Leading figures from higher education in the UK and US have agreed to serve on a major new independent commission looking at the future of the sector in England.

For lecturers who pay attention to such websites, a poor rating denoted by an unhappy face next to their name on the US-based website RateMyProfessor.com can be both a professional and personal blow.

The organisation charged with promoting British education overseas has rounded on the government over its student-visa changes, calling for an "urgent review" of the policy to avert damage to the economy and the possible closure of university...

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General secretary contenders represent political debate over union's direction. John Morgan reports