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Widespread support for REF changes as heads favour 20 per cent figure. Zoë Corbyn reports

Midway through ten-year framework, investment remains ‘relatively static’ as percentage of GDP. Zoë Corbyn reports

Debate leads to anger over Lord Drayson’s accusation that scientists don’t fully recognise their accountability to taxpayers. Zoë Corbyn reports

Academics claim STEM policies threaten UK’s ‘last remaining world-leading sector’. Hannah Fearn reports

Universities UK head is ‘bluntly’ quizzed over where cuts should be made. Zoë Corbyn reports

University plans 100 ‘targeted’ job cuts while increasing student numbers. John Morgan reports

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz will take the reins in October 2010. Rebecca Attwood reports

Analysis questions call to concentrate funding on Russell Group universities, writes Zoe Corbyn

American professor plans to win Google lunar prize with artistic robots. John Morgan reports

Alternatives to state funding come with strings attached, UCU study finds. John Morgan reports

And the university's governors and audit committee are also culpable. Rebecca Attwood writes

Pseudo-scientific studies may scupper future career hopes, warns lecturer. Zoe Corbyn reports

TV cult drama's storylines used to aid development of 'public sociology' strategy. John Gill reports

What is a world-class university? asks Phil Baty. What are the ingredients that characterise a global leader of higher education in the 21st century? Which indicators should be used to benchmark performance, while ensuring fairness and transparency?

Conference considers how to close the gap between scholars and policymakers. Matthew Reisz reports

Imposed 'uniformity' threatens to stymie responses to globalisation. Phil Baty reports

Oxford course aims to put entrepreneurs in the senior common room. Hannah Fearn reports

Post-1992s scrap courses as students avoid 'non-vocational' subject. Hannah Fearn reports

Conference speakers say private solutions needed to cope with demand. Phil Baty reports from Doha

At a cross-party debate, both Labour and Conservative representatives set off warning bells about whether science funding will be maintained at its current levels. Zoë Corbyn reports

CIHE launches groups as part of revamped remit. Hannah Fearn reports

More than 1,000 documents relating to climate change research have been stolen from the university and published online. Zoë Corbyn reports

Hefce puts officials on the spot after review finds them responsible for fiasco. Rebecca Attwood reports

Report into overpayments to university finds top officials were aware of problems but took no action. Rebecca Attwood reports

Former head of City named vice-chancellor. Rebecca Attwood reports

Survey finds those from poorer backgrounds are likely to have a poorer experience, writes Rebecca Attwood

Scholar predicts change as university history prompts reflection. Melanie Newman reports

Government may get fingers burnt over proposal, senior figures warn. Rebecca Attwood reports

Academy autonomy being eroded by 'power creep', former QAA head warns. Rebecca Attwood reports

Trend for less expensive open-plan offices is not always the best option, writes John Morgan

But critics worry that limiting activities will curtail income streams. Melanie Newman reports

A new book aims to engage with genuine, rather than far-fetched, advances. Matthew Reisz reports

Universities profit from philanthropists' faith in their ability to change lives. Hannah Fearn writes

£4.4m ESRC study of subjective wellbeing labelled 'disgraceful' and 'spooky'. Melanie Newman writes

Institutions marketed like a novelty band will not stand out, conference hears. John Morgan reports

Universities must hold nerve despite protests, says head of grande école. John Morgan reports