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Academics are as stressed as health professionals, a global analysis finds. Matthew Reisz reports

Vice-chancellors have demanded more input into government policy after many reacted with dismay to a ministerial attack on universities planning to introduce tuition fees of about £9,000 a year.

Hispanists claim they are still under-represented despite concessions in Ref. Paul Jump writes

Dismayed funders question viability of institution's language-promotion mission. Hannah Fearn writes

Despite government inducements, Turkish postgraduates who study abroad are reluctant to join a 'toxic' system resistant to reform. Hannah Fearn writes

Discrimination by prominent media figures comes under fire at symposium. Matthew Reisz reports

Those accused of March occupation are told they face community service. John Morgan reports

This model ship, made of matchsticks by members of the "Upington 26", is on display in the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town.

New principal emphasises importance of links with local industries. Hannah Fearn reports

Female scholars are still fewer in number, lower in status and less well paid. Sarah Cunnane reports

Shortlist picks out the people who help keep universities running even in the toughest of times

Universities are relying on unrealistic targets for overseas income, it is claimed. John Morgan reports

The government faces possible legal action by independent colleges that claim changes to the student visa system are discriminatory and risk crippling their businesses.

Union bid to expose hard-line v-cs who refuse to call for talks on pensions, writes John Morgan

GuildHE calls for a rethink of proposed income threshold for innovation grant. Simon Baker reports

Liam Burns has been elected as the next president of the National Union of Students, pledging to “reject the idea of students as consumers” and “dismantle the fees regime”.

Scottish universities should privatise and adopt an Ivy League-style system of high tuition fees and bursaries to protect their standing, according to a leading educationalist.

The University of Salford has announced that up to 218 jobs are at risk in a move that affects around one in 10 staff at the institution.

The outgoing president of the National Union of Students has used an opening speech at its annual conference to apologise for elements of his “controversial” tenure.

The University of Sheffield has put on hold plans to cut the pensions of its lowest-paid staff after all local MPs with the exception of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg “urged a rethink”.

Four more English universities have unveiled plans to charge the top rate of tuition fees, bringing the number to have opted for the maximum to 32 of the 44 institutions to date that have stated their intentions.

US academics are seeing “historic lows” in their pay and conditions, according to a report published today.

A vice-chancellor has spoken of his “sympathy” for students in England who took to the streets to protest against rises in university tuition fees.

University College Falmouth plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 in 2012.

Striking lecturers are pledging to bring Liverpool Hope University to a “standstill” today, although managers claim two-thirds will turn up to work as usual.

Lecturers from the University and College Union who help to run the sector’s £30 billion pension fund are being threatened with High Court action – by the fund itself.

Young people from poor backgrounds are more likely to see university study as "a means to an end" than to view it as an intrinsically worthwhile experience, a survey suggests.

Penalties emphasise universities' inability to boost income through expansion. Simon Baker reports

Ministers are looking closely at a proposal for allocating all university places in an auction, with the government judging bids according to which ones offer the best deals for the taxpayer.

Annual return reveals Sally Hunt's 'modest' rise and size of UCU's surplus. John Morgan writes

Council claims it has no deal with government as thousands join campaign. Paul Jump reports

Access and dropout rates improve but elite still face participation hurdles, writes Rebecca Attwood

A plan by funding chiefs to link support for postgraduate research students to a university's research quality is another step towards recreating a "binary" higher education system, a pro vice-chancellor has claimed.

Attack on public sector's collective bargaining rights brings unexpected results, Jon Marcus writes

Quality warning for overseas campuses that fail to export 'institutional culture', writes John Morgan

This male finback whale was first spotted at sea in 1865 by a coastguard, who mistook it for the upturned keel of a wrecked ship.

Scottish higher education is "in crisis", beset by staff disputes over "farcical" management structures that leave universities rife with "cronyism".

Review aims to make examiner system less cosy and more transparent. Rebecca Attwood reports

Tight procedures facing overseas talent may discourage interest in UK. John Morgan reports

Undergraduate claims he was gagged by students' union over contentious article. John Gill writes

Broad reforms will see different missions attract varying levels of funding. Matthew Reisz reports

AoC warning as validating universities withdraw from college partnerships. Hannah Fearn writes

Newcastle academic's research informs swords-and-sandals blockbuster. James Titcomb reports

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for philosophy to be saved at the University of Greenwich.

The University of Greenwich has appointed a new vice-chancellor.

A union official has called on a cross-party group of MPs to investigate whether universities are colluding on tuition fees.

The vice-chancellor of the second post-1992 university to set £9,000 fees has called on the government to “pause” fee rises and new legislation to allow time for a “new Dearing report” into the sector’s future.

The University of Derby has announced that it intends to set variable tuition fees of up to £8,000 from September 2012.

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