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UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports

Credit: The Adventures of Prince Achmed/Lotte Reninger/KobalScientists and creative writers are to gather on 12 March to explore the unique inspiration provided by birds in their respective fields. A...
Minister restates need for change as MPs, v-cs and think tank highlight harms, writes Sarah Cunnane
Matthew Reisz reports on an old parlour game that has become an innovative research method
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTHumanities• Award winner: Dorothy Severin• Institution: University of Liverpool• Value: £155,731The culture of Spanish verse in the late Middle Ages• Award winner: Fiona Macintosh...

Elite Anglo-American names dominate first THE World Reputation Rankings. John Morgan reports
Two executives who were separately involved in two of the highest-profile university management disputes in recent years have joined London Metropolitan University.
Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports

But scholars downplay severity of concerns about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's thesis, writes Paul Jump

Over the next few weeks, most universities in England will nail their colours to the mast and set their undergraduate tuition fees for 2012-13, when the cap will rise to £9,000. It will mark the...
Ending visas for non-EU graduate students to stay in the UK to work would be disastrous, warns Kathryn Holeywell

The LSE's faith in the state has been its default setting for too long. It must break free and seek independence, Terence Kealey argues

Students paying high fees will expect high-quality lectures in return. George Watson gives tips on how to meet those expectations

Martin Bayly appreciates a timely celebration of Afghan art that allows the country's rich history to speak for itself

Credit: Self-portrait/Ida Kar/National Portrait GalleryIda Kar, Bohemian Photographer, 1908-74National Portrait Gallery, LondonFrom 10 March until 19 JuneNovelist Iris Murdoch kneels by a bed and...