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The United Arab Emirates is now “deeply inimical” to university values, according to a lecturer from the London School of Economics and Political Science who was barred from entering the country.

Two planned strikes over compulsory redundancies and performance management at the University of Birmingham have been called off.

The vice-chancellor of Staffordshire University has been announced as the new chair of the Million+ group of post-1992 universities.

The number of visas issued to overseas students has fallen by a fifth although applications for university student visas have increased by 3 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.

A sideways look at the week’s big stories

Emirate’s flagship aims to integrate partners in postgraduate programmes as part of ‘2030’ plan

Editor John Summers tells Matthew Reisz how his political convictions will be reflected in its no-holds barred approach

Government loans may not be the answer, Hefce director argues. Elizabeth Gibney reports

State cuts lead sector to impose ‘arbitrary’ student targets. Phil Baty reports from New Orleans

They say ‘lessons have been learned’ after Research Councils UK is condemned for lack of dialogue

EUA advises greater coordination for ‘confused’ system

Gove’s former top civil servant criticise coalition’s ‘naive’ emphasis on Russell Group

Institutional review approves academic standards but says ‘lack of clarity’ in marketing claims could be ‘misleading’

Research gains in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea are not necessarily in their strongest suits, finds Thomson Reuters

Analysis of information on staff and students can help to improve recruitment and retention

But registrar insists management is on the right track

Private university’s new course awaits General Medical Council approval as critics decry projected £144,000 price

‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era

Report identifies ideal environments for UK. Jack Grove reports

NUS finds ‘illegal’ pay conditions in some universities. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Campaign fights West of England proposal to scrap courses. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Institutions need not subject international students to biometric attendance monitoring, agency reveals

But it continues with court case seeking to overturn home secretary’s decision to revoke Highly Trusted Sponsor status last year

A professor of educational technology at Newcastle University has won a $1 million (£660,000) prize for his work teaching children from India’s slums how to use the internet

Regent’s College is to take over the American InterContinental University London in what is thought to be the first UK acquisition of a for-profit by a not-for-profit higher education provider.

Universities and research institutes that do not investigate research misconduct properly could have their research council funding removed.

The government has rejected universities’ calls for overseas students to be withdrawn from the net migrant count, a move that may kill off hopes of securing the change in the current Parliament.

By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed

The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.

The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.

Unionised academics at the University of Birmingham have voted to strike over threatened compulsory redundancies and “aggressive” management tactics.

The memoir of a creative writing tutor stalked by a former student turned “verbal terrorist” is attracting widespread attention.

The idea of “education diplomacy” has “really arrived” at the highest levels of American foreign policy, a US State Department official has told an international higher education conference

Two of the leading US massive open online course providers have each almost doubled the number of universities offering courses on their online platforms.

The lack of clarity over Research Councils UK’s new open access policy is “unacceptable” and government ministers should learn lessons from the confusion, according to a House of Lords report.

The University of Gloucestershire has agreed to validate a range of pre-degree courses for international students as part of a new tie-up with private firm INTO University Partnerships.

Image consultant: ‘jumble sale’ dress code does not an intellectual make. Matthew Reisz writes

Coalition reveals ‘disturbing’ shortfall. David Matthews reports

A sideways look at the week’s big stories

Regulator to review range of options for institutions falling short on quality measures

University partnerships with broadcasters in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Oxfordshire allows those on journalism courses to hone skills

New UK-validated for-profit college to sell itself on sun, sea and low fees

Welsh universities lead the UK in terms of output quality per pound invested, says report from Learned Society of Wales

University of Liverpool’s new professorial fellow brings practical experience to academia

Ambassador discusses efforts to combat perceptions of hostile sector

Jack Grove on a European institution’s mission to foster cross-border scholarship

Canadian company Lashzone sent mass emails to UK universities in bid to establish ‘secret’ franchises on campuses

US-style scheme will feature alongside degree classifications in UK first

Plans would expose colleges and universities to competition from lower-cost alternatives, say observers