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Full-time academic staff in US universities continued to receive below-inflation pay rises in 2011-12, a report has found.

Bolder measures are required to ensure students from poorer families have access to information about university courses, a thinktank has said.

The head of England’s funding council has warned that government calculations on student loan repayments “have got to turn out to be robust” if the new higher education system is to be financially sustainable.

Almost eight in ten UK universities will embark on major capital projects worth more than £5 million in the next year as they face up to fiercer competition for students under the new regime.

Overseas students in the UK could be unwitting holders of fake University of Hertfordshire degrees after a man was jailed for forging them, according to police.

Year abroad pays rich professional and personal dividends, case studies show. Matthew Reisz writes

These formidable Victorian women all appear in a photograph album which forms part of the archives of the Association of Head Mistresses (AHM), now held in the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick.

US policies that guarantee top-performing school pupils a place at university in order to increase racial diversity on campus have failed because middle-class white families "game" the system by moving children to weaker schools.

But cutbacks at a minority of institutions may mask overall spending increase. David Matthews reports

R&D and philanthropy are at the heart of a Turkish university’s ambitious plans. Matthew Reisz reports

The head of England's funding council has maintained that government policy on higher education contains "contradictions", despite being "in trouble" for his comments.

Researchers' scruples about networking may be hampering their careers, a report has suggested.

Hefce in dark over extent of transfer to sub-degree courses under new system. John Morgan reports

With public finances stretched, the French think the unthinkable on fees. Clea Caulcutt reports

The pressure on universities to abandon national pay bargaining is likely to grow after another minimal pay offer to staff, a prominent personnel chief has argued.

Neuroscientists use illusions to illuminate what's going on inside our heads. Matthew Reisz reports

Cambridge college defends and then withdraws 'Nazarbayev Fellowship'. David Matthews reports

Richard Descoings, the head of the Paris institution Sciences Po and one of the leading reformers in French higher education, has been found dead in a New York hotel room.

By Susan Woodward, for

The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has defended his decision to cut the number of courses at his institution by two-thirds, and set out lessons for other universities that embark on similar overhauls.

Russell Group universities should determine the content of A-level examinations, the education secretary Michael Gove has told exam regulator Ofqual.

Universities in the US are better at using social media than their UK counterparts, a report has found.

By Kevin Kiley, for

Loughborough University has appointed Robert Allison, geographer and head of research at the University of Sussex, as its new vice-chancellor.

Controversial plans to force Russell Group universities to show they are “in touch with ordinary Brits” have been condemned by academics.

The charity Cancer Research UK has teamed up with a venture capital organisation to launch a £50 million investment fund aimed at boosting the translation of its discoveries into new cancer treatments.

Union leaders have condemned a 0.5 per cent pay offer by universities.

Universities will work to give students “clear and accurate” information about the additional costs of courses following an agreement between the National Union of Students and bodies representing UK institutions.

Glyndŵr University claims that it has been “disadvantaged” for “following government policy” after funding allocations for Welsh universities indicated that it could suffer a 20.3 per cent drop in its income in 2012-13

Almost all Russell Group universities have failed to reach independently set levels for admitting pupils from state schools and poorer backgrounds, new figures show.

Local college links pay a places bonus as v-c puts storms behind him. David Matthews reports

BUE seeks extra British backing in competitive environment. David Matthews reports from Cairo

The Medical Research Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's main science funding body to pool resources on projects of "mutual strategic importance".

This 19th-century stuffed cyclopic piglet and plaster cast of a rattlesnake - brought to Scotland by Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1904 - are among the strange and sometimes shocking natural history treasures of the Bell Pettigrew Museum at the University of St Andrews.

Post-92s hardest hit by AAB and core-and-margin plans, Hefce projections show. John Morgan writes

Great news for Russell Group but bad tidings for its mission group competitors. Paul Jump reports

A century on, the Titanic’s tragic tale remains a valuable focus for teaching. Jon Marcus writes

The Wellcome Trust has reacted to Research Councils UK's beefed-up open-access proposals by indicating that it will get "much tougher" on compliance with its own mandate.

'Shaping capability' plan proceeds cautiously, with reductions in just 14 fields overall. Paul Jump writes

Consultation reveals overwhelming rejection of proposed PQA system. Jack Grove reports

This glass brain and spinal column, which pulsates electromagnetic light and reacts to human contact, is part of an exhibition currently taking place at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.

Critic calls for legal integration of 'undemocratic' process into EU policy. Matthew Reisz reports

Failure to protect teaching quality at low-cost higher education providers could threaten the health of the entire university sector, the former president of Universities UK has warned.

'More must be done' to entice UK students to spend time on foreign soil. Matthew Reisz writes

Private help is needed to upgrade the country's higher education sector, business college chief tells Rachel Williams

MA/MSc in environmental issues draws on both humanities and sciences, reports Matthew Reisz

The growth in the proportion of young people participating in higher education has stalled after years of steady increases, according to new figures.

By Susan Woodward, for

Lecturers from post-1992 universities in London are joining school teachers in a walk-out to protest against changes to their pensions.

Plans for students to apply to university after getting their grades have been abandoned in the face of opposition from schools and universities.

Universities have once again seen a rise in philanthropic donations, but there are warnings that a cap on tax relief announced in last week’s Budget could stop this progress “dead in its tracks”.