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About 12,500 staff are paid less than the Living Wage at UK universities, new research suggests

Donations to universities in the UK are even more skewed towards the elite than in the US, according to a new report

People who attend university are less likely to commit crime, drink heavily or smoke, according to a new database of evidence on the social benefits of higher education

Soas, University of London has been awarded a £20 million gift, the largest in its history, by a US foundation

The number of teaching training places allocated to universities by Michael Gove’s department has fallen by 14.5 per cent

Noisy protests on pickets lines, cancelled classes and student occupations have been seen at universities across the country as trade unions mounted a one-day strike over pay.

The capital element of the science budget should be ring fenced to avoid the peril of “announcement-based politics”, according to Labour’s new shadow minister for the sector.

Twitter was awash with picket line updates from the higher education strike - here is a selection

Strike rallies will take place across the UK today during a one-day walkout by university staff over pay, with some universities already cancelling classes

LSE research points to Whitehall ‘trying it on’

These gorgeous fabric samples are taken from a scrapbook that was once used by students at Bradford Technical College and is now held in the Special Collections of the University of Bradford

Brownfield reclamation unites academics, artists and community

Coursework to be assessed for academic credit by member institutions

Major report on selective education used ‘inappropriate’ references

Senate minutes reveal shocking statistics for 2011-12

Sector yet to take full advantage of VAT exemption for ‘cost-sharing groups’

THE survey shows non-EU students outside India largely undeterred by coalition measures

Canada branch of London School of Business and Finance labelled an ‘unlicensed private career college’ and told to halt teaching

Multibillion-pound funding gap may leave staff footing the bill

Reassurance and concerns stated over new framework’s requirements

‘Seriously flawed’ decision broke university regulations, QAA finds

Scholar hopes his ‘surreal’ action will show that excluded colleagues were ‘discriminated’ against

But extant strategic decisions will not be revisited, Paul Golby says

Academic denied permission to start new job until after REF deadline

Fellowship will be extended if scholar attracts sufficient money from the public

The “crucial moment” in post-war higher education was not the Robbins report but the creation of a central university admissions system because it enshrined the idea of student choice, David Willetts has argued

Social class ‘still biggest predictor of university attendance post-Robbins report’, conferences hear

Time is a harsh mistress but there’s much to look forward to, says the doyenne of the Left

Intellectual ‘flash mob’ meets in Westminster Cathedral crypt to debate the nature of Hell

Students will continue to travel for degree courses despite obstacles

The UUK president discusses fees and funding reforms

South African university’s research into academic department’s role in apartheid draws criticism from Afrikaaners

The Prince of Wales owned up to “meddling” as he announced the launch of 20 new bursaries for students from less affluent backgrounds on television courses

Six Russell Group universities are among the 20 higher education institutions who will take part in a pilot of US-style degree classifications

Teaching complicated psychological constructs and statistical procedures to students can be a tough task at the best of times.

David Willetts has announced funding to address a “serious shortage of graduates with sufficient numeracy skills”.

The excellent prospects for British graduates in the social sciences are highlighted in a new report released today

National Union of Students has campaigned for the reinstatement of the scheme

Survey ranks universities on their reputation among employers

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A group of students have won a major prize by using videogame technology to create a 3D 17^th-century environment from historic British Library maps.

Applications for early-deadline university courses have generally risen compared with last year, though Northern Ireland has seen a 10 per cent drop.

The English higher education sector’s budget surpluses are set to fall significantly in the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 before recovering.

Caltech, ranked top in the for the past three years , has announced a new president

Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.

The University of Manchester has become the third UK university to join the US massive open online course platform Coursera.

The 1994 Group has urged the government to introduce a postgraduate loan system to combat a 12 per cent drop in student numbers over three years.

Manchester Met launches interdisciplinary Centre for Gothic Studies

Hefce figures show disparities between young people from the capital going to university compared with those from English regions

Model is saving research from ‘scourge of irreproducibility’, says founder Moshe Pritsker

Cambridge critic points to July report’s ‘bad faith’ arguments

Institutions struggle as the pool of potential students shrinks

Delegation to Brazil underscores progress in UK universities’ collaborative efforts

During THE podcast, universities minister points to Robbins’ example

But employers dismiss potential impact of one-day strike