Another record first day of clearing for universities
Higher- and medium-tariff institutions perform best as decrease in students accepting firm offers drives more to consider their options
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Cambridge to hold another review after losing tribunal
Vice-chancellor says university needs to look hard at how it handled allegations of bullying within Institute of Astronomy
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Greek court revokes licences for three foreign campuses
Sites linked to York and Keele are among those affected by the court ruling
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Students lose UK ‘visa brake’ challenge in High Court
Judge admits policy ‘dashed the hopes’ of promising students but says they do not have a ‘right’ to study in UK
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Chris McDonald ‘will challenge researchers more than Vallance’
Newly confirmed science minister’s markedly different background not necessarily a bad thing, research policy experts say
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‘Dirty politics’ dividing Bangladesh’s top universities
Backers of current government accused of a ‘witch-hunt’ for urging institutions to take action against alleged supporters of previous regime
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UCL psychology PhD closure ‘a catalogue of how not to do it’
Slow winding down of one of the country’s longest-running programmes has been poorly handled, students claim
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The Arday affair shows the danger of treating criticism as injury
Stress-testing academic arguments for weaknesses is uncomfortable for scholars but it should never have become controversial, says Ian Pace
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Exeter shuts geography courses in Cornwall on A-level results day
University closes programmes just as applicants find out if they have gained a place, with students told to transfer to other courses or study 80 miles away
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Top universities ‘reaching the limit’ in ‘harsh year’ for students
Expansion of cohorts lower than expected after higher-tariff institutions become more selective ‘at the last minute’
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UK student visas down again ahead of crucial recruitment period
Numbers drop 11 per cent compared with this time last year as stricter UK government immigration policies take effect
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Elite universities increase share as record numbers progress to HE
Entry rate for 18-year-olds dips slightly and proportion heading to first-choice university also down on A-level results day
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Canberra v-c targets merger with vocational institute
Amalgamation with struggling institute of technology would make both institutions ‘an even better proposition’, says university boss
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Australian funding bill ‘resurrects overseas student caps’
Legislation to rejig allocation of international student places puts everything ‘under the thumb of the minister’, his opposite number warns