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Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than ?1bn

High dropout rate among black students also targeted in new guidance to Offa

More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ¡®unbelievably low¡¯ interest rates

Thailand¡¯s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability

Labour leader tells THE he has discussed funding model for abolishing fees with shadow chancellor

Bosses¡¯ pay rose by 3 per cent on average to ?272,432, according to a new University and College Union report

After political scientists pitched to commissioning editors, the TV professionals passed on some advice

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Former University of York chancellor says leading universities should lower entry requirements for students from poor backgrounds

Damning report condemns government for not reaching recruitment target in past four years

Job descriptions demand early career academics be multitalented ¡®superheroes¡¯, a study suggests

Interviews with MA students in UK suggest that although few agree with Chinese government line, compulsory courses dull development of independent thought

Some universities have already overturned a ban on marriage and children among undergraduates, but it is still upheld in places

Report from careers advice service Prospects points to significant rise in employment rate for those with higher level qualifications

Former international rugby player Colin Gregor is one of a growing number of students to balance a PhD with a career

University of Oxford historian calls on academics to fight back against changes based on a ¡®demonstrably inadequate account of human nature¡¯

Canadian university admits video aimed at promoting energy saving by showing a female teacher receiving suggestive compliment was sexist

Backlash from v-cs prompts teaching champion to opt for 'reflection and consultation'

Economists are finding new ways of learning about the past ¨C and learning from the past

Outgoing head says that diversity on campus is about ¡®inclusion¡¯ rather than simply ¡®getting numbers of people¡¯

Political theorist Andrei Stavil? explains how a comment on a friend¡¯s Facebook page led to exit from Turkish university

Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys also among fellows announced by Alan Rusbridger at Lady Margaret Hall

Ed Byrne says universities are not ¡®immune to disruption¡¯ from new models of education

Recently founded institutions can ¡®leapfrog¡¯ the educational approaches of the past, says former AUC president

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

With Regent¡¯s University London the latest to offer the US-style of undergraduate education, Natasha Turner looks at how courses are being received elsewhere

Drug company hopes to provide a new home for studies that try to replicate previous experimental results

Baroness Vadera explains how Santander hopes to encourage entrepreneurialism in graduates

As EU referendum looms, institutions step up recruitment following scrapping of student number controls

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Many black and ethnic minority staff at universities are also downbeat about their promotion chances, according to a new University and College Union survey

Women in Leadership conference host says schools must ¡®deconstruct¡¯ curricula to combat gender bias

Ex v-c picked up ?125K for loss of office despite becoming president on v-c salary, while university paid out almost ?180K to other departing staff

New book in the style of LA crime fiction offers maths lessons from a private eye

Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated

A focus on basic cell biology and statistical population health studies means that understanding how living systems operate has been neglected, they claim

Kingston study finds that less affluent learners are more concerned about debt, and unlikely to be able to rely on their parents for support

Lord Willetts tells event it is hard to see how governments can fund expansion on necessary scale

Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ¡®simply not smart enough¡¯, says researcher

A Glasgow student has returned to his native city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan inspired to embrace the ideals of a ¡®learning city¡¯

Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students

The three institutions aim to tackle sustainability and educational attainment in new partnership

New system that has ability to monitor emails and use of computer networks on campus raises eyebrows

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

The Kurdistan regional government in Iraq is streamlining its higher education system ¨C and still looking for far more help from British universities

Move criticised by Buckingham professor as ¡®blatant prejudice against for-profit sector¡¯

Proportion of university staff training through Erasmus has more than doubled in six years, finds report

Sutton Trust study finds teachers¡¯ perceptions of what makes a good Ucas application are very different to views of admissions tutors

Analysis suggests higher selectivity fails to increase journals¡¯ impact factors

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ¡®rapid market share shifts¡¯

Admissions service says institutions should do more to accommodate growing numbers of students from a vocational background

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Scholars in the field have been challenged to move beyond literary theory and take on some of the most difficult questions of our times

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

Government adviser says country is being transformed into a 'learning society'

Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region

Center for Open Science hopes initiative will make results more reproducible

British academic¡¯s book describes life at Edwardes College in Peshawar, one of the world¡¯s most dangerous cities