Increasing tuition fees for current students is ‘kick in the teeth’
The University of Exeter has confirmed that fees will go up with inflation for current students, and Sorana Vieru is not impressed
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University language departments ‘at risk’ as recruitment slumps
Number of students placed on results day drops 8 per cent year-on-year
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V-c defends tuition fee rise for existing students
Sir Steve Smith says it would be ‘odd’ to charge some Exeter cohorts less than others
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‘Bulging middle’ of universities benefit as A-level results dip
Top and – in particular – middle-tier institutions drive expansion as lower-ranked institutions suffer
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Jack Meadows, 1934-2016
The founder of the University of Leicester’s astronomy department, who had a minor planet named in his honour, has died
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Record number of students win university places
Acceptances on A-level results day up 2.9 per cent year-on-year, says Ucas
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Interview with Dame Nancy Rothwell
We talk tuberculosis, tough decisions and pancake races with the Manchester vice-chancellor
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Science editor-in-chief sounds alarm over falling public trust
Jeremy Berg warns scientists are straying into policy commentator roles
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Graduate earnings premium ‘may fall’ with further HE expansion
Institute for Fiscal Studies says firms’ ability to accommodate more highly educated workers may be coming to an end
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University income from firms grows as public spending stagnates
Knowledge exchange income is up to £4.2 billion, while university spin-offs and start-ups also posted strong growth
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Ucas mulls major changes to clearing
Admissions experts recommend making it easier for students to change their mind once they have received their A-level results
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What are you reading? – 18 August 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers