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Tertiary education¡¯s impact on national development is greater than previously thought, study finds

College of Policing pushes research agenda with grants for joint projects

Exiled scholars speak of hopes for renewal and fears for lost generation

Annual report discloses payments for three senior managers who resigned

Studies based on ¡®misleading literature¡¯ may have to be revised or retracted, claims Loughborough scientist

Universities struggle to cover costs of dropouts as government support is cut

̽»¨ÊÓƵ assesses the differing attitudes to rising FoI demands

V-cs fail to get David Willetts¡¯ commitment to protect research spending

LSE scholars call for ¡®shorter, better, faster, free¡¯ studies and bigger share of research funding

Survey shows female graduates anticipate lower salaries

A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise

More polling stations should be set up in universities to encourage students to vote, an MP has told the House of Commons.

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The former head of England¡¯s funding council thought the government was setting fees ¡°too high¡± at ?9,000.

The number of English students who had applied for university by mid-December is lower than in the last four years.

Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.

Scientists stuck on a ship in Antarctica as part of a research project have finally seen an end to their 10-day ordeal

Student Rights¡¯ agenda questioned by LSE, Birkbeck, Goldsmiths unions

Rise in average vice-chancellorial salary far outstrips 1 per cent pay offer to rank-and-file staff

Research scientists would prefer to align work with own values, study reveals

The neglected, inaccessible land beside arterial routes is the subject of an exhibition and book

Oxbridge pair predict more use of assessments of potential in admissions

Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick discusses life and scholarly work at the heart of the Soviet system

New head of Academy of Social Sciences probed government mistakes and found no shortage of data

Scientific share options flourish despite calls for boycott

A number of universities have decided to use their own funds to replace state scholarship money that was axed last year

Thailand, Cyprus and Sri Lanka initiatives bring fiscal losses and criticism

Academics turn to primary school tactics to quash bad behaviour, study finds

Daniel Sokol¡¯s honorary post at King¡¯s College London withdrawn

Move will speed promotion track, Weinberg says, but UCU remains critical

These pictures are from the archive of the lesbian photographer, writer and performance artist Tessa Boffin (1960-93), now held by the University for the Creative Arts Farnham

New libel laws come into force today that aim to protect academics from the threat of legal action when writing peer-reviewed material in journals

International students could be hit by new healthcare charges for migrants in the UK.

A clutch of professors have been knighted while the former head of Loughborough University is among those made a dame in the New Year¡¯s Honours.

A group of scientists remain trapped on a boat in the Antarctic after another attempt to rescue them stalled due to poor weather

Using ¡°big data¡± to help match people to courses could cut freedom of choice and ultimately put students off higher education, an expert has warned.

A former NHS manager has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.

From the advice you need (but rarely get) to pick the right PhD supervisor, to an extraordinary rant about the idiocy of the research excellence framework, we reveal our most-read stories of 2013

Hundreds of people have signed a petition nominating actor Peter Capaldi to be the new rector of the University of Glasgow.

A group of colleges at the University of Cambridge have collectively raised ?150 million for capital projects through the private debt market.

Fewer sixth-form students want to attend a university near their home despite tuition fees rising to ?9,000 a year, a new survey says.

Further education colleges are giving students a ¡°unique¡± environment in which to undertake higher education, according to a new report.

An Indian private university has been given official backing by the Indian government for its off-shore campus in London.

Wearing of shirts depicting Prophet Mohammed and Jesus ¡®did not amount to harassment¡¯

Hepi head and HE analyst tell MPs that coalition sums don¡¯t add up

Targets for financial support don¡¯t know terminology, research finds

UK research is punching above its weight in impact terms, according to a report prepared by Elsevier for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

¡®Manhattan Project¡¯ that some think could pave the way for variable fees proceeds with Nuffield funding

Research council hopes to claw back cash to fund centres that missed out during initial bidding process

UCU fears more support staff will be forced out to cover REF recruitment costs

Idea of borrowing to study is ¡®totally alien¡¯ to some students, so take-up may be low