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A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Lack of enthusiasm for Labour £6K fees policy could have been factor, says Hepi report

Women with partners who have full-time jobs find it more difficult to get over ‘glass fence’ and move abroad, study suggests

The president of the Association of Colleges says underfunding FE will harm higher education

Sorana Vieru also questions motivations of academic establishment ‘cartel’ when opposing metrics

Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success

Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country’s three most prestigious institutions

Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework

Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals

Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today

President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country

Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning

The best forms of public engagement tend to be ‘dirt cheap’ and profitable, says author

‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding

Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption

Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler

Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears

Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017

Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack

Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia

Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position

Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status

£20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars

But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level

The new-look IMR aims to support and showcase studies across the musical spectrum

Academics debate whether non-subject-specific exams could be used to measure ‘learning gain’ in English higher education

Study recommends that universities use financial and market data to assess whether programmes are likely to succeed

Despite the ironic slips, article sheds light on how journals can tackle flawed science

Study says that importance of survey results may lead to ‘overzealous promotion’ and encourage more generous responses

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press

University of Liverpool vice-chancellor says remarks harm UK’s global reputation

Gene Grossman says restrictions on globalising the academy are ‘hugely damaging’

Interim chief executive Douglas Blackstock warns teaching excellence framework will lack credibility without external assessment

Annual event continues to open up unexpected places and debates

Department’s 250,000 ‘credibility interviews’ in two years questioned after ‘unjustified’ refusals to students

Scholar urges delegates at conference in the Netherlands to use measures like Twitter to measure public engagement, rather than turning them into new metrics

Emeritus Cancer Research UK lab director shares chemistry prize with two US-based researchers for work on DNA

Deeper academic collaboration between Cuba and the United States has now been put on the agenda

Study finds ‘super ties’ with another academic can lead to higher citation rates

Andrew Hamilton warns politicians against ‘false economies’ in his final annual speech

Higher education Green Paper due in the next few weeks, says minister at Conservative Party conference

ÌÇÐÄVlog secretary takes swipe at university ‘lobbyists’ but no mention about speculation that she has lost support of Cameron on students being included in net migration count

Japanese and Canadian professors awarded prize for their work on ‘nature’s most elusive elementary particles’

Former universities minister criticises colleagues by pointing out irony that to cut participation, it is affluent South where numbers would need to be cut

The University of Cambridge is the top UK institution for hosting both international and British students who go on to win Nobel prizes, finds British Council

Money to be set aside for ‘blue skies’ fundamental research

Institutions signed up to IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative have pledged to create scholarships for under-represented students, says report

Independent audit ordered by president in wake of claims by black students’ officer

Scientists from Japan, China and Ireland awarded for their work tackling parasitic diseases

Falmouth deputy v-c’s remarks spur artists’ sharp comment on changes to arts education

Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group

Habesha Project aims to ‘send a message of solidarity to the Syrian nation’

Fears that 40 per cent levy could leave academics and students unable to access new research

One of England’s biggest private colleges admitted students ‘who could not complete’ programmes, finds Quality Assurance Agency

Paper claims that medical impact case studies focused on policy impact, not improvement in patient mortality or quality of life

Super-selective institutions do not always offer value in teaching and learning, THE World Academic Summit hears 

Berkeley chancellor says great public institutions can support their missions by looking for funding elsewhere