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Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports

Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes

Humanities and social sciences must cultivate new fields to win Euro cash. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Technology posts go unfilled as academy restates the value of liberal arts degrees. Jon Marcus writes

Elite league's v-cs say Madrid's 25% cut to science will cause long-term harm. Elizabeth Gibney writes

These items form part of remarkable treasure trove found in the brickwork of an old fireplace last month when two maintenance workers were repairing the Brigham Hall dormitory at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.

Canterbury recovery continues apace 15 months after Christchurch quake. Rachel Williams writes

Cardiff's Lifetime Scholarship resembles Hunger Games, body claims. David Matthews reports

David Matthews meets new ABS head Paul Marshall, who wants the business schools to find their voice

Embrace internationalism - loosen up that mother tongue, scholar suggests. Matthew Reisz writes

'Hell of a difference' as Horizon 2020 set to make accessibility the norm. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports

Biologist risks ‘gross misconduct’ over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes

Students and academics have condemned the University of Salford’s plans to shut down its Italian department, warning of damage to British graduate skills in a globalised economy.

The University of Abertay Dundee has appointed a new vice-chancellor and principal almost a year after the previous head of the institution left amid a row over his retirement.

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The head of a new protest group campaigning for reform of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has called for its chief executive, David Delpy, to take action or step down

Including students in net migration statistics creates a “perverse incentive” for the government to drive down foreign student numbers even though this does relatively little to cut long-term immigration, a report has argued.

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Researchers into complementary and alternative medicine are disregarding “basic rules of publication ethics” by routinely failing to report the potentially serious side effects of treatments, an academic has claimed.

Almost 60 per cent of graduates who received counselling at university say it played a vital role in supporting their academic work, a poll has found.

Universities will be able to bid for up to £35 million in matched public funding for major research capital projects as part of a new programme, the government has announced.

A university has decided against a controversial proposal to establish a chair in a brand of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for cancer.

The UK has been placed 10th in a ranking of the world’s best higher education systems, with the US topping the list.

Matthew Reisz meets a refugee academic given new life, just like the one saved by THE readers' support

Jack Grove reports from Tokyo on De Montfort's canny cultural diplomacy

Scholars returning after years in Western universities can struggle to assimilate. Carolynne Wheeler writes

These signed drawings of pigs, many of them dated between 1903 and 1910, are held in the archives of the Royal Northern College of Music.

Funding body would prefer to retain full reviews for every institution. John Morgan reports

Ministers have introduced a system of "due diligence checks" for private higher education providers, it has emerged, as new figures show that the number of their students accessing state-funded loans has nearly doubled in a year.

'No scientific content' the sticking point as second mathematics treatise is retracted. Paul Jump writes

The president of a flagship research university in Saudi Arabia will emphasise his institution's role in creating jobs for the country's burgeoning youth population in the Higher Education Policy Institute's annual lecture.

Economic benefits are 'by-products' of teaching and research, says Sir Leszek. Elizabeth Gibney writes

This graph, from a Higher Education Statistics Agency report, shows how institutions in the four nations of the UK rely on very different types of student for their tuition fee income.

Unity confirmed, but Russell Group's new chair will have to deal with Gove. John Morgan reports

Opposition to tuition fees among German students is waning as they reap the benefits of extra educational funds, a conference has heard.

But publishers dismiss Willetts’ suggestion as not a ‘game changer’. Paul Jump reports

Leading social scientists are distilling some of their biggest ideas into an easily digestible series of podcast interviews.

Middlesex fellow faces 'Kafkaesque' scenario over failure to win Follow-on cash. Paul Jump writes

Peer-reviewed scholarship takes on demons and ghosts. Matthew Reisz prepares for an encounter

But still no sign of higher education bill. Simon Baker and David Matthews report

Universities’ overseas activities should come under closer scrutiny in the new risk-based quality assurance regime, England’s funding council has proposed.

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The vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport, is to resign from his post for personal reasons at the end of this academic year.

A group of leading scholars has presented a petition to Oxford University Press calling on the renowned publisher to uphold what it describes as “basic scholarly standards”.

Reforms instigated by the Bologna Process are damaging German universities and producing lower-quality graduates, a conference has heard.

The different means-tested bursary and fee-waiver schemes introduced by universities to mitigate the impact of higher tuition fees on poorer students will create “further complexity”, including “cliff edges” where support disappears at particular income levels.