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Funder told to change its eligibility criteria described as a ‘de facto ban on supporting new organisations’

Popstar Shakira joins efforts to help repair damage at university damaged in the disaster

Decisions ‘above my pay grade’, says Nobel laureate, as authorities quash joint research into pain relief and drug-resistant tuberculosis

Academic integrity giant denies accusations as university declines to renew contract in favour of ‘other options’

New £500 million development built on site once compared to a war zone gears up for autumn launch

Recovery rate of research improves slightly in latest Trac figures, but remains well below historic highs

Specialist provider shuts after losing grant support, with more than 200 students impacted

University system already reliant on international students’ tuition fees now depends on visa fees as well

Universities’ continued use of online exams risks undermining public confidence in degrees, argues Policy Exchange

Country projected to lose another quarter of first-year entrants in 16 years, with international students unlikely to fill the gaps

International students should be judged on their quality rather than their family ties, says immigration expert

Peter Bonfield, who has led Westminster since 2018, named chief executive of British Cycling

Coverage that went beyond ‘legitimate’ questions of academic integrity should be investigated, says group of black leaders

Students considering selling their house to complete degrees among those helped in aftermath of disaster

Lecturers say they lack support in working with students to develop their academic writing

Higher education still pays but the margin of advantage has ‘narrowed noticeably’, quarter of a century of Australian survey data suggests

Careful what you wish for, shadow minister warns universities, as crossbencher asks whether ‘the substance matches the slogan’

Police say 41-year-old was found unresponsive at address in south London and pronounced dead at the scene

Vice-chancellor insists university must make further savings because of ongoing financial pressures

Higher- and medium-tariff institutions perform best as decrease in students accepting firm offers drives more to consider their options

Vice-chancellor says university needs to look hard at how it handled allegations of bullying within Institute of Astronomy

Sites linked to York and Keele are among those affected by the court ruling

Judge admits policy ‘dashed the hopes’ of promising students but says they do not have a ‘right’ to study in UK

Newly confirmed science minister’s markedly different background not necessarily a bad thing, research policy experts say

Slow winding down of one of the country’s longest-running programmes has been poorly handled, students claim

Backers of current government accused of a ‘witch-hunt’ for urging institutions to take action against alleged supporters of previous regime

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

Expansion of cohorts lower than expected after higher-tariff institutions become more selective ‘at the last minute’

Numbers drop 11 per cent compared with this time last year as stricter UK government immigration policies take effect

Entry rate for 18-year-olds dips slightly and proportion heading to first-choice university also down on A-level results day

Amalgamation with struggling institute of technology would make both institutions ‘an even better proposition’, says university boss

University says anyone not in work or further study 12 months after graduation will be given temporary employment

Legislation to rejig allocation of international student places puts everything ‘under the thumb of the minister’, his opposite number warns