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Coalition deal could leave Tories to decide policy. Simon Baker reports

Mission group’s proposals include a shift towards private finance. Rebecca Attwood reports

Industrial action an option in defence of final-salary deals and the traditional retirement age, union indicates. John Gill reports

Region accounts for a third of responses informing revamped THE World University Rankings. Phil Baty reports

Academy’s unions aim to step up pressure over job security and pay, but stop short of industrial action. John Morgan reports

Higher education figures survey uncertain landscape as young voters cry foul. Hannah Fearn reports

University chief aims to tackle partisan bile with a revival of Southern graces. Jon Marcus reports

Nottingham is casting fresh light on medieval life, love and moral concerns. Matthew Reisz writes

Concern that focus on STEM subjects may squeeze out arts in post-92 institutions, writes John Morgan

Final-salary deals still in balance as employers and unions fail to agree. John Morgan reports

Practical not 'utopian' stance is the way forward on academic freedom, scholar tells Sarah Cunnane

LSE workshop participants warn of REF measure's 'deadening' effects. Rebecca Attwood reports

Times Higher Education regularly writes about the effects of bureaucracy on the academy - quality assurance, research assessment, grant applications and the demands of quangos and other "stakeholders".

Affair has resulted in positive coverage online, an analysis finds. Sarah Cunnane reports

Management softens stance on compulsory job cuts after widespread criticism. John Morgan writes

One scholar thinks prevailing attitudes stifle work on racial differences. Melanie Newman writes

Poll shows that despite equality claims, research remains the priority. Zoe Corbyn reports

Students occupy office to protest philosophy cuts at Middlesex. John Morgan reports

Online survey asks about education policies and fee levels. John Morgan reports

Management says compulsory redundancies are ‘not necessary’, but industrial action still on cards if position changes again. John Morgan reports

Group plans to disrupt building of animal testing facility at Leicester. Zoë Corbyn reports

Sussex registrar’s court claims disputed by student protesters. Melanie Newman reports

Institution’s top-ranking research could close in light of ‘continuing constraints on public funding’. John Morgan reports

Lib Dem leader’s success in televised debates and party’s stance on tuition fees yield upturn in support. Melanie Newman reports

Academic union prepares for nationwide action in the wake of a Ucea rebuff. John Morgan reports

Salford bans debates after selective invitations, writes Melanie Newman

History of medicine unit's death sentence follows disagreements over future focus, Zoë Corbyn writes

Leeds chemistry professor donates £250k to fund research into new drugs, writes Melanie Newman

Phil Baty reports on Thomson Reuters' profiling process for revamped global survey of universities