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Controversial measures to restrict student visas have been announced by the government.

Students in Scotland have proposed measures to address a potential funding gap between Scottish and English universities. By James Titcomb

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London Metropolitan University is to charge under £6,000 a year for many courses in 2012, bucking the trend set by other institutions that have rushed to charge £9,000 a year.

Charitable income to higher education has dropped as the full effects of the economic downturn on university fundraising become clear.

The University of Surrey has become the latest English higher education institution to propose setting an undergraduate tuition fee of £9,000 a year for 2012-13.

The London School of Economics has appointed an interim director following the resignation of Sir Howard Davies over the school’s links with the Libyan regime.

Keele University is planning to shut down its philosophy department, a move critics describe as an “emblematic loss” that would damage the institution’s credibility.

These charts, pictures and illustrations (see images, right) all form part of the Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at the University of Reading.

The lack of previous experience among members of two subpanels in the forthcoming research excellence framework could undermine researchers' "grudging acceptance" of the exercise, an academic has warned.

Report proposals aim to ensure that top earners' salaries are deserved, writes Hannah Fearn

University disappointed at QAA's judgement of 'limited confidence'. Rebecca Attwood reports

Scientist claims true fulfilment is achievable only through the humanities, writes Rebecca Attwood

Conference hears Western domination must end to achieve internationalisation, writes John Morgan

Steve Smith warns that downbeat media theme will damage UK global reputation. John Morgan reports

International outcry as left-leaning scholars are 'targeted' by government. Matthew Reisz reports

UUK president-elect foresees IT benefits among the coalition carnage. Hannah Fearn reports

'Underestimated' cash gap may lead to a drop in quality or fewer places. Hannah Fearn reports

A Russell Group university is considering the risk that student numbers could fall by up to 15 per cent when the tuition-fee cap rises to £9,000, while another former polytechnic has said it will charge fees above the lower threshold of £6,000 in 2012.

'Challenging settlement' for 2011-12 apportions nearly £1 billion in cuts. Simon Baker reports

New universities in England will be hit with the biggest proportional cuts in their quality-related research budgets during the coming academic year as funding is further concentrated on international excellence.

Ties may fray as institutions trying to be all things suffer financially, study hints. Simon Baker reports

Durham University has become the latest member of the 1994 Group to announce that it plans to charge the maximum undergraduate tuition fee allowed in 2012.

Campaigners have welcomed the publication by the government of its draft defamation bill, but have warned that it does not go far enough to protect the freedom of expression of academics, scientists, non-governmental organisations and journalists.

The University of Oxford has confirmed that it plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 a year from 2012-13, but it has also announced a package of support for poor students.

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Vice-chancellors could lose up to 10 per cent of their salaries if they fail to do their job properly under new plans to establish fair pay in the public sector.

The government’s proposed changes to the student visa system could cause economic damage to the UK by destroying jobs in higher education and beyond, the head of Universities UK has warned.

The University of Leeds has been accused of breaching its own equality policies by agreeing to hold a men-only alumni event in Saudi Arabia.

China “wants your students” and is keen to host more satellite campuses, a government official has told the higher education world.

The UK government has been warned that a policy of restricting student visas “launched purely for the domestic market” would damage the country's higher education sector internationally.

England’s universities could fall behind their US and Australian competitors because of “deeply damaging” government policies, institutions have warned at the start of a major international education conference.

Up to 200,000 higher education staff face losing their final-salary pensions and retiring later following the publication of a major report on public sector pensions.

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 culmination of six months of upheaval that started with Lord Browne of Madingley's game-changing report last autumn. Here, Simon Baker looks at five different viewpoints of how one institution, Bucks New University, has prepared for the new world order

Tough line taken after series of assaults and deaths linked to student drinking. Clea Caulcutt reports

Institutions warned to take care when accepting cash from overseas. Rebecca Attwood reports

French court dismisses scholarly author's action against editor for negative notice, writes Paul Jump

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

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

Elite Anglo-American names dominate first THE . 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

This wasps' nest was once home to a large colony of common wasps (Vespula vulgaris).

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

Students at the University of Cambridge have reacted with anger after the vice-chancellor blocked an attempt by about 150 academics to change the terms of a vote over whether to allow the institution to set tuition fees at £9,000 a year.

Germany has the best political and financial support in place to encourage international study, according to the British Council.