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Nobel laureates warn that the UK’s position in the wider scientific community could be undermined if EMBO’s request is refused

Hermann Hauser’s report suggests technology hubs could offer advice on innovation policy and calls for metrics to measure centres’ impact

Research shows female scholars opting for short talks over long ones, even at a gender-balanced event

The University of York is to review its decision to withhold all pay from staff taking part in a marking boycott over proposed pension reforms

University staff have held a national day of action against zero-hours contracts and other forms of temporary contracts.

Northern Irish universities have announced plans to cut student numbers by up to 1,100 next year in the face of multimillion-pound cuts

There is widespread ‘scepticism’ about the use of metrics to assess research, according to evidence submitted to an independent review

The government should double the annual budget of its innovation agency to £1 billion so it can establish more “Catapult” centres, a new report says

The National Union of Students has pulled its backing from this month’s “free education” demonstration

Students from poorer backgrounds are more likely to drop out from university and less likely to graduate with a good degree, according to research.

Submissions are being sought across 12 categories for prestigious annual awards

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But higher education still biggest recipient of major gifts

Sir John O’Reilly has announced his resignation as director-general for knowledge and innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Universities must pay the living wage if they wish to be seen as a force for good in their communities, a senior academic has argued.

Studying a subject online for two years at secondary school prepares young people for the learning expectations of university, research has found

The for-profit education sector is likely to boom over the next few years, an investment bank has predicted

Hugh Brady, formerly of University College Dublin, to take over from Sir Eric Thomas

Union members at Plymouth University have given their vice-chancellor, Wendy Purcell, a vote of no confidence.

The vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has criticised the “ever more parochial” attitude to immigration in the UK.

The University of York’s plans to withhold pay from staff joining a union marking boycott over pension cuts have been criticised as “bullying”.

Earnings gap greater in UK and US, suggests Institute of Education research

The University of Glasgow has insisted it remains committed to teaching and research on fossil fuels as part of its work in science and engineering

UUK report warns over consequences of switch to School Direct

Leading scholars discuss seven institutions created in the Sixties

Deputy vice-chancellor Peter Slee describes the demanding approach that has led to rising standards

Use of American system involving first-year marks may have ‘depressive effect’ on student grades

Discussion focuses on how European universities can move beyond the Bologna Process and compete at a global level

The professor who was cleared of charges of undermining authority faces substantial costs after hiring barristers for tribunal

Schooldays have an influence on graduate pay, according to report from Institute for Fiscal Studies

Delft University of Technology report says universities could reduce estates footprint by 25 per cent via more space-sharing

Freedom of Information requests reveal substantial hikes in university outlay despite open access push

The proportion of top research papers published in elite journals has fallen over the past 18 years, according to research from Google

Institutions told that UCU members are prepared to ‘dig in’ on pensions reform ahead of November marking boycott at 69 campuses

James Brokenshire labelled ‘silly’ as he defends immigration policy despite traffic from the subcontinent dropping by half

£20.1 million donation creates Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis to answer big questions about the financial crisis

Prospective students seek an institution in the top 200 but ‘brand personality’ is a puzzle to them

Anthony Davis, the sponsor of prizes at Oxford and the University of London, explains why this form of bibliophilia must be encouraged

Engaging with others can help you through a PhD and into a job, says Eva Amsen, outreach director for F1000 Research

US non-profit Institute for Shipboard Education hopes to plot safe course through rough financial waters

A thinktank has released modelling based on a popular proposal for a state-backed loan scheme

Staff assembly backs motion calling on management to block employers’ plan for USS

The small number of women taking maths at A level may explain why only about a quarter of economics students are female, a new study says.

Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first

Amount spent on bursaries and grants cut by almost £40 million last year

Whitehall civil servant Maddalaine Ansell has been named as the next University Alliance chief executive

Former employee made claims about standards on electronics course

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Staff at older universities will begin a marking boycott next week in a row over pension changes

The pressure for academics to deliver “public engagement” should not lead to them “colonising the creative arts”

Student teachers must still have the option of taking an academic qualification alongside their classroom training

Thomas Docherty, the University of Warwick professor suspended in January, has thanked his supporters after allegations against him were dismissed

Higher education legislation should be a priority for the new government after 2015, according to England’s funding council.

A business leader has said he is “appalled” to see universities end up as “victims of political point-scoring” and a “meaningless” migration target

The number of UK students applying to medical and dentistry schools, veterinary courses and Oxbridge has fallen by 5 per cent, new figures show.

Reports that thousands of student places could be cut

New edition of Collins English Dictionary contains raft of new terms