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Tuition fees rank marginally above animal rights on list of voting priorities ¨C but young people assign higher importance

UK government ¡®negligent¡¯ to begin negotiations to leave EU without key role being filled, campaigners say

Survey finds majority of Americans on political Right currently believe universities have negative effect on country

Sector leader says the UK can offer insights into ÖйúAƬ¡¯s role in regional growth strategies

Current fees system ¡®isn¡¯t perfect¡¯, but it does a decent job of balancing the interests of universities, students and taxpayers, says Tim Bradshaw

Labour peer calls for funding council intervention on Glynis Breakwell¡¯s salary

Steve Lamey put on leave ¡®pending an investigation into concerns which have been raised¡¯

Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors¡¯ pay, ¡®summer holidays¡¯ and academics¡¯ workloads

Half of university leaders surveyed say ?9,000 system is unsustainable, showing widespread desire for major reform

Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce 

Education secretary warns against following Scotland¡¯s no-fees policy in England

Universities warn of damage from cuts and performance-contingent funding proposals

The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis

Financial uncertainty had forced institutions to cut jobs and courses

Universities in the country face widespread shortages, disruption and often violence

Law professor says universities struggle to understand the majority of the population who do not have degrees

Shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden believes that the current approach to tuition fees could end up punishing not only students, but whole communities

Poorer teenagers in England will shun university because they ¡®cannot access Bank of Mum and Dad¡¯, Labour leader warns

CDU wants country to invest 3.5 per cent of GDP in research and development ¨C more than twice that of UK

The post-Gaddafi chaos has turned some campuses into war zones ¨C with students among the fighters, says Darren Linvill

The western provinces¡¯ French-speaking universities reinforce a Canadian identity that is bilingual and multicultural, say Gabor Csepregi and Rodney Clifton

Economists¡¯ stock plummeted with the financial crash. The authors of a new book suggest that reading novels could sharpen their insights, while four academics consider how the field might need to change

Experienced sector figure to leave UUK post in September for powerful new regulator

Threshold freeze bites while poorest graduate ¡®with largest debts¡¯ of ?57,000 on average, researchers warn

Academics standing for election aim to stand up for evidence-based policymaking

It is time to revisit the idea of a graduate tax, argues Andy Green

Senior minister said that there may need to be a ¡®national debate¡¯ about student debt

Foreign nationals who fear being barred from re-entering country if they go home for break are being supported with accommodation and funding

Vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Worcester, David Green, offers his thoughts on the HE landscape post-election, and what needs to change

Jo Johnson takes aim at Southampton¡¯s leader in outspoken attack on ¡®sharp increase¡¯ in salaries

Lecturers and vice-chancellors will now be eligible for four-year visas and permanent residency

Hakan ?¨¹k¨¹r has honorary doctorate removed over his alleged support for a banned political movement

President offers disaffected climate scientists a ¡®second homeland¡¯ to conduct their work

Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region¡¯s woes

Sector figures say government proposals fail to guarantee future for academics based in the UK

US proposals spark worry for researchers reading Arabic or foreign language texts, or works critical of the Trump administration

The political changes of 2017 will benefit China, and influence the future of international student mobility, says Marguerite Dennis

Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians

Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school

After incidents on US campuses where students have called for scholars¡¯ dismissal, professor sees need to update concept of academic freedom

Tens of thousands of students forced to find new places to study, reports say

Demand-driven funding in ÖйúAƬ but not vocational education will distort both provision and student choice, says Peter Noonan

Texas-born scholar Angelia Wilson talks to Matthew Reisz about the changing face of political studies, Trump and the Christian Right, and a Bible Belt road trip

Exercise that could take money away from universities likely to be shelved or scaled back

As student loan debt in the UK passes ?100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it¡¯s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt

Matthew Reisz enjoys an evening in the company of a Nobel Laureate and academic superstar

Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ¡®hostile¡¯ to ÖйúAƬ

HEC Paris¡¯ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ¡®often¡¯ do it in return for money

Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks

Hermann Hauser calls on vice-chancellors to ¡®take a stand against pseudoscience¡¯

To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry

Popularity of plans to scrap tuition fees in England sparks interest Down Under

Country is latest European state to take action against the garment

Strathclyde professor ¡®relieved¡¯ exit poll¡¯s prediction that Conservatives would fail to win majority in UK general election was proved correct

Orpington MP keeps role in Theresa May¡¯s post-election reshuffle

Minister¡¯s proposal has already had a ¡®chilling effect¡¯, researchers say

John Morgan looks at how the PM¡¯s woes may have beneficial side-effects

Party figures warn vice-chancellors not to ignore public anger over tuition fees

For the good of the country, ministers must now look at their stance on international students and tuition fees, writes Pam Tatlow

Since the Labour leadership contests, students have been building their political influence, says Tom Cutterham