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More students are seeking help from university counsellors amid growing concerns over debt and future job prospects.

UK research has higher citation impact than that of any comparator nation, a report commissioned by the government has revealed.

The plan to fund extra student places by selling the student loan book is “nonsense” in economic terms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Thirty-six people were arrested after another confrontation between protesters and police at the University of London.

that student number controls are to be abolished has attracted comment from all quarters. Here is a round-up of responses:

Universities across the UK have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, who has died at the age of 95.

At least three demonstrators were arrested as security staff and police broke up a student occupation of the University of London’s Senate House.

The Russell Group has attacked the government’s decision to abolish student number caps, warning of a potential decline in quality.

The government has given quantum technologies research a boost in the autumn statement.

Fears that universities would be more selective about who they submitted to the 2014 research excellence framework have proved unfounded.

The government will abolish the cap on student numbers “altogether” the year after next, George Osborne has announced

David Willetts has “lost control” of his department’s budget in “spectacular fashion”, according to his Labour counterpart Liam Byrne.

The government has been warned by a leading peer not to cut the science and research budget in today’s autumn statement.

‘A-Team’ approach brings campuses together for town planning project

Sadie Creese says institutions’ leaders endanger research by not prioritising digital security

Public administration, education and health are the UK’s top graduate employers, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report on the national labour force

New Generation Thinker Sarah Peverley likes to disseminate elements of her work for public

Audit finds lack of women on university boards affects female v-c numbers

BIS admits scale of planned recruitment was ‘unaffordable’

Poll of more than 10,000 students shows visa crackdown is not the biggest hurdle

Global coalition advocates ‘insulation’ against state and non-state actors

Shadow universities minister also vows to tackle overseas recruitment barrier

Lack of interdisciplinarity and pared funds a cause of concern for social sciences

Student associations call for more, affordable residence places

Government-matched funding scheme would cut debt burden and improve social equality, say researchers

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Expert points to ill effects of ‘countercyclical’ enrolment

Wholly owned university accommodation apes private charges

Condé Nast courses are cut to fit students’ needs, says vice-principal

China tops list of hot emergent properties

Students have occupied the University of London’s Senate House in a protest over pay, pensions and financial accountability.

Cambridge Education Group, which prepares international students for university, has been sold to a private equity firm in a deal worth £185 million.

HESA announces publication date for data on number of researchers eligible for submission

The latest student occupation of Bramber House at the University of Sussex has ended after seven nights.

A total of £2 million is to be spent on helping universities support students who want to work in social enterprise and entrepreneurship.

East Asia has on the top places of the world’s most influential international education rankings, it was revealed today

Lectures and seminars are likely to be cancelled across the UK as university staff hold a second national walk-out over pay.

Two Welsh universities have set up a centre designed to tackle educational inequality in the country.

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A further 10 UK universities have gained an award that recognises commitment to developing the careers of researchers.

Social mobility could be harmed if cuts of £45 million are focused on the so-called “widening participation premium”, a new study says

A new booklet has been launched on the role of social science in promoting “mental wellbeing”.  

The government has suspended all funding for overseas EU students at private colleges, and for Bulgarians and Romanians at public universities.

The government has suspended 23 private colleges from the publicly-funded loans system after a surge in their student numbers.

The University of Huddersfield has been named University of the Year

Outsourced cleaners at the University of London have vowed to fight on despite being offered improved terms and conditions after a two-day strike.

Adequate funding has been allotted for universities to meet the cost of open access, the government has maintained

Britain’s poorest students are set to lose bursaries and other support worth £100 million next year after ministers fast-tracked planned cuts.

Students have reoccupied a conference centre at the University of Sussex that was at the centre of previous protests over the outsourcing of services.

Ministers have been accused of “industrial scale incompetence” after a damning report on student loans was released by the public spending watchdog

Working Time Regulations not as restrictive as UCU thinks, lawyer argues

Firm looks at potential for using behavioural economics in student recruitment

Open letter from around 100 staff condemns police action

THE straw poll shows efforts to lighten load have backfired

Sector’s report on decline failed to provide answers, says UEL centre’s director John Storan

UK needs more vocational higher education alongside traditional courses, says Nick Davy