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Credit agency report came before recent plans to reduce head count

Two influential bodies call for free tuition as Tennessee unveils lottery-funded college study

John Green is the man behind a researcher-led effort to cook up sound institutional comparisons

A shift in method of delivery rescued an interpretation programme for Dadaab camp inhabitants from closure

String of poor decisions preceded suspension of highly trusted status

Disquiet over plan to appoint new professor in digital humanities

Web Science Institute aims to produce multidisciplinary research and graduates ready to play key roles in the digital economy

South Korean students’ unions have been wholly ineffective in curbing tuition fee rises, paper finds

An academic staging an immersive production of Moby-Dick discusses research and art

Overseas students due to start courses in August told not to travel to the UK in the wake of the visa fraud inquiry

Former universities and science minister reflects on his decisions and the challenges for his successor

The latest higher education appointments

Greg Clark will split the position with his current role in charge of cities and growth

Academics working in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry are more likely to enjoy working with their colleagues than those working in the arts and humanities

Researcher at University of Montreal laments the difficulty of recruiting male scientists to her all-female unit

Academic claims that pay would be deducted even if students quit Liverpool-Laureate course because of bereavement

Les Ebdon claims fee level has not put off poor students as spending to attract them climbs and admissions rise

Highly cited researchers’ other roles help to elevate Saudi university

Universities have proposed wide-ranging changes to modern languages A levels as “serious deficiencies” mean they are seen as “dull and uninspiring”.

The vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton is to retire

Greg Clark has been unveiled as the new minister for universities and science

Departure announced as Prime Minister carries out cabinet reshuffle

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Universities have a crucial role to play in “a national recovery programme” to improve the level of Britain’s linguistic skills.

London universities have launched a fresh attempt to woo Indian students in the face of a huge drop in the number coming to study in the UK.

Move follows critical report and ‘discussion’ with minister

Martin Bean is to stand down as vice-chancellor of The Open University at the end of the year.

Princess Anne’s visit to King’s College London has been postponed after a staff walk-out in protest at proposed job cuts.

University applications have risen by 4 per cent, according to the admissions body Ucas.

Survey of institutions by senate subcommittee shows many are failing to meet legal obligations

Crowdsourcing advocate Andy Hudson-Smith discusses the funding and social-media mining potential of mass appeals

Maintenance and upgrading should not be overlooked when budget allocations are made

UK applicants predominate for first private medical degrees

Vice-chancellor’s absence fuels speculation but university stays quiet

Use of comments section of THE’s website to apprise staff of revised redundancy plans defended

Malapropisms fuel the nominations for the best of this year’s exam bloopers

ICO rules that there is ‘public interest in transparency and openness’ in case involving King’s College London

Observatory on Borderless Higher Education report author urges UK universities to factor in growth of transnational education

Poor-quality courses on platforms such as Coursera, edX and Udacity could cause reputational damage to universities, says Oxford expert

A merger could enable the US school to use Ashridge’s degree-awarding powers

Dean Nigel Piercy is accused of ‘undermining’ academics’ confidence with his outspoken view

150 years of the satirical magazine is now available to researchers

Yorkshire powerhouse puts accent on interdisciplinarity, research themes and life lessons for undergraduates

Minister keen to reform archaic system, including consolidation of institutions, end to two-track admissions

Academic weekender in Brighton explores youth subcultures and theory

The latest higher education appointments

More universities introduce teaching professorships but rewards still lag behind those for research

Most higher education institutions had graduate employment levels between 90 and 95 per cent, with 25 institutions having rates above 95 per cent, the latest destination statistics for university-leavers showed last week

Senior associate David Browne likened the handling of Suárez to that of ‘insubordinate’ scholars

But Vince Cable did not accept Christian Brodie’s resignation

The Labour Party will introduce new “technical degrees” if it is elected at next May’s general election.

Sir Paul Nurse, Lord Stern and Sir John Tooke warn that UK-split would damage research effort

Blog posting revised after Twitter storm

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