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Surrey's head hopes for light-touch policies that leave institutions with their autonomy intact, writes Simon Baker

Prize for lecturer despite his application for judicial review in harassment case. Hannah Fearn reports

Academic claims that Bologna has become a 'mission impossible'. Hannah Fearn reports

'Sticks, not carrots' required to regulate post-Browne academy. Rebecca Attwood reports

Insider says sector may resist changes aimed at streamlining organisation, writes Rebecca Attwood

Expert group to 'number crunch' different models of graduate contribution. Hannah Fearn reports

Funding for Scottish higher education is to be cut, but university places and research cash will be maintained at their current levels.

By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed

Plans to change the way the science and research community is represented in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills could have a damaging effect on the sector’s relationship with Whitehall, peers have warned.

Vince Cable has claimed that the government effectively was held to ransom on tuition fees, as a group of elite universities would have “gone private” if the cap had not been raised.

Students choose their university on the quality of its teaching and social life, not its research standing.

Eric Thomas, the University of Bristol’s vice-chancellor, will be the next president of Universities UK, it has been announced.

Higher education received more million-pound gifts than any other fundraising sector in the UK in 2008-09, according to an annual survey published by Coutts.

'Tsunami of reforms' may favour sciences but all is not lost, conference hears. Matthew Reisz reports

Lowering grades for poorer students could damage reputation, he says. Simon Baker reports

Durham University has relaxed a temporary suspension on recruitment imposed in response to the Browne Review and government funding cuts.

Report fears government statistics underestimate value of student write-offs, reports Simon Baker

Conference hears the potential risks and rewards of setting up a campus overseas. Hannah Fearn writes

University language departments could be left in disarray by plans to suspend a 105-year-old scheme that has given tens of thousands of students the chance to study overseas.

Students to take to streets to campaign against funding cuts and rising fees. John Morgan reports

Academics' concerns over the effect of impact assessment 'met with contempt'. Paul Jump reports

Salaries in academic life sciences in the US have fallen significantly for the first time in a decade, according to a major survey.

This ostrich egg was carved in 1766 to commemorate the death of the "Old Pretender", James Francis Edward Stuart - who, had the Jacobite rising of 1715 been successful, would have become King James III of England and James VIII of Scotland.

GuildHE chief warns that university link to local economy has been ignored, reports Simon Baker

Paper argues that mission groups and corporate culture weaken the academy. Hannah Fearn writes