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US universities are offering alumni new levels of professional and intellectual support in an effort to build lifelong relationships that pay long-term benefits. Jon Marcus reports

Lack of v-cs who have come out is 'an issue across the sector', says Stonewall. David Matthews writes

A worsening in the student-to-staff ratio in midwifery courses in recent years could be compromising the quality of teaching, a union has warned.

Hefce announces second batch of Revolving Green Fund projects. David Matthews reports

A pay-day loans company has been accused of preying on vulnerable students after advertising itself as an alternative to government-backed student loans.

An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Tehran.

More than 50 graduates are chasing every job offered by some of Britain’s top employers, new research suggests.

David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.

A former employee of Queen’s University Belfast has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged threats to kill a former colleague.

By Scott Jaschik, for

A professor of pharmacology has been named as the new head of Brunel University.

The number of research council-funded doctoral students remaining in the academy beyond graduation is increasing, new figures reveal.

The president of Universities UK has written a letter to newspapers in India expressing his “deep sadness” at the murder of student Anuj Bidve and to reassure others planning to study in Britain that such events are “exceptionally rare”.

The winner of a university's Postgraduate Research Image of the Year posed the question: "Is technology the missing piece of the puzzle for cancer?"

In 2010, sculptor Tom Harvey created this work from the remains of a 250-year-old cedar tree - the oldest on the campus of The Open University - which had fallen victim to an infestation of the small cedar aphid.

London Metropolitan University is set to cut its administration costs by up to 50 per cent by sharing services with other institutions, bringing "some staff losses and some staff gains".

But undergraduates' confidence in their abilities isn't echoed by employers, as Jack Grove reports

Axed scheme had a wider reach than it was given credit for, attests academic. Jack Grove writes

British universities can learn lessons from the admissions reforms used in South Africa to recruit promising black students, a vice-chancellor has argued.

Members of 'the sensible group' must now decide on its direction, Paul Marshall tells Simon Baker

Links between universities and manufacturing could help make Britain 'great' again. John Morgan writes

Using consultants an 'excellent way to waste time and money', says scholar. David Matthews writes

Scientists and novelists have joined forces to pen dramatic tales of discovery. Matthew Reisz writes

A researcher from Bournemouth University has published what he describes as a pioneering example of "scholarship in the guise of a film script".

US students flock to unmanned-aircraft degrees as civilian market beckons. Jon Marcus reports

While covering the Arab Spring, photography tutor Guy Martin was injured in a blast that has left a lasting legacy. Matthew Reisz writes

Local outreach initiatives forge ahead after 'absurd' closure of national programme. Jack Grove writes

Unexpected institutional failure would accelerate 'polarised' borrowing trend. Simon Baker reports

Willetts receives demand for ‘complete rethink’ of council’s structure and policies. Paul Jump reports

Whistleblowers contacted England's funding council 18 times in the past two years, alerting it to allegations that included pressure being put on staff to lie during an audit and the manipulation of National Student Survey results.

Bizarre FoI requests waste university resources, say fatigued staff. David Matthews writes

Big reductions in teacher training places could see 'infrastructure lost for ever'. Sarah Cunnane reports

University applications by UK students are running 7.6 per cent below last year’s levels, the latest figures show.

David Willetts has set out proposals for major multi-national corporations to join forces with a foreign or British university and establish new graduate-only research institutions in the UK.

By Allie Grasgreen for

Students at King’s College, Cambridge, spent so much time on protests challenging the higher education reforms that they neglected their studies, according to its provost.

The University of Reading has signed a £230 million deal which will see its entire campus accommodation run by a private company.

The university sector has lost a tenth of its secondary-level initial teacher training places for 2012-13, government allocations reveal.

These images from the University of Nottingham's Manuscripts and Special Collections feature in an that has been unveiled day by day over the festive period.

The amount given to universities in £1 million-plus donations almost halved in 2009-10, an annual report from a bank reveals.

Measuring contributions to quality of life would show academy's full impact. David Matthews writes

Baha'is denied access to state universities face a new threat to their institute. Matthew Reisz reports

Report on Ben-Gurion department 'runs counter' to academic independence. Matthew Reisz writes

David Willetts has met with four more private equity firms as the government considers opening higher education institutions to "private investment".

The income generated by education exports in Australia has fallen by 15 per cent as a result of a downturn in the number of overseas students choosing to study in the country.

Separate agreement for research may tempt elite to quit student loans system. Simon Baker writes

Extra funding for Scottish institutions will ensure they 'keep up with England'. David Matthews reports