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One London institution eyes job cuts, while others look at losses and pay. Rebecca Attwood writes

A lecturer will take her sabbatical at Durham without leaving Canberra, writes Hannah Fearn

Elsevier approaches v-cs about taking repositories out of universities' hands. Zoe Corbyn reports

University heads fear recession, flu and visa rules will stop overseas students. Hannah Fearn writes

Terms of academic's compromise agreement halt QAA and Hefce queries. Melanie Newman reports

Unesco group calls for global ombudsman and index to bolster academic values, writes Phil Baty

Mandelson's talk of sector raising skills in key economic areas worries leaders. John Gill reports

Business school says poor degree results are no bar to students applying for postgraduate study

Research assessments in hard sciences will now be 'informed' by bibliometrics. Zoe Corbyn writes

Study suggests that 'consumer attitude' may be fuelling harassment. Rebecca Attwood reports

Letter lends support to professor suspended over charges of insubordination. Zoe Corbyn reports

Researchers face a number of challenges. Zoe Corbyn reports

Think-tank says qualification reduces readiness for independent study. Hannah Fearn reports

Setting out his stall as head of the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, government First Secretary Lord Mandelson answers a series of written questions put to him by ̽»¨ÊÓƵ.

£888m RDS scheme helped modernise human resource management, report finds, but UCU says impact on staff pay was minimal. Hannah Fearn writes

Lord Drayson says new department is too big. Phil Baty reports

Account managers are key to partnerships between academics and business, conference hears. Hannah Fearn reports

Government urged to separate science and technology for scrutiny. Rebecca Attwood reports

Government’s perception of the value of higher education called into question. Rebecca Attwood reports

David Lammy keeps his higher education brief, but ‘student issues’ are now the responsibility of the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs

New BIS head’s first speech focuses on how to turn discoveries into jobs. Zoe Corbyn reports

Executives look at 'cost-saving opportunities' as cuts hit other institutions, writes Melanie Newman

Internal investigation found that Manchester was misled over criminal past. Melanie Newman reports

US faculty veterans are willing to go to court to claim the 'emeritus' honorific. Jon Marcus reports

Report argues that 'people's trust' would be fairer and raise more cash. Rebecca Attwood writes

Outrage as minister claims retention rate is linked to pedagogic standards. Rebecca Attwood reports

Decline in language skills could end UK historians' European pre-eminence. Matthew Reisz writes