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'Let's get real' is v-c's vigorous rejoinder to sector experts' worst-case scenarios
Visa compliance problems similar to those discovered at London Metropolitan University can be found at many other UK universities, a former Home Office director has said.
The government has announced plans to fund a £30 million overhaul of the UK's higher education computing network, JANET.
Scholar details diffidence in research development staff's use of social media. Elizabeth Gibney writes
Rise in number of university offshoots raises questions about oversight and status. John Morgan reports

Les Ebdon discusses context, excellence and life-transforming opportunities with John Morgan
Income from higher tuition fees will flow into universities' expanding marketing departments and budget surpluses rather than efforts to improve the student experience, a round-table discussion on...
Doctoral student told to 'completely rewrite' PhD takes sense of injustice to OIA
In education as in nature, feedback should lead to change, says David Boud - and courses must be reshaped to allow it

The UKBA's revocation of London Met's licence to accept non-EU students is detrimental to our global reputation, says Eric Thomas
United StatesPremature litigationA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit issued by a US college against the Obama administration's "contraception mandate". District judge Ellen Segal Huvelle rejected...
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILResponsive Mode GrantsValues are the amounts requested. Awarded amounts may differ.• Award winner: Alasdair Nisbet• Institution: Moredun Research...
A committee of MPs has called on the government to exclude overseas students from figures on net migration, warning that current policy risks "undermining a world class export market".

In an exclusive conversation with our veteran reporter Keith Ponting (30), the head of Poppleton City's for-profit College of Hedge Fund Studies, Mike Sartorious, has spoken frankly about the growth...