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New research has demonstrated the monopoly of a small social elite over public leadership positions in Britain

The latest higher education appointments

Introduction of higher fees led to a bulge in numbers the year before, report says

Postgraduate claims that her English was not up to scratch

University of Bedfordshire accused of giving those sponsored by Saudi Arabian government preferential treatment

Study suggests that unannounced oral exams can encourage integrity and engage students

Research suggests some standard management techniques work on academics after all, and older institutions are most effective

Data analysis suggests discrimination plays a role in higher number of female and BME ‘returnees’

Board member made aware of claims related to ‘wider working practices’ in December 2012

London Oriental Academy banned from accessing SLC funds

Shadow minister and UCL alumna calls on university to do ‘all it can’ to stop practice on overseas site

Social scientist mulls the perks and pitfalls of using personal networks in research

£100,000 PhD funding from the Macular Society and Fight for Sight outstrip offers via MRC doctoral training partnerships

Jason Haye says his 2.2 degree would have been higher but for institution’s environment, citing artist Maggi Hambling’s ‘slave’ comments

Lack of succession planning is eroding research base, says head of Institute of Modern Languages Research

As the Coventry campus with global reach turns 50, it looks to alliances without forgetting its roots

British Council report recommends that the region develop an identity revolving around a student experience based on links with employers

Thousands of students may be stranded as colleges lose student loan access

US scholar says he was sacked after speaking out at National University of Singapore institute

First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UK’s ‘sniffiness’ about applied research

The Technology Strategy Board will commit more than £535 million to fund innovation in 2014-15

US for-profit start-up institution’s peripatetic, online-delivered degree draws undergraduates keen to try something different

Open letter from researchers decries AAAS journal’s high fees and points to Anderson’s combative views on open access

Former ECJ judge’s legal opinion casts doubts on post-independence policy

Former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine has criticised the inclusion of foreign students in government plans to cut net immigration to the UK

A majority of the public say the government should not reduce overseas student numbers, polling suggests.

Open access project has reached far afield since its launch last year

Two leading theologians have criticised the closure of several postgraduate theology and ministry programmes at King’s

A record number of mature students have been accepted into higher education so far this year, new figures show.

Plymouth University’s chair of governors, William Taylor, is to “stand aside” pending the outcome of an investigation into sexual harassment claims

The Liberal Democrats will offer manifesto pledges to ring-fence the science budget and provide “further support” for Catapult centres.

£140,000 2014 programme scrapped because of ‘significant budget cuts’

The latest higher education appointments

Institution looks for new business model to pay for halls of residence

Lecturers make up the largest group of staff employed at English universities, according to data compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. More than 94,000 people were employed in the role in 2012-13

Elite scholars are visiting the universities of Stanford and Berkeley in a mission to boost the country’s standing in a European innovation index

Postgraduate research students who teach call for an end to their ‘appalling treatment’ by the university

Silence greeted requests for references or PhD guidance from professor

1,700 students apply for 350 places on biggest programme ever run in the UK

The financial woes of its early years forgotten, LIPA’s head explains how the oversubscribed creative hub is extending its reach

Analysis suggests that male physicists and mathematicians author nearly 50 per cent more papers than female colleagues

Private provider passes QAA’s new review, making domestic intake eligible for public funding

Lecturer finds a way to make the ‘social loafers’ in class pull their weight in group assignments

Fears of overcrowded courses and falling standards as university admissions set to exceed 500,000 for first time

But Hefce sounds alarm over the slump in foreign language students

Experts question ‘draconian’ social media policies after university rebukes academic questioning Theresa May’s policies

Sociologist’s and media scholar’s work on TV interview series furnished raw material for a study of the limelight and those in it

Union claims it has evidence of forced labour and exploitation at the Education City complex in Doha

Monetising career development courses could be the next step for the university, says Stanford professor

Tribunal rules Manchester wrongly sacked high-profile psychologist Geoff Beattie

The Plymouth University chair of governors who “placed on leave” its vice-chancellor will be investigated over claims he sexually harassed female staff

Swansea University has defended a new BP-funded research institute that anti-fracking protesters claim will hasten dangerous climate change

Plymouth University’s chair of governors has been accused of “poor governance” and risking “serious reputational damage” to the institution