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Move described as ‘early job application’ for council to be chief regulator after the election

Left impugns tactics in Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute but negotiators claim improvements were achieved

Report into ESRC network recommends careful monitoring before next stage

HEA study offers tips drawn from first-hand accounts of both participants and course creators. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Aberystwyth University will run voluntary severance scheme despite having already spent millions on restructuring

31 per cent of scholars think international students’ English skills are not up to scratch

More than two-thirds of all graduates stay close to home for their first job, a new report reveals

The European Commission’s former chief scientific adviser has spoken out about the ‘push back’ she said she received against her role in Brussels

University admissions should be anonymised to prevent a bias against black and ethnic minority students, a thinktank has said

Proposed amendment seeks to emphasise importance of freedom of speech

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

English vice-chancellors have warned Labour not to commit to lowering fees to £6,000, saying the policy would lead to funding cuts for universities

A new study has found restrictions on freedom of expression at four out of five UK universities

A selection of impact statements submitted by medical schools to the 2014 research excellence framework has been published in a new report

In the 21^st century digital age, many universities are falling over backwards in a bid to attract students through their technology offering.

Royal Society professor for public engagement sets out his goals for new role

Move follows row over ‘shadow’ disciplinary panel set up in reaction to institution’s performance management

Fewer than four out of 10 MPs think that UK universities do a good job of using their funding efficiently, according to a new poll

The government has effectively confirmed that England’s quality-related research budget will still be distributed on the basis on 3* and 4* research.

University funding levels will remain broadly similar next year to those announced in 2014, the government’s annual grant letter has today confirmed

But experts warn numbers are disguising fall in part-time and mature applicants

The government has announced a series of new restrictions on private colleges, including “rapid response” investigations of fraud allegations.

Newcastle scholar Sugata Mitra’s $1 million prize helps fund self-organised learning environments worldwide

Emergency services from around the world come to train at the small village with a unique connection to Texas A&M

Social media can help the literary world come alive for students, says academic Rosie Miles. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Ucas figures show domestic intake increased by 14,000 students in 2014

Report finds new measures did make exercise more inclusive but panels differed in numbers of scholars submitted with reduced outputs

Jargon demanded by REF ‘risks isolating universities from rest of society’

As King’s College London drops a controversial name change, Harriet Line details the dos and don’ts of institutional rebranding

Students at college are accessing nearly £96m of SLC funding

Part-time students are much less likely to secure an upper second-class degree than their full-time peers, data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency reveal

Alumni expected to become lifelong investors in higher education, UUK and CASE Europe conference hears

Picking up professor’s tab for defending himself in tribunal adds £66,000 to university’s expenses arising out of suspension

Apartment block may have had large role in the early Cambridge University Press

Party’s policy announcement awaited as prospect of call for £6,000 fees continues to vex sector

An estate master plan will help the institution equip students for the 21st century, v-c Steve West says

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a fresh bid to get international students removed from the UK’s net migration target.

School pupils eligible for free school meals are half as likely to go to a Russell Group university after completing A levels, new figures suggest

Qatar and Lebanon are the top performers in a snapshot of what a new ranking for universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like

Students enrolling at ‘lousy’ private colleges should not be allowed to access public funding, a former education minister and vice-chancellor has said

Twenty-four university leaders have urged the government to exempt universities from the counter-terrorism bill or risk harming academic freedom

Scottish universities have accused the Holyrood government of ‘holding back’ £21.5 million of funding for the sector

The online learning platform FutureLearn has launched two free courses exploring the history of the Holocaust

Glyndwr University has named Graham Upton, the former vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, as its interim vice-chancellor

Papers from Birkbeck master’s research group among ‘an unspecified number’ being looked at by University College London

Graduate vacancies are predicted to rise by almost 12 per cent in 2015, according to a biannual survey of the graduate jobs market

Staff at pre-1992 universities have voted by two to one in favour of accepting plans to end the country’s largest private final salary pension scheme

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

London Business School has continued its climb up the Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking, claiming second place in the 2015 table

As Burns Night is celebrated around the world, the work of Scotland’s national poet is being brought to a new audience

A joint graduate school is to be established in the Chinese city of Tianjin by the University of Glasgow and Nankai University

Pan-Europe organisations attack Commission plans to move money for strategic investment fund

An academic who was set to become interim vice-chancellor at Oxford Brookes University has been confirmed as the institution’s next permanent head

World University Rankings data reveal the most outward-looking institutions

This year’s Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards - more widely known as the Thelmas - have been opened for entries

The director of Soas, University of London, is to step down from his position this year owing to ill health