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Ministers should see higher education as integral to levelling-up agenda instead of ¡®taking any opportunity to pick a fight with universities¡¯, says major report

Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ¡®put at risk¡¯ by reliance on overseas fees

IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ¡®no sense at all¡¯

Five departments set to be merged into three, says local union branch

Joint appointments, infrastructure sharing and publication fee waivers will help to rebuild Ukraine¡¯s science system, say Western scientific bodies

Expert says initiative should make different offers to networks that want to integrate into a single institution or just work together

Critics say draft policy put out for consultation ¡®restricts free speech¡¯ beyond legal obligations

The president of the University of W¨¹rzburg discusses the differences between the two systems, why he¡¯s joined a European university alliance and the benefits of interdisciplinary working

Opposition bid to exclude political donors foiled as government amendment on foreign funding passes

IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs

Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain

Maximum interest rate capped at 7.3 per cent, down from expected 12 per cent