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Australia's growing sector must redouble its efforts to recruit new academic blood, writes Simon Baker

UEL and London Met plans may signal 'unequal distribution of cultural capital'. John Morgan writes

Thousands of students in England may be taking longer to accept offers of university places this autumn because they wrongly believe they will face tuition fees of up to £9,000 from their second year, it has been suggested.

Critical voices question national negotiations in era of differing income levels. John Morgan writes

As the bids come in to run a new city campus, John Morgan examines the decision to go global

Swansea University wants staff to take pay cuts of between 3 and 4 per cent in exchange for a “no redundancies” deal.

The vast majority of English universities - if not all - are planning to charge tuition fees above the lower threshold of £6,000, information released by the Office for Fair Access reveals.

Paul Wellings, the vice-chancellor of Lancaster University and chair of the 1994 Group, is leaving the UK to take the helm of an Australian university.

A flurry of tuition fee announcements have been made as the deadline approaches for universities to submit draft access agreements to the Office for Fair Access.

By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed

The UK’s leading farming college has joined the growing group of institutions that plan to charge tuition fees of £9,000 a year in 2012.

The US higher education system is blighted by a “very long tail of really bad institutions that are taking people’s money for degrees that don’t give any advantage at all to students”, according to the head of Australia’s quality watchdog.

Imperial College London and King’s College London have announced that they are to become partners in the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

A Chinese student with a passion for volunteering and London life has been named the British Council’s international student of the year.

This model ship, made of matchsticks by members of the "Upington 26", is on display in the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town.

New principal emphasises importance of links with local industries. Hannah Fearn reports

Female scholars are still fewer in number, lower in status and less well paid. Sarah Cunnane reports

Shortlist picks out the people who help keep universities running even in the toughest of times

Universities are relying on unrealistic targets for overseas income, it is claimed. John Morgan reports

The government faces possible legal action by independent colleges that claim changes to the student visa system are discriminatory and risk crippling their businesses.

Union bid to expose hard-line v-cs who refuse to call for talks on pensions, writes John Morgan

GuildHE calls for a rethink of proposed income threshold for innovation grant. Simon Baker reports

Nine Nobel laureates have thrown their weight behind a campaign urging academics to refuse to assess the impact section of research council grant applications they referee.

Poor job security a major issue in survey of chemist and physicist PhD graduates, writes Paul Jump

Academics are as stressed as health professionals, a global analysis finds. Matthew Reisz reports

Vice-chancellors have demanded more input into government policy after many reacted with dismay to a ministerial attack on universities planning to introduce tuition fees of about £9,000 a year.

Hispanists claim they are still under-represented despite concessions in Ref. Paul Jump writes

Dismayed funders question viability of institution's language-promotion mission. Hannah Fearn writes

Despite government inducements, Turkish postgraduates who study abroad are reluctant to join a 'toxic' system resistant to reform. Hannah Fearn writes

Discrimination by prominent media figures comes under fire at symposium. Matthew Reisz reports

Those accused of March occupation are told they face community service. John Morgan reports

Liam Burns has been elected as the next president of the National Union of Students, pledging to “reject the idea of students as consumers” and “dismantle the fees regime”.

Scottish universities should privatise and adopt an Ivy League-style system of high tuition fees and bursaries to protect their standing, according to a leading educationalist.

The University of Salford has announced that up to 218 jobs are at risk in a move that affects around one in 10 staff at the institution.

The outgoing president of the National Union of Students has used an opening speech at its annual conference to apologise for elements of his “controversial” tenure.

The University of Sheffield has put on hold plans to cut the pensions of its lowest-paid staff after all local MPs with the exception of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg “urged a rethink”.

Four more English universities have unveiled plans to charge the top rate of tuition fees, bringing the number to have opted for the maximum to 32 of the 44 institutions to date that have stated their intentions.

US academics are seeing “historic lows” in their pay and conditions, according to a report published today.

A vice-chancellor has spoken of his “sympathy” for students in England who took to the streets to protest against rises in university tuition fees.

University College Falmouth plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 in 2012.

Striking lecturers are pledging to bring Liverpool Hope University to a “standstill” today, although managers claim two-thirds will turn up to work as usual.

Lecturers from the University and College Union who help to run the sector’s £30 billion pension fund are being threatened with High Court action – by the fund itself.

Review aims to make examiner system less cosy and more transparent. Rebecca Attwood reports

Tight procedures facing overseas talent may discourage interest in UK. John Morgan reports

Undergraduate claims he was gagged by students' union over contentious article. John Gill writes

Broad reforms will see different missions attract varying levels of funding. Matthew Reisz reports

AoC warning as validating universities withdraw from college partnerships. Hannah Fearn writes

Newcastle academic's research informs swords-and-sandals blockbuster. James Titcomb reports

Young people from poor backgrounds are more likely to see university study as "a means to an end" than to view it as an intrinsically worthwhile experience, a survey suggests.

Penalties emphasise universities' inability to boost income through expansion. Simon Baker reports