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Record numbers of students have missed out on university places, new figures show.

What do undergraduates learn in four years’ study at American universities? In an alarming number of cases, absolutely nothing, according to a still-unreleased book that is causing a firestorm in the US.

Lab laments after order mix-up leaves it no choice but to retract journal paper. Paul Jump writes

Hannah Fearn outlines the measures employed to cope with budget reductions across EU institutions

Hefce warns against reading too much into results as departments 'experiment'. Paul Jump reports

Hesa shows growing popularity of branch campus and partnership degrees. John Morgan writes

Academy's campaign aims to repeat science lobby's CSR successes. Paul Jump reports

The Anderson Archive at the University of Stirling is devoted to the maverick British film and theatre director Lindsay Anderson (1923-94).

Film institute's overhaul would damage research, media scholars warn. Matthew Reisz reports

EU statute for Europe's academy needed to arrest economic decline. Hannah Fearn reports

Sir Tim Wilson, Hertfordshire's retiring leader, tells Sarah Cunnane about his vision for the academy

IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports

British scholars rate leaders of the free world: George W. Bush also ran. Matthew Reisz reports

Praise for KPMG plan to pay recruits' university costs - and a salary too, writes Hannah Fearn

A Conservative MP has attacked the University and College Union for supporting “violent and illegal protest” in a move described by the union as a smear ahead of a key Commons vote.

The social work watchdog is urging universities to drive up the quality of work placements for students after two-thirds of providers were asked to make improvements.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Students will receive a generous salary and have their tuition fees and accommodation costs met while studying at Durham University under a recruitment programme announced by the accountancy giant KPMG.

The proportion of students gaining good degrees is continuing to climb, according to official figures published today.

These images are taken from the first film ever made in and about an art school, certainly in Britain and probably in the world.

'Commodified' academy could see a rise in court challenges by students. Simon Baker reports

Government warned about a looming crisis in an economically vital area, writes Simon Baker

Chris Husbands hails the institute's niche purpose and big-issue passions. Rebecca Attwood reports

Research councils plan to further concentrate funding on top institutions. Paul Jump reports

Students should help pay for funding injection; scholars must work harder. Hannah Fearn reports

Scientific Reports and success of PLoS ONE spell trouble for specialist journals. Paul Jump reports

The trials of the liberal arts preoccupied the MLA conference. Matthew Reisz writes from Los Angeles

Universities and desperate job seekers hope their matchmaking efforts at the get-together bear fruit

Equality body's study accused of provoking 'false impression of victimhood'. John Morgan reports

Harvard Business School's new head outlines his interdisciplinary approach. Hannah Fearn reports

Emerging economies will come to reject unequal exchanges, expert says. Sarah Cunnane reports

The University of Oxford has announced that it will start asking for A* grades at A level.

Health research in the UK is being “stifled” by excessive regulation, a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences has concluded.

The protester who threw a fire extinguisher from the roof of Conservative Party headquarters during a tuition-fee demonstration has been jailed for 32 months.

By Scott Jaschik, for

A former minister for higher education during Labour’s days in power has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Plymouth.