Funding panel: keep £9K fees, boost living costs support
England’s £9,000 fee system is “broadly fit for purpose” and “does not require wholesale reform”, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report

England’s £9,000 fee system is “broadly fit for purpose” and “does not require wholesale reform”, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report

Applications from Russell Group graduates – who are more likely to be from wealthy backgrounds – have a better chance of success, commission says

The pressure to publish high-profile papers may not be linked to research misconduct, a new study has found.

More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender

A number of vice-chancellors, prominent academics and other higher education figures have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

The government will not halt its planned changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances as they will “improve the levels of support overall” for students, according to Jo Johnson

The UK’s “internationally admired system of peer review” should remain part of any future higher education quality assurance system, the head of the sector’s standards watchdog has said.

Sir Tim Hunt complains of “trouble with girls” in labs, but male egos can be far more obstructive to science, says Ottoline Leyser

John Hennessy has announced plans to step down as president of Stanford University in summer 2016, after leading the institution for more than 15 years

Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship
Although focused on a particular region, the Asia University Rankings employ the same criteria as the global gold standard for academic comparisons: the THE World University Rankings. The Times...

The University of Cambridge has plans to establish a “LEGO professorship of play in education, development and learning” alongside a research centre, with £4 million of donations from the LEGO...

Female scientists have joined others in responding to Nobel laureate’s comments about the “trouble with girls” in labs.

Additional support for part-time undergraduates also under consideration

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