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Expansion, optimism and the virtues of the US liberal-arts model are watchwords for vice-chancellor Paul O’Prey

Fierce student opposition looks unlikely to block move to balance larger classes with more contact with faculty

Alistair Carmichael hits back at Michael Russell’s claims of xenophobia in Westminster

Chair of Commons committee wants universities to ‘pull their socks up’ and tackle gender inequality

SLC data show two private institutions received more than the globally renowned London School of Economics and Soas

University mulls joint venture with INTO to boost business school

Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move

Part-time enrolments at universities in England have been hit hard since the introduction of higher tuition fees, fresh data from the ����Vlog Statistics Agency suggest

Geoffrey Alderman argues standards watchdog’s decision flies in face of its commitment to openness and transparency

An exhibition reveals the impact of refugee scholars on the University of California flagship

Historian Barbara Taylor’s account of the asylum system is woven into a memoir of breakdown and recovery aided by a ‘safe haven’, analysis and friendship

Comedians and academics aim to make scientific principles exciting and fun

Employers unaware of how doctorates have broadened to prepare postgraduates for work

French department head explains what the faculty is looking for. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Independence would also leave Scotland off international ‘top table’ for research

University College London is set to merge with the Institute of Education, University of London, ����Vlog can reveal.

A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.

University has ‘risked assets’ built up with public money, union claims in report

Overseas student numbers dropping overall in science due to Indian demand

The new chair of the Student Loans Company will be Chris Brodie, chair of council at the University of Sussex and a former investment banker

Academic publishers have launched their scheme to allow free access to research journals at public libraries

Cambridge v-c and former Archbishop among those examining the topic

University scholarships make up quarter of money donated

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a £67 million investment for four science business incubator projects in the Oxford area.

Publishers should encourage adoption of gold open access by reducing individual universities’ subscription charges as they pay more in article fees.

Commissioner tells academics to ‘get cracking’ on proposals

Staffordshire University is to close its Stafford campus and switch courses to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent.

The number of university applicants has grown by 4 per cent, despite a falling population of young people, new figures show

Southampton pro v-c to take over from David Delpy

A private college “supplied misleading information” that led to students wrongly gaining access to public-backed loans, according to the government

Research councils may have to ‘rethink’ requirements because of cuts to lower-level courses

Human rights invoked in guaranteeing female-free seminars

Queen’s Hill project cancelled after change in attitude towards overseas university branches

But law might not be on its side in its effort to prevent docking of full day’s pay, solicitor says

Food, feminism and assumptions about asylum seekers among areas explored in eight AHRC-backed projects

Cost-conscious institution rejects publisher’s ‘big deal’ on more than 1,000 journals

Long hours, job insecurity and need for mentoring noted in global survey of young scientists

Milton and Alex Mermikides’ AHRC-funded work fuses music, dance and medicine

Quality of papers rises in units led by strong researchers, study claims

Innovation in creative disciplines, high student employability and wide participation are strengths, says vice-chancellor Van Gore

University warns more savings are needed as it admits international recruitment will not recover for years

Australia’s top universities have asked to be freed from price capping for courses with the highest graduate-earning premium

Michael Crow is among a growing band of US university leaders whose pay is performance-related

Loughborough academic alleges ‘process problem’ with journal’s trust-based system

Simon Kemp sends students on ISO 14001 module into big firms to audit and learn

Inaugural THE Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent and fears over security of employment

Who got that job? Lesley Lowes on becoming chair of clinical nursing practice at Cardiff University. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Fees would be a focus in Competition and Markets Authority investigation, sources believe

Academic research papers remain useful for several years after publication, according to a study of more than 2,800 journal articles

Cambridge to put plan to set up new chair to vote after $6 million donation from Avery-Tsui Foundation

A new interactive website has been launched to provide the definitive resource for studying the great 17^th-century poet and playwright Ben Jonson

Economic and Social Research Council chief executive Paul Boyle has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester

A former psychiatric nurse who is now a lecturer in creative writing has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year award for his debut novel.

Scotland’s universities are being damaged by a Westminster immigration policy that is “driven by Ukip and a nasty xenophobia”