new government is highly unlikely to find significant extra money for universities, says Andrew McRae