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Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents

University transformation relies on more open relationship with government, says group focused on sector-wide cost reductions

Use of ‘hypocritical’ confidentiality agreements by UK’s biggest academic union criticised, with increasingly disgruntled staff set to stage rally outside own offices

Banker gifts institution £4 million collection including works by Antony Gormley to kickstart new philanthropic donation model

Sector should be wary of asking businesses to pay ‘additional tax’ and focus on tweaking current system instead, says Universities UK chief

Researchers seen as having ‘untapped potential’ to meet companies’ most pressing skills challenges

It may be wise to agree to rolling at least part of Europe’s research funding programme into wider competitiveness funding, says Daniel Spichtinger

Skills minister urges universities to ‘rethink education’ ahead of roll-out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being ‘ignored’ by parts of the sector

University changes course on redundancies under pressure from unions and politicians, but says new proposal requires ‘significant public funding’

Dips in UK students studying abroad must be tackled to ‘add credibility’ to debates about internationalisation

Institutions advising on Armenia’s merger plans should consider how ‘academic city’ will make student protest impossible, warns Harvard professor

Amount paid out to English and Welsh students more than doubles in a year, driven by cases involving ‘serious disruption’ and ‘misleading information’