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England’s funding council has been asked to look at whether overseas universities could take part in future research excellence frameworks.

Six publicly funded research institutes have won Athena SWAN awards for promoting good employment practices for women in science.

Pan-European body based in Bologna works to promote the academy’s humanist vocation. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Chair of review into use of metrics suggests REF interval could be cut to once a decade

‘Billionaires come to us to study’, Chinese business school dean says of his role in £77,000 joint course

Efficiency task forces told to seek savings in radical changes to practices

Former Palatinate editors claim they feared expulsion after intervention by Chris Higgins

UUK report details scope of sector’s economic activity, which adds up to 2.8 per cent of GDP

Implementation of QML abbreviation delayed while opposing academics are consulted

The number of students beginning PhDs funded by six research councils has fallen by more than 20 per cent since 2009-10

Universities and science minister at BIRAX conference affirms intention to encourage partnerships for joint scientific research projects

Overwhelmed university applicants filter out information to cope, research finds

Blog discussions of flaws spur publishers to effect more changes and retractions, says Paul Brookes

Exasperated by a profusion of loose thinking, the philosopher tackles the assertion that the self is only a manifestation of the physical body

Bristol v-c admits he did not know who was in charge of policy at his institution when he led UUK review

Nearly all undergraduates say placements and advice are valuable, but less than half end up using them, survey finds

Draft Good Practice Framework proposes adoption of early dispute resolution approach

Engineering and maritime technology campus being redeveloped at Boldrewood in collaboration with industry partner

Sociologist claims high-quality scholarship does not depend on obedience to technical rules on referencing

Charges could help to subsidise poor students, says Northwestern University president

BP-funded oceanographers warn of the dangers of neglecting research

Senior scholar decries ‘divisive’ mission groups and government’s market focus

Efforts to help identify and support students vary widely among institutions

UCU letter calls celebration of ‘laddish’ behaviour ‘disturbing’

Fall is major factor in student numbers from abroad dropping for first time in almost three decades

The UK has the lowest higher education drop-out rate in Europe, a new study shows.

Proposals part of raft of measures on the table if education secretary gains HE

The incoming head of the largest massive open online course provider has pledged to improve the way it communicates with its university partners.

By Carl Straumsheim, for

Non-OA journals acceptable only when they are “the most appropriate publication”

GCHQ, the UK’s surveillance agency, is to offer official certification for master’s degrees in cyber security.

George Osborne has predicted that 22 new Centres for Doctoral Training will “inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers”.

Nearly £1 billion in state-backed funding will be paid to students at private colleges next year.

Lords committee also becomes sixth Parliamentary group to call for students to be removed from net migration count

Contextual data debate likely to be reopened by landmark Hefce report

State school admissions to the University of Oxford fell last year but rose at the University of Cambridge, new figures show.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Study of the economic impact of graduates recommends universities should be placed at the centre of strategies to boost regional growth

Big post-92s suffer as Hefce steers allocations towards strong recruiters

Mauritius wants foreign students; Aberystwyth will help to provide them

Academic seeks to gather examples of cases where open access article fees have been paid but content remains behind a paywall

Pro v-c at Nottingham Trent attacks ‘profit chasing’ in sector and calls time on marketing speak

Canterbury Christ Church University declines to disclose reasons for departure to Robin Baker upon ‘loss of office’

Study claims lecturers go easy on workload and grading in unspoken agreement with students who give them a high teaching rating

James Brokenshire, the immigration minister, said that he wanted to ‘underline’ a ‘message of welcome’ to international students

Sanaz Raji criticises eight-month wait for decision from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

Film draws on 1980 work to expose philosopher’s ideas to general audience

Theatre practice and a funded research base make Central more oversubscribed than Oxbridge

An East London innovation and education quarter is arising with the help of several institutions

The five local authorities with the highest percentage of residents holding a degree are in London

National group would be the UK’s first to target help for minority ethnic doctoral students

More students are entering higher education but most places are taken by those from wealthy backgrounds

Poor career prospects fuel rise in US university leavers seeking ‘funemployment’