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Growing fund deficit leads to reforms criticised for creation of a 'two-tier' system. John Morgan writes

Academy's 'liberal complacency' under fire as equality bill progresses. Rebecca Attwood writes

Union alarm as Labour and Lib Dems argue for caps while Tories mull wage freeze. John Morgan reports

Labour plans greater part-time participation as Tories back the blue skies. Melanie Newman writes

NUS conference to consider ranking focused on 'bread-and-butter' issues. Rebecca Attwood writes

Investigation notes weak statistical work and misrepresentations of results but finds ‘no evidence of any impropriety’ by researchers. Zoë Corbyn reports

Manifesto targets ‘wasteful quango’ for the chop, announces phased abolition of tuition fees and promises end to 50 per cent participation target. Melanie Newman reports

Conservative Party’s 2010 general election manifesto also pledges to delay the REF and to consider the Browne review ‘carefully’

Income rise from all other sources overtaken by higher expenditure. Melanie Newman reports

Labour reaffirms STEM commitment but abandons 50 per cent participation in favour of 75 per cent objective via foundation degrees, apprenticeships and technical training. Rebecca Attwood reports

Average pay rise of 1.2% for US academics belies ‘continuing disinvestment’ in staff, says AAUP report. John Morgan writes

Credit ratings agency rejects talk of crisis in the academy and predicts resilience in the face of funding cuts. Melanie Newman reports

Twelve regional finalists compete to be International Student of the Year. Sarah Cunnane reports

Firm seizes chance to exploit cuts in funding for sector's capital projects. Melanie Newman reports

University acquires 14,000-title collection of works spanning four centuries. Matthew Reisz reports

Hannah Fearn on the bottom-line benefits of transferring IT functions to Google and Microsoft

Hiring boom follows 'ambitious' move to broader four-year degree courses. John Morgan reports

Two-year qualifications may not be financially viable, study suggests. Melanie Newman reports

THE's general election survey shows the Lib Dems taking an early lead. John Morgan writes

Hefce boss warns of choice between teaching and research... and more strings. John Morgan writes

Postgraduate funding review calls for allocations to be linked to research quality. Zoë Corbyn reports

CV-boosting encourages astronomically large lists of contributors, says ethicist. Matthew Reisz writes

UEA v-c believes there may be a positive outcome from the climate science scandal. Zoë Corbyn writes

Bruce Charlton rejects Elsevier ultimatum to implement peer review as publisher threatens him with the sack. Zoë Corbyn reports

Union accuses Cardiff of heavy-handed tactics over redundancies. Hannah Fearn reports

Facebook friends flock to a 150-year-old Scottish polymath, reports Sarah Cunnane

Simon Blackburn reads between the lines of Hefce’s missive concerning the academy’s ‘support’ for impact

Lancaster University pioneers ‘inclusive curriculum’ to cater for entire student body via course content, delivery and assessment. Melanie Newman reports

Academy must exit the wardrobe and act as 'agent of change', conference hears. Matthew Reisz writes

Graduate-training scheme helps institutions foster talent in quest for donors. Hannah Fearn writes

UCU Scotland congress rejects 'liberalisation and marketisation'. Hannah Fearn reports

Seven joint projects share £1.5m from Hefce to overcome recession blues. Hannah Fearn reports

Claim of place on 'road to recovery' not supported by internal figures. Melanie Newman reports

Sector rejects proposal to alter funding agreement, citing threat to autonomy. Melanie Newman writes

... but teaching institutions and those in poor nations could be left behind. John Morgan reports