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Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored ¡®abstract¡¯ and ¡®ideological¡¯ academic research in fight to improve school performance

Intervention by sector leader comes amid concern about growth in master¡¯s by research degrees following dependants ban for other courses

Regulator wants vice-chancellors to advise on policy as part of new chair¡¯s attempts to build better relationship with sector

Ian Chapman backs ministers¡¯ calls for more research specialisation by universities in first public comments since taking over at ?9 billion-a-year research funder

Outgoing chief says it is ¡®right time for new leadership¡¯ after political pressure to switch to defence focus

Country in second for starting grants but remains some way behind Germany, with UK nationals receiving smaller share

Science secretary wants institutions to use their ¡®colossal resource¡¯ to lead innovation drive, expressing concern about research cuts

Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment

Scores of institutions shortlisted across 21 categories as ceremony for coveted sector prizes heads to Scotland for the first time

Vibrant academic communities in all parts of the UK will allow rising stars of humanities and social sciences to shine, says Alex Lewis

Analysis of publications shows influence of research on government, with under-pressure humanities departments often having the most impact

Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission urges institutions to take steps to comply with Supreme Court ruling