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More than half of academics have felt maltreated by journal editors, survey finds

An inquiry has appeared to dismiss claims that student visa abuse is taking place at London branch campuses

Treasury also announces review of research councils to ensure ‘maximum impact’ from investment

Worries about funding do deter final-year undergraduates from progressing to postgraduate study, according a new analysis

Students and alumni of King’s College London have reacted with horror after the university announced it will change its name to “King’s London”.

University staff reveal their concerns ahead of research excellence framework

A new code for UK university governing bodies aims to be a “bulwark against over-regulation”, as governance tensions rise in the sector

Chair of PAC tells civil servant he is ‘failing’ to account for public money and says situation is ‘nothing short of a scandal’

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The impact of the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees at English universities is detailed in a new report

A London university has created a website to give the public information about its research on animals

Cherie Blair has been appointed a visiting professor of law at a Catholic university

The budget of the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme should be ring fenced, an association of research funders has said.

Business secretary Vince Cable has called for an increase in funding for science in a speech at the Royal Academy of Engineering

Private providers have been asked to help prepare the government for a key hearing on private higher education just days before it happens

Manchester Metropolitan University has appointed a new vice-chancellor – at the second time of asking

The Welsh government has said it will “look at all the options” before deciding whether to follow England’s lead in introducing postgraduate loans

51�Թ� reporters have won plaudits for their agenda-setting journalism at a national awards ceremony

The next vice-chancellor of The Open University will be Peter Horrocks, currently the director of the BBC’s World Service.

Little change in uptake over past 10 years despite millions spent on initiatives to widen participation in STEM subjects

South African v-c tells THE BRICS and Emerging Economies Universities Summit that rankings steer institutions away from vital local concerns

One day after a Senate defeat, the government renews efforts to pass controversial package of changes

Shunmay Yeung of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine describes her part in fighting the viral outbreak in Sierra Leone

Uncertainty over how many students will apply for the loans and how much the scheme will cost

Dividing citation into six groups could improve the accuracy of metrics in research assessment, paper argues

David Willetts calls for academics to work together during a debate on the REF and the state of higher education

The USS is being attacked from all sides over the methodology of its valuation and assumptions, claims UCU

The number of people taking undergraduate-level vocational qualifications is largely in decline, according to a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills

University claims exemption from releasing details of board of governors meeting, citing ‘commercial interests’

Plans to raise researcher numbers at risk if study is unaffordable, universities warned

Fears rise in the US that talented early career scientists are being driven out of the sector because of lack of opportunities

Seminar debates conflicting trends in the discipline as industry figures look beyond fluency

UCU argues that a rise in project-based grants fuel job insecurity and deter postgraduates from working in academia

Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions and Imagine: Imaging Life project combine forces to tackle deadly bacteria

James Pickering, named 2014’s most innovative teacher at the 51�Թ� Awards, discusses making content accessible. Plus the latest higher education appointments

UCU official attacks redundancy criteria at the university amid calls to reverse ‘dangerous’ process

Half of schools in Britain did not provide a single applicant to medicine over a three-year period, a new study shows

Emeritus professor warns over growth of higher education courses that veer towards the ‘mundane’

A research council is laying the groundwork that would enable it to give two of its research centres charitable status

University graduates earn an average of £9,000 more per year than non-graduates but the gap is narrowing, official statistics show

Alternative metrics reveal the papers receiving the most online attention

Martin Hall is to retire as Salford vice-chancellor, with his deputy taking over line management duties from today

More than 70 universities and colleges will share £200 million to boost teaching facilities in science, technology, engineering and maths

Top 100 universities for employability revealed

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Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance

Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience

Extensive material about the first 44 years of Albert Einstein’s life has been made available online for the first time

A research assistant has claimed that his university declined to sponsor his visa to remain in the country because of his political activism.

George Osborne’s postgraduate loans plan would mean borrowers having upwards of 50 per cent of their salary deducted when they repay.

Police drew a taser and used CS spray at a student protest at the University of Warwick, on a day of demonstrations across higher education.

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe offers researchers insights into how Jacobean plays were received

Watchdog names those with questions over public loan access and high dropout rates

Russia and Turkey also making strides in the second annual rankings table for emerging economies