Hefce clawback means cuts loom London Met faces crisis after funding council takes back £15m overpayment. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 10 July
Academe still male bastion, assert female scholars There may be more women on campus today, but a stark gender divide persists, says Melanie Newman 10 July
Intellectual property investment of £20m yields just 1% fillip in income Patent activity rises but IP income falls in real terms, Hefce survey reveals. Hannah Fearn reports 10 July
Two-year graduate visa gives UK prestige a fillip abroad The prospect of sought-after jobs in the UK will create an influx of students, says John Gill By John Gill 10 July
Buckle up for a rough ride, UUK tells sector Worst-case scenarios foresee closures and loss of prestige abroad as student numbers fall. John Gill reports By John Gill 10 July
New law raises creationism fears Louisiana academics oppose Bill that could allow teaching of 'intelligent design'. John Gill reports By John Gill 10 July
Top projects lose out in STFC cuts Astrogrid and ILC funding trimmed, but eMerlin is spared. Zoe Corbyn and Melanie Newman report 10 July
Professors could lose out in proposed pay shake-up Senior lecturers from outside academia could gain the most in grade revision. Melanie Newman writes 10 July
Academics perpetuate 'class divide', say secretarial staff Survey of sector's clerical employees highlights low pay and lack of respect, writes Melanie Newman 10 July
‘Regret at unhappiness’ over Dalai Lama’s degree London Met ‘has not and will not be apologising’ to Chinese community. Melanie Newman reports 9 July
Free sector and let fees rise, argue Lords Peers believe education will improve if political meddling is reduced. Melanie Newman reports 3 July
Tax all graduates, says Blackstone V-c provokes debate with suggestion of a levy on all degree holders, past and future. John Gill reports By John Gill 3 July
Bradford calls in external race adviser Eight years on from initial furore, university acknowledges failings, writes Melanie Newman 3 July
AHRC needs new focus and funding to boost creative-industry research Million+ highlights increasing economic value of sector to the UK. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 3 July
Ditching honours will boost sector's kudos Conference to hear that focus on 2:1 or higher leads to grade inflation, Rebecca Attwood writes By Rebecca Attwood 3 July
Look past the usual suspects to foster global exchange V-c says focus on China and India ignores other collaboration opportunities. John Gill reports By John Gill 3 July
Hefce selects 22 universities to test-drive excellence framework But some fear pilot institutions will gain an unfair advantage in the REF game. Zoe Corbyn reports 3 July
Influx from Asia drives up profits Australia's earnings from foreign students soar as sector widens catchment sphere. John Gill reports By John Gill 3 July
Troubles and strife as IRA historian draws peers' fire The author of a revisionist study of Irish republicans defends his research against critics who claim inaccuracy. John Gill reports By John Gill 3 July
Union pay talks stall at Coventry Individuals to be asked to sign up to 'performance-related' plans as UCU calls dispute, writes John Gill By John Gill 3 July
Write in small snack-size nuggets to avoid choking Working in small bursts can be more productive than binge-writing, an expert tells Olga Wojtas 3 July
Allow me to rephrase, and boost my tally of articles Scholars are passing off old work as new to drive up publications counts. Rebecca Attwood writes By Rebecca Attwood 3 July
Generosity earns a severe scolding Academic faces censure for giving his time to run extracurricular revision class. John Gill reports By John Gill 3 July
Homoeopaths label scientists the 'new fundamentalists' Clinical research 'inappropriate' to test alternative therapies, practitioners argue. Zoe Corbyn writes 26 June
Aberystwyth refutes claims of 'hateful' anti-Israel teaching bias Spectator columnist says politics department delivers propaganda. Melanie Newman reports 26 June
Scots to get cash for boosting economy Task force promises universities more funds and freedom if they hit national goals, writes Tariq Tahir 26 June
Deal to improve researchers' career prospects fails to gain UCU support Concordat between v-cs and funders does not allay concern over fixed-term posts. Zoe Corbyn reports 26 June
Chinese demographics pose risk to UK market share British Council study says single-child policy will harm recruiting efforts. John Gill reports By John Gill 26 June
Institutions limit access to anti-cheat software Lecturers fear that students use plagiarism detection software to 'beat the system', says Rebecca Attwood By Rebecca Attwood 26 June
Students believe plagiarists are rarely caught Students think their lecturers are reluctant to investigate plagiarism and that those who cheat are rarely caught, research suggests. By Rebecca Attwood 26 June
US research fraud poll sparks alarm Failure to act on high rate of scientific misconduct casts doubt on self-regulation, writes John Gill By John Gill 26 June
External examiners under pressure to uphold marks and avoid criticism E-mails give credence to the view that 'league-table culture' is eroding quality, says John Gill By John Gill 26 June
Wealth-making is all about location, location, location Study says geography trumps expertise as key to university profit-generation, Hannah Fearn writes 26 June