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An independent Scotland would seek to continue to share research councils with the remainder of the UK, a new blueprint for independence has said.

The sale of student loans to a consumer debt company “doesn’t make economic sense”, according to the National Union of Students

Ministers may cut student grants worth £350 million and reduce research funding by £215 million, according to a report of leaked documents

The British Council has launched an online list of student recruitment agents that have signed up to certain principles.

Sir Ivor Crewe - master of University College, Oxford - has been appointed as the next president of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.

Universities UK warns rights of religious speakers could be “curtailed unlawfully” if institutions insist on mixed seating

Business secretary talks of ‘significant advance’ in college higher learning

The European Union’s flagship schemes to support higher education, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+, have received substantial increases in their budgets.

Peers criticise ‘ad hoc’ spending announcements on infrastructure

The Economics of Higher Education network aims to highlight neglected areas of economic research on the sector

Can a demonstrably ineffective pedagogic form still be put to good use?

London partners unhappy as university scraps ‘unfit for purpose’ model

Robert Colls on why E. P. Thompson’s landmark book belongs on more university reading lists

‘Parliament of dons’ bypassed in decision-making process

Greater selectivity over future research excellence framework submissions urged under tougher funding regime

Uncovering tales of ancient university’s scholars of colour

Study by scholar who was harassed online finds that academics are vulnerable

But niche learning may not play well in jobs market, expert warns

The changes will make sector results look worse than they are, warn Andrew Connolly and Clare Partridge

Cass Business School’s outreach sessions draw start-ups, scholars together

Geoffrey Alderman offers to supervise critic’s doctorate

UKCAT study chimes with Hefce research on contextual admissions

Argentine v-c: ad-based system could end ‘financial discrimination’

Universities told not to mope like teenage brunettes with blonde ambitions

Rich and poor states have resources other side needs, says sultan

Press offices attempt news management via popular data source

We speak to the lecturer in creative writing at Anglia Ruskin University. Plus the latest higher education appointments

The idea that universities are hotbeds of incivility is implausible, says Emrys Westacott

University accounts will show write-down of £3.2 million

David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy

Government speeds visas and extends post-study work opportunities

Images of pineapples can be found all over Wolfson College, Cambridge

An exhibition built around the collection of a historian and art hoarder reveals his boundless capacity for seeing things, Alexander Massouras finds

Institution follows Bath and offers another worrying lesson for teacher training

Review rejects MPs’ criticisms of gaps in its data

The gender make-up of the student population in different subject areas has been highlighted in a Department for Education report

Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion

Sally Mapstone throws her weight behind calls to move beyond £9,000 fees cap

Corruption in the academy is being challenged by a ‘clean universities’ ranking and the power of press coverage, says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

New shadow wants ‘much stronger paths’ between sectors, conference hears

David Willetts has confirmed that public spending on students at private providers trebled this year.

For the first time the Office for National Statistics has broken down its data on graduates by whether or not they went to a Russell Group university.

A clear winner emerges following a vote by the Times Higher Education editorial team

Welsh education minister says time to ‘take stock’ of Cardiff policy

Students’ unhappiness with the number of contact hours they get at university has been detailed in a new report

‘Resurrecting the Book’ conference hears support for printed word

A formal body should be set up to coordinate efforts to implement open access, the Finch Group has recommended.

Film shows how Indian students successfully navigated the process

Report pays tribute to museums big and small

Firm will detail effectiveness of its courses by auditing products

A students’ union has expressed its anger after a police officer was apparently caught on camera trying to recruit an activist to spy on students

The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has announced he is to retire next year.

The Green Party is organising protests across the country against plans to sell off the student loan book.

If we were to choose an official global university capital, which cities would be in the running? The following 18 would certainly be in with a shout