Universities UK is appealing to the prime minister to remove overseas students from the net migration count, ahead of a possible backlash against the sector arising from the next batch of immigration figures.

'Hell of a difference' as Horizon 2020 set to make accessibility the norm. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports

Imperial College London is among the universities predicted to see a below-par qualification rate among its current research students.

Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes

Finance reforms will cause inflation and add to UK indebtedness, study says. John Morgan reports

Biologist risks 'gross misconduct' over comments on Queen Mary restructuring. John Morgan writes

Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports

Growing levels of performance management are threatening to destroy collegiate relationships between academics and administrators, a study has claimed.

Humanities and social sciences must cultivate new fields to win Euro cash. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Elite league's v-cs say Madrid's 25% cut to science will cause long-term harm. Elizabeth Gibney writes

Technology posts go unfilled as academy restates the value of liberal arts degrees. Jon Marcus writes

Foreign students graduating from German universities will be allowed to work for up to 18 months while they seek a graduate-level job under new legislation designed to attract global talent.

Canterbury recovery continues apace 15 months after Christchurch quake. Rachel Williams writes

Cardiff's Lifetime Scholarship resembles Hunger Games, body claims. David Matthews reports

David Matthews meets new ABS head Paul Marshall, who wants the business schools to find their voice

Embrace internationalism - loosen up that mother tongue, scholar suggests. Matthew Reisz writes

The University of Aberdeen ducked any further accusations of promoting "quackery" by deciding against establishing a chair in a form of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure...