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Failure to raise fees or increase direct funding will see resources per domestic student fall to their lowest level since 2005, report warns

Institute for Fiscal Studies says big rise in interest accrued on student loans is direct result of high nominal interest rates

While idea of shifting from bibliometrics to peer review welcomed, questions over trust and funding loom large

Postgraduate researchers with non-visible disabilties often struggle to access proper employee-type support, says University and College Union report

Department for Education figures also show that UK course with highest average salary after five years pays seven times more than the course with the lowest

Pre-election analysis shows greater concentration of international learners in major urban centres

Awareness of financial challenges among institutions remains low but seven in 10 say they would worry if dozens of campuses close, putting pressure on Labour if it does win power

Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners

School-leavers showing less interest in wider campus life and increasingly view degree only as a route to employment, report suggests

Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost

UK universities’ image is better than many in the sector suppose, but we should be wary of being seen as profit-obsessed, says Bobby Duffy

‘Constructive discussions’ reported in main sector union’s in-house industrial dispute