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The view of the Liberal Democrat business secretary is in stark contrast to the Conservatives’ pledge to make £7 billion of tax cuts

More than half of part‑time academic staff are on fixed-term contracts, compared with only a quarter of those who work full-time, a new report has revealed

CentreForum thinktank argues that rapid growth has been a ‘good thing’ and that private institutions have been subjected to unfair regulation

Removing student number caps in Australia led to a marketing explosion and a sharp rise in public spending, English higher education has been warned.

A group of University of Birmingham students occupied one of its main buildings, calling for free education and the right to protest

A former Labour education secretary has warned his party not to reduce tuition fees to £6,000

The government is to unveil a range of courses allowing young people to complete a full honours degree while working, without having to pay fees

University College London and the Institute of Education have confirmed they will merge next week

Chinese-speaking students are to be placed with British companies to help them break into the Chinese market

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The government will have the power to order universities to ban ‘extremist’ speakers from their campuses, under a new bill

Glyndwr University has been allowed to start recruiting international students again, but must end operations at its London campus

An online university has teamed up with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to offer tuition-free, accredited HE to refugees and asylum seekers

English higher education regulation is “no longer fit for purpose” and there needs to be “a strong regulator to protect students” paying higher fees.

The average US student’s experience varies widely between universities, even when the institutions are similarly selective and of a comparable size.

Liam Byrne has accused the government of mixing up its figures in its plan to fund extra student places when number controls are scrapped.

There are about 15,000 more 18-year-old boys with an A level in physics applying to university than girls, according to new statistics

Michael Russell has been replaced as Scottish education secretary in the cabinet of new First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Grammar schooling is “not linked to any significant advantage” in getting a degree or graduating from an “elite” institution, new research suggests

Want to get rich? Well, you should consult this list of universities which have produced the most super-rich graduates

Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.

UCU passes motion as government guarantees £230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus

Degree courses at further education colleges have the potential to ‘change lives, not society’, argues scholar

More football, less theory, says heroin scholar at the head of new hub

The London university, which was awarded £114 million, heads the list of grant winners in a ‘difficult funding climate’

A London club’s Middlesex University-accredited two-year degrees promise a pitch-perfect environment to study football

Ten branches demand sector conference as union fails to escalate industrial action in response to pay docking threats in marking boycott

Fewer applications prompt concerns over drop in funding and inflationary pressures

Stephen Harper’s government is accused of ‘muzzling’ federal scientists at a time of concern over funding. Is it time for more academics to speak out?

Dean of Swansea School of Management used ‘unsupportive’ language to dismiss student complaints

Tips on shaping the right environment to encourage entrepreneurial skills and create links between universities and industry. Plus the latest higher education appointments

From election monitoring to military tips, Matthew Reisz meets the man who uses systems thinking as a force for good

Book dubs Chinese government-funded centres ‘a threat to academic freedom’

Energy engineering professor Paul Younger says that the accusations of a conflict of interests are ‘beyond risible’

Senior lecturer William Brown awaits professional conduct verdict as an earlier inquiry on a retracted paper is queried

Consultation questions need for the body after it blocked the appointment of Griff Rhys Jones as chancellor

The conclusions of an inquiry into allegations against William Taylor, the former chair of governors, will not be shared

Financial modelling likely to include cuts to research budget although student support most ‘vulnerable’ after 2015

More further education colleges should have the equivalent of degree-awarding powers to ‘redress’ the technical and academic education balance.

Students have been marching in London calling for ‘free education’, in an attempt to push fees back on to the news and political agenda

A University and College Union event saw ‘an outburst and walkout’ by black members in protest at the union’s alleged failure to tackle race issues

����Vlog today announces a series of important changes to its flagship THE World University Rankings and its suite of global university performance analyses, following a strategic review by THE parent company TES Global

����Vlog today announces a series of important changes to its flagship THE World University Rankings

Some English universities are interested in the idea of buying the debt of their graduates, but it ‘may not be the smartest investment’

The government has agreed to offer more protection to students at private providers, giving them the right to adjudication on unresolved complaints

Alex Salmond has faced criticism after unveiling a monument at a university honouring his commitment to free higher education

A former chief executive of the Medical Research Council will this week set out his vision of how scientists can best fulfil their social responsibility

Early career researchers among those targeted for extra support

Some 78 per cent of professors, 72 per cent of senior managers and about 80 per cent of vice-chancellors and principals in the UK are men

The current £9,000 fee system is financially unsustainable and puts higher education at risk from a failed market, according to a report

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The National Union of Students has outlined its proposals for reforming how higher education in England is funded

The number of international students starting courses at US universities has increased by 7.5 per cent in the space of a year

Classicists and archaeologists are benefiting from technology remarkably similar to that used on the module that landed on Comet 67P

British Council survey suggests students are still outward looking despite slump in number going overseas

Two vice-chancellors have announced that they will be stepping down from their roles next summer