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Statistics also show degree classification makes little difference to a graduate’s chance of finding a job after university

Ucea chair says all students at his university are graduating with full degrees but it took ‘huge effort’ to get there

Shorter degrees and more apprenticeships among other plans to boost staff recruitment

Government waters down proposal to shorten length of master’s degrees

Renewed efforts under way to show worth of creative subjects to students and society as some ‘cheer’ their possible demise

The Nottingham Trent vice-chancellor discusses using data to support students, avoiding strike action and why diversity conversations are too focused on Oxbridge

Reaction to the new rules has been mixed, but they promise to fix the toxic aspects of research culture, says Cat Davies

Figures show that 2.1 per cent of all students withdrew from their studies by end of May 

Malka Al-Haddad fled her academic career in Iraq more than 10 years ago

Suspicion at all levels of France’s hybrid research system means resources and national influence are closely guarded. Fresh proposals to raise quality and stem brain drain face an uphill struggle as players try to hold hard-won positions

Challenges for practice research reflect broader issues around knowledge production and academic hierarchies, say Bill Balaskas and Katia Chornik

UCU branch is first to settle dispute locally with frustration mounting at national impasse