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Proposed changes to the student visa system may be used as a political tool to create the “appearance” of a significant reduction in net migration, a new report claims.

The London School of Economics has severed links with the Libyan authorities following violence against anti-government protesters that has led to more than 200 deaths.

The president of the National Union of Students has announced that he is to stand down.

The number of pupils plagiarising personal statements in their university application forms increased by one-third last year, it has been revealed.

Government plans to overhaul the immigration system and drastically reduce the number of visas issued amount to a “hostile act against Britain’s universities” and contain elements that have an “ugly taste of apartheid”, a vice-chancellor has warned.

Scholar demands action to reform 'inconsistent' marking methodology. Sarah Cunnane reports

A disabled woman will make a final attempt to challenge the Office of the Independent Adjudicator next week in a case that has raised questions about the role and remit of the student complaints watchdog.

UK and US can gain in global game if they hit the right notes, conference told. Sarah Cunnane writes

Silence over premium funding leaves Rose Bruford head pondering role change. Simon Baker reports

Business schools are going through a "pivotal time" in their development, according to a US-based task force set up to address the challenges posed by globalisation.

Academics close ranks to defend beleaguered foreign language study. Matthew Reisz reports

Conference hears that scheme's imminent demise could arrest momentum. Hannah Fearn reports

Left-wing groups plan to greet UUK meeting with pickets and walkouts. John Morgan reports

This pinwheel windmill, intended as the centrepiece for a table, has discs set at exactly the right angle to respond to the slightest currents of air.

University education is now the big-ticket expenditure for rural families. John Morgan reports

Fees hike may accelerate existing trend for new academic appointments. John Morgan reports

Durham University received £300,000 from the US State Department for a series of projects that the US hoped would help it gather information on Iran, it has emerged.

Browne panel member takes aim at rejection of more sustainable fees. Simon Baker writes

But experts say Offa letter is more concerned with limiting cost to government, writes Rebecca Attwood

Vice-chancellors have been warned that either their research funding or student places could be cut if they charge tuition fees close to £9,000 without justification.

NUS leaders claim the government is misleading public over scheme's reach. Simon Baker reports

Public funding for higher education among members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development may have reached its peak, according to a study published today.

Academics are to be prioritised in the government’s shake-up of the visa system.

Senior academics at the University of Cambridge will rethink a proposal to create a large tuition fee waiver for poor students by slashing bursaries after arguments against the plan were heard by the institution’s governing council.

The Royal Society has called for drastic measures, including a fundamental reform of the A-level system, to break the “self-perpetuating cycle” which has resulted in the UK producing too few science graduates for the needs of both higher education and industry.

Higher education proved to be one of the few winners in the latest US federal Budget, which today set out a 10-year plan to make $1.1 trillion (£687 billion) in deficit savings.

More than 100 UK-based German students and academics have signed an open letter objecting to the choice of panellists for a debate at the London School of Economics later today.

By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed

The government has threatened to legislate to allow it to intervene in the undergraduate tuition fee levels set by individual universities if too many rush to charge close to £9,000.

Universities bear brunt of loss of secondary school teacher-training places, writes Sarah Cunnane

Hard times ahead for arts-based bodies, says ex-UUK head, but it's not a 'disaster'. Paul Jump writes

MPs and sector unite to pressurise HEA as model is replicated overseas. Rebecca Attwood reports

Humanities scholars say research findings are due to Australian system's 'biases', Paul Jump writes

The remains of a 2,000-year-old dog have been reunited with the treasure it probably once guarded.

Brief demand-management consultation produces little consensus, lots of dismay. Paul Jump reports

Questions over whether fee remission counts as widening participation. John Morgan reports

'Concerned stakeholders' question official silence over sacking of finance officer. John Morgan writes

But its proposal to reduce bursaries is criticised for aiding Treasury, not students. Simon Baker reports

Lack of language skills and worry about academic inflexibility deter venturers, writes Hannah Fearn

Scholars and students imprisoned as Alexander Lukashenko tightens grip. Colin Graham reports

The University of Oxford looks set to follow the same path as planned at Cambridge in charging tuition fees close to the £9,000 maximum and using a large waiver to reduce charges to poor students.

Students in Northern Ireland could face tuition fees of up to £5,750 a year after a U-turn by a government advisor in the wake of England’s Browne Review.