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Flexibility of big firms not replicated in most heavily regulated professions

Ministers only want to protect freedom of speech that they agree with, claims former Oxford vice-chancellor

MPs¡¯ vision to cut student numbers may signal future direction of party, but experts question its appeal to voters

Union condemns Maynooth¡¯s claim that ending elections will improve diversity

Nearly one in three UK university applicants had mental health-related school absences, survey finds

All 44 members of Critical Public Health board resign over Taylor & Francis¡¯ article processing charges and alleged push for minimum paper counts

Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ¡®utilitarian¡¯ course offer while ¡®top university¡¯ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader

A Labour government would be ¡®constrained¡¯ by ¡®badly damaged¡¯ economy left by Conservatives, warns leader, who says funding policy will be outlined ¡®in due course¡¯

Labour leader says he feels ¡®very uncomfortable¡¯ about industrial action leaving students unable to graduate

Party urged to commit to reversing long-running decline in university funding, after signs its focus is on tweaking status quo

Studying flocks of starlings helped Giorgio Parisi crack some of physics¡¯ deepest mysteries. The Nobelist talks to Matthew Reisz about his unconventional methods, missed eureka moments and being Italy¡¯s most in-demand scientist

The new REF rules allow greater scope to aim for the (four) stars. But who will embrace the risk of crashing to Earth, asks Matthew Flinders