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Bedfordshire has been told by the Home Office that it can resume its recruitment of international students

The academic who developed genetic fingerprinting has won what is believed to be the world’s oldest scientific prize

Many university applicants do not have a back-up plan if they fail to achieve the grades they need for their preferred course, a new survey says

The number of Scottish students winning a higher education place is up despite a slight fall in the pass rate for Scottish Highers

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Falmouth’s course in creative advertising takes unconventional admissions route

Pressure of higher fees and rise in en-suite accommodation blamed

The first six master’s degrees in cyber security to be certified by GCHQ have been unveiled

The University of Warwick has been ridiculed on social media for its suspension of the prominent critic of higher education policy

Janet Beer has been named as the next University of Liverpool vice-chancellor

A number of protesters have been evicted from the University of Birmingham building they were occupying in reaction to the suspension of two students

The former adviser to education secretary Michael Gove trawls for constructive criticism on policy, but will not stand for general whining

The importance of a durable European study infrastructure is explored in the book Facing the Future

We speak to the Frank Jackson Foundation professor of the environment, Gresham College

University leaders voice concerns about impact of party’s mooted plan to lower fees to £6,000

An acclaimed trumpeter who also served as a professor at several of England’s leading colleges of music has died

Student loans access for a master’s qualification thought to be principal cause

Brian Bloch on the unexpected success of Darm mit Charme, by Giulia Enders, a book about our intestines

We must return to first principles to develop a fair method of paying for higher education, argues Bahram Bekhradnia

For UK institutions seeking international partners, there is much potential in Brazil outside the three big cities

Academics who have made disclosures reflect on the long-term impact on their careers

The fact that firsts are far more common in science than arts boosts case for reform of UK system

Selectividad test removed in effort to drive up traditionally low number of entrants from abroad

‘Shiny’ projects and disjointed policies criticised in report on Hefce spending

Elisabeth Kendall’s work on jihadist poetry led to tribespeople seeking her expertise

Academic says the move is a ‘huge change’ for the institution

Hefce reveals information from 21 complaints concerning institutions

Universities have secured an increasing share of government expenditure on research and development since 2001, according to data from the Office for National Statistics

Expert warns that new threshold could mean ‘sudden death’ threat for smaller universities

Hefce figures show overall attrition rate down to 6.6 per cent but computer science struggles to improve retention

Louise Byrne on female graduands’ struggle with traditional academic gowns

A new social network for academics aims to offer advice on how to sharpen research proposals as well as suggesting novel paths to explore

Shahidha Bari on a thoughtfully assembled tour of dissent in all its handcrafted, inflatable, gorilla-masked, badge-bedecked glory

Student claims University of the Arts London failed her work because it was not ‘clean, saleable art’

Universities explore alternatives to plagiarism detection software as fees and performance criticised

West Country campus focuses on student exchange schemes and boosting overseas intake

An influential core of scientists are citation superstars

The latest higher education appointments

The rise of smart cities is challenging universities to respond with smarter learning, says Tim Blackman

By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

The Santander banking group is to invest €700 million (£550 million) in university projects over the next four years, a conference has heard.

Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.

Action follows decision to suspend two students and reprimand a third

Universities and colleges told proportion of visa refusals allowed will halve

Former minister says he looked at idea while in government

New science minister addresses upcoming referendum in one of his first speeches

Elephant poo and ageing among the topics outlined in brief by PhD students

Primary and secondary education can learn from higher education when it comes to adopting innovative technologies, it has been claimed.

Two students suspended by a university for their involvement in a protest occupation have reacted angrily to the “disproportionate” punishment

Too many black and minority ethnic computer science graduates are failing to get jobs after they graduate, a report has claimed

Draft judging criteria for a science competition worth £10 million that aims to find a solution to antibiotic resistance have been announced.

Cancer research could become impossible in Europe if a proposed data protection regulation is adopted, according to a medical research body.

University applications from school pupils eligible for free school meals have hit a record high, according to the admissions body Ucas.

Four UK universities are teaming up with the BBC to produce massive open online courses about the First World War

Sir David Watson says ministers should have learned lessons of the past

Concerns over what new role of life sciences minister could mean for policy

US universities invest twice as much in research for each spin-off company created compared with UK institutions

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