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Education secretary said to be preparing announcements on grade inflation, essay mills and unconditional offers in England

Queen guitarist Brian May completed his PhD after enjoying rock stardom. Jack Grove looks at how doctoral dropouts can land second chances ¨C and supervisors can help

Cutting the number of people who benefit from a university education will do nothing to improve the lot of those who do not, says Graham Galbraith

Recruiting a five-year, full-time president could transform the umbrella body¡¯s ability to defend the sector, says Sir Anthony Seldon

Philip Hammond also says panel report for post-18 review will be ¡®published shortly¡¯

Publisher expected to lose about €10 million a year, while Norwegian researchers face being unable to access new papers

Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ¡®unfair¡¯ monitoring

Martin Heidingsfelder, who has helped bring down several political high-fliers, still thinks there are plagiarists at the very top of German politics

MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ¡®credibility interviews¡¯ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold

Louis Theroux¡¯s interviews with those accused of sexual assault at US campuses should be a wake-up call to UK universities who have ducked this issue for years, says Graham Towl

Lucy Cavendish College to go co-educational and abolish its minimum entry age of 21

Russell Group university is on course for UK¡¯s first industrial action linked to 2021 research excellence framework, says union