Poor German pushing international students towards dropping out Eager recruiters, lenient testers and delusional students must all share the blame for dire retention, studies suggest By Ben Upton 7 February
Single funding bodies would heal UK’s HE-FE divide, says report Paper says ‘too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other’ By Simon Baker 7 February
Oxford college dean at centre of lengthy dispute to step down Martyn Percy to leave Christ Church in April, reportedly with a substantial settlement By Chris Havergal 4 February
Library sorry as student Twitter saga turns out to be tall tale Story of student borrowing two books to share them with their mother ‘drew on genuine experiences’ but was ‘imagined’ By Chris Havergal 4 February
Plan to ‘level up’ UK research funding ‘unambitious’ Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts By Jack Grove 4 February
Gast oversaw ‘favouritism’ and ‘exclusion’ at Imperial – report College forced to release bullying investigation by Information Commissioner’s Office By Chris Havergal 3 February
Research self-plagiarism rife in Russia About one in 20 recent academic papers is a duplicate, with some articles being recycled as many as 27 times in different publications By Jack Grove 3 February
Most black students ‘a victim of racism’ in UK accommodation Report calls for measures on ‘ignored’ issue like more black staff working in halls of residence and other blocks By Simon Baker 3 February
Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need to do the job By Rosa Ellis 3 February
Visa money-lending scams ‘commonplace’, warns ex-minister Lord Johnson urges UK to learn from Canada and adopt measures to ‘de-risk’ growing recruitment By Simon Baker 3 February
UK ‘should seek to recruit 1 million international students’ But country should also be ‘wary of complacency’ after apparently passing previous goal By Simon Baker 2 February
Susan Lapworth to be interim head of English sector regulator Long-serving director will take helm when Nicola Dandridge leaves Office for Students By Chris Havergal 2 February
