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English universities can expect ‘new chapter’ after facing ‘destructive behaviour’ under previous government, former Labour business minister says

Extra financial assistance would support wider unseen benefits of university-led research, says science advocacy group

University says donation was meant to have been made personally by Ravi Gill, owner of the operating company

Hefty pay packages and patchy record on declaring financial data should prompt tougher scrutiny of for-profit sector, says critic

Industrial action turnout threshold set for axe, minimum service levels going nowhere, but new rules on zero-hours contracts on the way

International students not being offered a back door to prestigious institutions, review finds, but issues with progression and different conditions flagged

Report by Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes examines the earnings and employment status of more than 1 million individuals

Survey finds widening gap between hopes and expectations of students from richest and poorest backgrounds

Persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy, says Omar Khan

Fresh five-day walkout announced as 97 staff members face redundancy 

Blanket rules preventing master’s students from bringing family with them said to be harming UK’s world-leading specialist institutions

One of the advantages of a large majority is that there is more generous political cover for experts brought into ministerial roles, says David Willetts