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The UK’s first shared hub for medical and academic research will initially serve six scientific and academic organisations

Lawsuit led by 200 universities over regulations allowing hobbyists to keep rights while academics face virtual no-fly zone

Survey reveals the universities that are best at making new students feel right at home

Positive early experiences for new undergraduates help to reduce dropout rates

Nigel Piercy is unapologetic about antagonising some in drive to turn around School of Management

The government’s Prevent counter-terrorism strategy is causing controversy in universities

Senior managers often dismiss racist incidents or believe them to be exaggerated, says paper

UCL/King’s College London team to consult broadly on future of monographs, open access, peer review, publishing and more

Analysis of British Social Attitudes survey finds class bias with regard to future student numbers

10 per cent threshold for refusal rates may cause many to lose their licences to recruit overseas students

Uclan will recruit senior staff and secure student placement before course begins in September 2015

Staff claim revised terms fail to address their concerns over hours spent on preparation and marking

A historian mulls modern and ancient soldiers’ susceptibility to PTSD

An oral history project seeks to collect the memories of the ‘Ten Pound Poms’ and those they left behind

Ian McNay advises new researchers on how to get their work accepted by academic journals. Plus the latest higher education appointments

Business sponsorship ‘enables’ gender-specific recruitment at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Report from OBHE says ‘no question’ some are involved in suspect practices

Open letter casts doubt over future of clinical and biomedical research in event of ‘yes’ vote

Plans to slash maintenance payments to European Union students have been unveiled by universities minister Greg Clark

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Universities are set to increase investment in their estates despite growing financial uncertainty, a new survey shows

Negotiations on the European budget could result in cuts to Horizon 2020, the European University Association has warned

Hackney is one of the most highly-researched places in the UK, a conference has heard

A private college that was the subject of a newspaper investigation has been given continued permission by the government to access public funds.

Academics worldwide also post videos to raise awareness of motor neurone disease

Net migration has risen to 243,000 in the past year, dashing government hopes of meeting its target, although student immigration has remained stable.

Labour would make new “earn while you learn” degrees delivered by “Technical University” partnerships the priority in higher education expansion

New research has demonstrated the monopoly of a small social elite over public leadership positions in Britain

The latest higher education appointments

Introduction of higher fees led to a bulge in numbers the year before, report says

Postgraduate claims that her English was not up to scratch

University of Bedfordshire accused of giving those sponsored by Saudi Arabian government preferential treatment

Study suggests that unannounced oral exams can encourage integrity and engage students

Research suggests some standard management techniques work on academics after all, and older institutions are most effective

Data analysis suggests discrimination plays a role in higher number of female and BME ‘returnees’

Board member made aware of claims related to ‘wider working practices’ in December 2012

London Oriental Academy banned from accessing SLC funds

Shadow minister and UCL alumna calls on university to do ‘all it can’ to stop practice on overseas site

Social scientist mulls the perks and pitfalls of using personal networks in research

£100,000 PhD funding from the Macular Society and Fight for Sight outstrip offers via MRC doctoral training partnerships

Jason Haye says his 2.2 degree would have been higher but for institution’s environment, citing artist Maggi Hambling’s ‘slave’ comments

Lack of succession planning is eroding research base, says head of Institute of Modern Languages Research

As the Coventry campus with global reach turns 50, it looks to alliances without forgetting its roots

British Council report recommends that the region develop an identity revolving around a student experience based on links with employers

Thousands of students may be stranded as colleges lose student loan access

US scholar says he was sacked after speaking out at National University of Singapore institute

First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UK’s ‘sniffiness’ about applied research

The Technology Strategy Board will commit more than £535 million to fund innovation in 2014-15

US for-profit start-up institution’s peripatetic, online-delivered degree draws undergraduates keen to try something different

Open letter from researchers decries AAAS journal’s high fees and points to Anderson’s combative views on open access

Former ECJ judge’s legal opinion casts doubts on post-independence policy

Former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine has criticised the inclusion of foreign students in government plans to cut net immigration to the UK