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New Manchester vice-chancellor on why universities need to collaborate more closely, how to turn research into impact, and the ¡®opportunity¡¯ for the UK on international students

Suggested exemptions to ethical approval welcomed, but more progress needed, experts say

The Institute of Student Employers¡¯ (ISE) annual survey records the highest number of applications per job since it first started collecting data in 1991

If elected, I will use my vast experience of higher education to help Oxford lead the way through the big challenges facing UK HE, says David Willetts

Group of experts advises European Union to embark on huge new investment in research

Controversial Pakistani politician disqualified, but those making the cut include William Hague, Peter Mandelson, David Willetts and Elish Angiolini

Unprecedented investment is one of the largest UK university building projects in recent years

Lord Vallance says UK must not ¡®rest on its laurels¡¯, but signals that new Labour government will not interfere with direction of blue-sky science

Laurent Vinatier, an adviser at the non-profit Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, sentenced to three years in prison

James Tooley vows to contest ¡®serious¡¯ claims as he faces inquiry at UK¡¯s oldest private university 

Conversations between Scottish and Soviet researchers during the 1980s show academia¡¯s potential to provide ideological safe space ¡®outside of the state and its institutional needs¡¯

Charge students to retake passed exams, Norwegian government tells universities