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Modi promises action on exam leaks after mass protests forced Dharmendra Pradhan to step down

One study wants a flat fee and another backs income-based tiers – but neither supports the status quo

Universities are fusing the world’s oldest discipline with one of its newest innovations. But ensuring a balance between learning technical skills and tackling big questions takes work

Sharper mission and team ethos of pharma companies make them more effective than university labs, says Nobelist Fred Ramsdell

Doctoral student says hours spent battling unwarranted energy bill consumed his research time

Keiko Fujimori expected to pursue culture war agenda and deregulation at delicate time for country’s universities

Indian prime minister makes rare intervention to try to ease unrest but protesters pledge to continue demonstrations

Household earnings marker to remain stuck at £25,000 after ministers reject Lords recommendation

Death of youngster following experimental gene therapy only made public after journalists investigated

Scotland and Ireland first co-hosts of prestigious gathering in 2030 after controversy surrounding this year’s event

Labour announces Stockton North MP will fill role in newly merged department but officials say nothing has been decided

University claims its changes will protect academic jobs and strengthen teaching but striking staff say reforms pose an ‘existential’ threat

Figures from multiple data sets suggest country will struggle to meet its accord target of 80 per cent tertiary participation

Success of small, specialist institutions in attracting students and top scholars shows there are ‘other ways to educate’

English universities still resisting introducing bans on relationships say they risk putting students in a more vulnerable position

Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson

Institution appeals for donors to help turn burned-down building into creative district, as it says site no longer needed for day-to-day operations

But medical and veterinary students should not be left out, postgraduate body insists

Students blocked from UK education by new Home Office rules offered chance to study online or via transnational partnerships instead

Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests

Burnham government appointments signal focus on youth unemployment and skills as universities are left ‘without a home’, according to policy analysts

New tool allows prospective students to compare transport, food and accommodation costs in more than 100 cities and towns across the UK

Minor infractions being labelled as a breach of standards, potentially harming future careers

With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario

Ministers reject calls to legislate to clarify process for university going bust, despite admitting arrangements are unclear

Lobbyists welcome streamlining and greater spread of competitive funding, but say opportunities for novice researchers will come at a cost for their established peers

Labour peer to continue in position amid Cabinet shake-up, working with new education secretary Lucy Powell

Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser

Front foot action preferable to the compliance burden bound to follow the next round of bruising headlines, as sector awaits Royal Commission’s report

Balance in applications that existed before £9,000 fees has ‘completely disappeared’, according to new analysis

Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action

New ministers overwhelmingly attended Russell Group institutions, with only two non-graduates among number

Course costs can be wound back without undue pain to students, universities or the government, under policy prescription