How a pair of sunglasses mortified gender students Honing writing skills can unlock academic voices or expose sexual stereotypes, writes Matthew Reisz By Matthew Reisz 8 July
Questions over King's once and future chair Axeing of palaeography post to be followed by creation of new role in 2012. John Morgan writes By John Morgan 8 July
Small but ambitious: Catholic college expands its opportunities A teaching institution is thinking big in the suburbs of Birmingham. John Morgan reports By John Morgan 8 July
Truth in numbers: study pinpoints 'critical mass' for research success Academics' interaction is key to quality, but funding need not be limited to elites. Paul Jump reports By Paul Jump 8 July
'Mistake' to seek leaders from outside the sector Canadian higher education quality may suffer from lack of academic candidates, writes Sarah Cunnane By Sarah Cunnane 8 July
Chase out the old dogs to make way for young blood Conference debates how best to help early career researchers to thrive. Paul Jump reports By Paul Jump 8 July
Pension-reform lobby group was backed by public money £627,000 award to employers from funding chiefs underwrote PR and catering. John Morgan writes By John Morgan 8 July
STEM focus is an economic own goal, LSE head warns 'Obsession' will leave top social science faculties bereft of UK students, writes Simon Baker By Simon Baker 8 July
Past masters, help save future Environmental crisis so grave that historians must become 'partisans'. Matthew Reisz reports By Matthew Reisz 8 July
Shrinking job market sees nearly 70 applicants vie for every graduate job The graduate job market is tougher than ever, with a new report suggesting that 69 graduates will compete for every position this year. 6 July
Bodleian pays high price for the shift away from paper Move from print to e-journals costs Oxford £400,000 in penalties. Nicholas Chan reports 1 July
Heads must show that charity begins at the top US-born Rose Bruford boss tells Sarah Cunnane that v-cs should be obliged to hit fundraising goals By Sarah Cunnane 1 July
Pledge to fully fund 10,000 places falls by the wayside 'Lack of time' and student loans firm's woes force Willetts to drop Tory plans. Simon Baker writes By Simon Baker 1 July
Worrying times: Russell Group alarm as pressure for cuts continues and record graduate unemployment forecast 1 July
Unhappy campus: heaven knows we're miserable now Compared with global peers, UK academics are most negative about work. Paul Jump reports By Paul Jump 1 July
Self-reliance and survival: a US lesson for the UK Sector must make its own fortunes as state aid falls, academic leader says. Simon Baker writes By Simon Baker 1 July
A teaching qualification for all as new academy broom sweeps in Craig Mahoney says he'll do things 'differently and better' to prove HEA's value, Rebecca Attwood hears By Rebecca Attwood 1 July
Global reputations at the tipping point Pressure on universities will 'fracture' the tertiary landscape. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong By Phil Baty 1 July
Is it plagiarism? Well, it is rather difficult to say Study exposes scholars' confusion over key academic concern. Hannah Fearn reports 1 July
Impact hostility is 'melting away' Hefce director tells conference a 'positive story' as consensus grows in REF pilot. Paul Jump reports By Paul Jump 1 July
Better science, less suffering A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology 30 June
Sorry seems to be the hardest word WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 29 June
