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Despite the riots that swept English cities in August 2011, the UK is seen as the safest place to study by international students, according to a new British Council report.

University lecturers will not join industrial action later this month over a 1 per cent pay offer after members voted against a strike.

Students should not notice any difference at Swansea Metropolitan University despite it officially merging with another institution, the university's outgoing vice-chancellor has said.

The Queen will award up to six Regius professorships to UK universities to mark the Diamond Jubilee, the Cabinet Office announced today.

Scholar bemoans impact of employability agenda on academic standards. Matthew Reisz reports

Billionaire-backed Oxford school takes leaf out of US book. David Matthews reports

Universities are taking steps to ensure that students use social media responsibly, learns Jon Marcus

Universities 'falling over themselves' to hire staff to handle REF case studies. Paul Jump reports

The new director of the London School of Economics has scotched persistent rumours about the institution's privatisation, affirming that it will remain in the state system.

David Matthews reports on bid to show clemency to PhD students as cash from Damascus dries up

Euro survey shows UK to be home of scholarly discontent and regret. Matthew Reisz reports

Laggards, not AAB policy, caused hiccups, suggests minister. John Morgan reports from Birmingham

A Tory MP and a Labour colleague from a parliamentary committee have called for cross-party consensus on withdrawing overseas students from net migration figures so the government can make the policy shift without being accused by the opposition of "fiddling the figures".

Bonuses paid to investment staff working within the sector's main pension scheme almost doubled as it closed its final salary scheme to new members.

Institutions say they will not be adopting student report card scheme. David Matthews reports

Strike action considered after Birmingham plans to make department history. Paul Jump writes

Plaid Cymru's shadow education minister has called for tuition fee support to be withdrawn from Welsh students who study in other parts of the UK.

Why are almost-lifelike animated characters creepy? Chris Parr talks to a researcher exploring the 'uncanny valley'

These are among the approximately 200 chairs on display at the University of Helsinki until the end of the year as part of an exhibition titled Seats of Learning.

Higher education has room for both high ideals and pragmatism, Matthew Reisz hears in Bologna

The University of Cambridge has become the latest higher education institution to raise private finance for building projects, announcing the issue of a £350 million bond.

Two US scientists have won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies revealing how cells in the human body sense their environment.

More than 1,700 people have signed a petition protesting against the suspension of an internationally-renowned psychology professor at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Two pioneers of quantum optics, a field that has paved the way for super-fast computing, have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for physics.

By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed

British developmental biologist Sir John Gurdon has won the 2012 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for his discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed.

The government is to put an additional £200 million into a fund designed to boost university and industry collaboration.

International students arriving in London will no longer have to endure long queues to register with the police following changes to the registration procedure.

David Willetts has warned that some Scottish universities are anxious as to whether they will remain "properly financed" without receiving tuition fees from students in the country.

Part-time students gain higher pay, new skills and greater responsibilities in the workplace even while they are studying, a new survey has found.

There will be no Nobel Prize this year connected to the apparent discovery of the fabled Higgs boson particle, according to a citation analyst with a history of successfully predicting winners.

International students are facing "unacceptable and humiliating" difficulties in registering with the police, according to a letter to David Cameron signed by the heads of two London institutions.

The vice-chancellor of London South Bank University is to retire at the end of the current academic year.

Aberystwyth University has been given a "limited confidence" judgement by the Quality Assurance Agency over how it handles certain partnerships with other institutions.

Research councils try to convince that their open-access policy is not monotone. Paul Jump writes

Aberdeen sociologists investigate mystery of female religiosity. Matthew Reisz reports

EUA report uncovers global commonalities in PhD education. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Sector failing to keep pace with changing labour market, scholar warns. Chris Parr reports

The first website in Europe dedicated to information about the Continent's open and distance-learning courses has been launched.

Losses for UK and US as Eastern excellence drives start to bear fruit. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Audit into governance and pay at Sciences Po has implications beyond the institution, says Jack Grove

Ex-minister advocates scrapping of Trident to reduce tuition costs. John Morgan reports from Manchester

Degree classification 'should not be only measure of achievement', says report. Jack Grove writes

Queen Mary, University of London, could see strike action within a month after members of the University and College Union voted to take industrial action over a redundancy scheme at two of the college's schools.

Entrepreneur says pay for science researchers could rise to £40K. Elizabeth Gibney writes

Supporters of a renowned women's library have criticised the decision to move it to the London School of Economics.

UCU survey suggests that staff are finding life in the academy too demanding. Jack Grove reports

Universities are missing out on applications, as well as thousands of pounds in income, because their websites are outdated and unappealing to prospective students, a digital agency has warned.

These robots form part of the ALIZ-E project designed "to move human-robot interaction from the range of minutes to the range of days".

Raft of arts-world recruits highlights Bath Spa v-c's unusual excellence strategy. John Elmes writes

Labour's shadow higher education minister has said she is open to "a diversity of provision and providers" in the sector.