The university has lost hundreds of international students to rival institutions, despite being granted a reprieve Full Story
Alan Milburn is putting universities at the heart of his blueprint to increase social mobility and break down barriers to success. Full Story
In a tough funding climate, university partnerships seem increasingly attractive. But there are pitfalls Full Story
One of the biggest public university systems in the US has become the latest to join the edX online study project set up by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Full Story
A London university is offering students scholarships to become curry chefs. The four scholarships, worth £3,750 and backed by the government, are at the University of West London. Full Story
Textbooks aren't the most exciting use of your student loan. According to a recent survey, undergraduates prefer to splurge their spare cash on clothes, supermarket shopping and, yes, booze. Full Story
Oxford and Cambridge have rejected plans to scrap traditional degree classifications in favour of school-style report cards, it emerged today. Full Story
Glasgow University's governing body has decided to extend the appointment of its current principal by five years after his current term expires in 2014. Full Story
Dundee University has been awarded almost £12m towards the completion of a centre dedicated to translating research into cures for diseases. Full Story
In the UK, unlike in the US, it remains fairly difficult to change course if, once you get to university, you change your mind. Photograph: Garry Weaser Full Story
The latest university rankings have prompted another round of questions about the future global distribution of higher education excellence and strength. Full Story
Researchers at Newcastle University and Microsoft Research Cambridge (MSR) have developed a sensor which tracks the 3D movement of the hand and allows the user to remotely control any device. Full Story
The funding bid, made by the University to the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, for a £11.6 million government grant is underpinned by an extra £24 million from leading mobile operators. Full Story
It sounds like the ideal job - the chance to sit down, read a book and perhaps idly strum a ukulele. But Bangor University graduate Jamie Fox has to do it in all weathers, as a human scarecrow in a field in Norfolk. Full Story
