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Many universities are using “unlawful” terms allowing them to make “unfair” changes to courses midway through a degree, a consumer watchdog has said

Russell Group’s review body on ice after education secretary hits pause button

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

Polina Bayvel of University College London says investment strategy missed the transformative potential of communications technologies

Compilers of a league table say fear of offending students has gone too far

Chief scientific adviser is ‘amused’ by funding conspiracy theories but dismisses them as ‘complete invention’

‘Culture change’ needed to avoid job losses

Writing may be on the wall for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, according to policy thinktanks

Prison Service is stopping critics from accessing UK jails, scholar claims

Kevin Spacey to play a key cameo in new home for fashion, fine art, film and theatre students

Anshuman Mondal, author of Islam and Controversy, deplores ‘impoverished’ discussion of rights and obligations

Elite claim ever-greater share, while 11 institutions fight over remaining 11%, says NUS Scotland analysis

Iraq region’s bid to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sector included ‘huge investment’ to send postgrads to Britain, but payoff fell short, says minister

From post-Taliban Afghanistan to quality control: 51�Թ� Education Dialogue offered insights on topics such as access for women and private providers

Board claims in public letter that Labour has ignored the ‘legitimate concerns of vice-chancellors’

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

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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 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.

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

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

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