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Students at King’s College, Cambridge, spent so much time on protests challenging the higher education reforms that they neglected their studies, according to its provost.

The University of Reading has signed a £230 million deal which will see its entire campus accommodation run by a private company.

The university sector has lost a tenth of its secondary-level initial teacher training places for 2012-13, government allocations reveal.

These images from the University of Nottingham's Manuscripts and Special Collections feature in an interactive Advent calendar that has been unveiled day by day over the festive period.

The amount given to universities in £1 million-plus donations almost halved in 2009-10, an annual report from a bank reveals.

Measuring contributions to quality of life would show academy's full impact. David Matthews writes

Baha'is denied access to state universities face a new threat to their institute. Matthew Reisz reports

Report on Ben-Gurion department 'runs counter' to academic independence. Matthew Reisz writes

David Willetts has met with four more private equity firms as the government considers opening higher education institutions to "private investment".

The income generated by education exports in Australia has fallen by 15 per cent as a result of a downturn in the number of overseas students choosing to study in the country.

Separate agreement for research may tempt elite to quit student loans system. Simon Baker writes

Extra funding for Scottish institutions will ensure they 'keep up with England'. David Matthews reports

Newer institutions face undergraduate shortfall, a THE straw poll suggests. Simon Baker reports

Advice designed to allay fears about graduate debt may actually deter many students from applying, an expert on university access has claimed.

David Willetts has expressed his "frustration" that the Browne Review did not address postgraduate funding, despite his own government's failure to resolve the issue.

Brazil has announced a second round of applications for a £1.3 billion study-abroad scheme that could result in thousands of students coming to UK universities.

Members say new funding system could bring heavier workloads and job cuts. John Morgan writes

Leiden rankings see the US lead the world while Britain's best languish. Paul Jump reports

Million+ worried by Willetts' failure to allay fears over widening-participation funds. Jack Grove writes

Islamic society leader warns of linking university attendance and terrorism. John Morgan reports

The National Union of Students president has backed proposals for a European Union loan system for master's students studying abroad.

The vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England has been elected as the new chair of the University Alliance as the mission group expands its membership to 24 institutions.

The funding settlement for Scottish universities for the next academic year has been welcomed by Universities Scotland and the National Union of Students.

By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed

Welsh universities must merge if they are to be sustainable, the minister for education has reaffirmed.

The University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge have struck up a new partnership to recruit engineering students from mainland China.

Well over four fifths of students admitted to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge last year were white, statistics show.

Sixty per cent of leading public figures in the UK have humanities, social science or arts degrees, a new study has found.

University College London’s senior administrative officer has pressed its students’ union to drop a motion of no confidence in the provost, Malcolm Grant.

The University of California, Berkeley has unveiled plans for a new financial aid scheme explicitly aimed at helping middle-class students with their tuition fees.

Further education colleges could make “substantial” savings by cutting the costs of bureaucracy, according to the National Audit Office.

Students currently going through the higher education system are part of a "net generation" who expect instant feedback because of their heavy reliance on mobile phones, social media and video games, a conference has heard.

Attracting top scholars to the Gulf state's flagship campus is a priority, writes David Matthews in Doha

Lack of suitable outside candidates for Offa adds to uncertainty in sector. Simon Baker reports

Students' social backgrounds may be less of a factor in determining whether they drop out of university than was previously thought, a major study has concluded.

Police 'uncomfortable' with 'Orwellian' strategy to root out campus militants. David Matthews writes

Researcher queries extent of professor's contribution to prizewinning immunity study. Paul Jump writes

Not being 'suckered' by posh veneer is the key to succeeding, Baroness Kennedy tells Simon Baker

Concerns have been expressed about the failure of the government's innovation and research strategy to address issues such as postgraduate finance and visa regulations.

Critics attack campus building frenzy in the midst of swingeing budget cuts. Jon Marcus reports

'Blow to morale' as second staff member to leave within weeks airs grievances. David Matthews writes

Universities charging lower tuition fees may be held to more rigorous standards than those levying £9,000 a year, a professor of higher education policy has warned.

The University of Reading aims to open a campus in Malaysia, becoming the latest in a growing band of UK universities to establish overseas offshoots.

But as tax rules ease, institutional unions still face cultural hurdles, say experts. Simon Baker writes

Cancer charity's move closes option for early career scientists, experts fear. Paul Jump reports

London Metropolitan University is set for further immediate course closures after an internal report recommended a "transformation" of postgraduate provision and the setting of relatively low tuition fees.

This brass desk set embellished with ammunition shells belonged to Lieutenant General George Francis Milne (1866-1948), Commander-in-Chief of the British Salonika Army during the First World War.