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Many university applicants do not have a back-up plan if they fail to achieve the grades they need for their preferred course, a new survey says

The number of Scottish students winning a higher education place is up despite a slight fall in the pass rate for Scottish Highers

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Falmouth’s course in creative advertising takes unconventional admissions route

Pressure of higher fees and rise in en-suite accommodation blamed

The first six master’s degrees in cyber security to be certified by GCHQ have been unveiled

The University of Warwick has been ridiculed on social media for its suspension of the prominent critic of higher education policy

Janet Beer has been named as the next University of Liverpool vice-chancellor

A number of protesters have been evicted from the University of Birmingham building they were occupying in reaction to the suspension of two students

‘Shiny’ projects and disjointed policies criticised in report on Hefce spending

Selectividad test removed in effort to drive up traditionally low number of entrants from abroad

University leaders voice concerns about impact of party’s mooted plan to lower fees to £6,000

West Country campus focuses on student exchange schemes and boosting overseas intake

Hefce reveals information from 21 complaints concerning institutions

Student loans access for a master’s qualification thought to be principal cause

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For UK institutions seeking international partners, there is much potential in Brazil outside the three big cities

Expert warns that new threshold could mean ‘sudden death’ threat for smaller universities

A new social network for academics aims to offer advice on how to sharpen research proposals as well as suggesting novel paths to explore

Student claims University of the Arts London failed her work because it was not ‘clean, saleable art’

The fact that firsts are far more common in science than arts boosts case for reform of UK system

Universities explore alternatives to plagiarism detection software as fees and performance criticised

The importance of a durable European study infrastructure is explored in the book Facing the Future

Academic says the move is a ‘huge change’ for the institution

An influential core of scientists are citation superstars

Universities have secured an increasing share of government expenditure on research and development since 2001, according to data from the Office for National Statistics

Hefce figures show overall attrition rate down to 6.6 per cent but computer science struggles to improve retention

By Carl Straumsheim, for

The Santander banking group is to invest €700 million (£550 million) in university projects over the next four years, a conference has heard.

Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.

Action follows decision to suspend two students and reprimand a third

Universities and colleges told proportion of visa refusals allowed will halve

Former minister says he looked at idea while in government

New science minister addresses upcoming referendum in one of his first speeches

Elephant poo and ageing among the topics outlined in brief by PhD students

Primary and secondary education can learn from higher education when it comes to adopting innovative technologies, it has been claimed.

Two students suspended by a university for their involvement in a protest occupation have reacted angrily to the “disproportionate” punishment

Too many black and minority ethnic computer science graduates are failing to get jobs after they graduate, a report has claimed

Draft judging criteria for a science competition worth £10 million that aims to find a solution to antibiotic resistance have been announced.

Cancer research could become impossible in Europe if a proposed data protection regulation is adopted, according to a medical research body.

University applications from school pupils eligible for free school meals have hit a record high, according to the admissions body Ucas.

Four UK universities are teaming up with the BBC to produce massive open online courses about the First World War

Sir David Watson says ministers should have learned lessons of the past

BIS budget may have to bear extra burden, some worry

The most expensive degrees in the world are said to be subsidising scholarship

Employers propose scrapping final salary scheme to cut USS deficit

Architect of Australia’s HECS says change will leave universities free to raise charges far above the cost of teaching students

September proceedings set for suspended University of Warwick academic who is accused of undermining department head

Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits

College Measures, a site comparing US graduate salaries by subject and institution, is not welcomed by all college presidents

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US universities invest twice as much in research for each spin-off company created compared with UK institutions

Concerns over what new role of life sciences minister could mean for policy

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