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UUK vice-president Sir Christopher Snowden tells John Morgan of his concerns over 'government rhetoric'

A strategy to link research with media and digital industries is crucial, Elizabeth Gibney hears

Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is a collaborative spectacle to excite the public. Matthew Reisz writes

But could admissions instability lead to further numbers deregulation? John Morgan reports

The government has moved towards granting for-profit higher education firms VAT advantages to put them on "the same footing" as universities - although some firms have already gained that advantage by switching to non-profit status.

Two potential destination colleges named in recent watchdog reports. John Morgan writes

Minister frustrated by lack of 'lively debate' about issue key to sector's future. Paul Jump reports

Metrics maketh the sector more stratified, NYU leader warns. Elizabeth Gibney reports from Paris

European conference warned of the growing threat posed by bogus students. Jack Grove reports

Graduate schools should publish data about their former students' careers to inform doctoral candidates about their job prospects.

The University of London has become the first higher education institution in England to offer courses via US-based online learning platform Coursera.

"Instead of adding to the overall footprint we are looking at the whole envelope of estate in terms of its conditionality."

Cardiff University has confirmed that it is to launch a formal investigation into alleged research misconduct in the laboratory of its dean of medicine.

The UK's first private dental school has been launched in conjunction with an independent university.

By Kaustuv Basu, for

More than two-thirds of people want to limit the number of foreign students admitted to Britain, an opinion poll has revealed.

A University of Oxford college has created a full-time academic post dedicated to encouraging bright state-school students to apply to competitive universities.

The number of mainstream students set to start higher education courses in England this year is down 62,000, or 17 per cent, on last year's figures, analysis by Times Higher Education suggests.

The maximum annual tuition fee for universities in Wales is to be frozen at £9,000 for the next three years, the Welsh Government has announced.

Three of the 15 institutions initially chosen as potential destinations for London Metropolitan University's overseas students are commercial operators, it has emerged, after a £2 million fund was announced by the government to help students transfer.

The government has announced that it wants to publish more detailed figures on overseas students that "disaggregate" them from totals on net migration.

Ten years on, EU-wide menu of reforms continues to stir debate. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports

Librarians fear redundancy as open access alters role of academic collections. Matthew Reisz writes

European universities need to improve their efforts to help doctoral students and academics spend time abroad, a report by the European University Association has found.

David Matthews investigates attempts to entice students as next-generation subscribers

‘Most advanced’ student-support structure in developed world, says OECD. John Morgan reports

Institutions lose students and funds as admissions policy backfires. John Morgan and Jack Grove write

Brickbats for additional £10 million in open-access cash aimed at big boys. Paul Jump writes

UEL students' open letter signals wider problems with provision. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Joanna Sugden reports from India on falling student applications and pre-emptive cutbacks

Universities are under increasing pressure to offer incoming students access to state-of-the-art technology because of the increased fees they are being asked to pay, according to a report published this week.

Experts predict 'unsustainable' USS fund will close within 10 years. Jack Grove reports

Union claims Birmingham introduced new regime without consultation. Paul Jump writes

The Apollo 15 mission of July and August 1971 was the first to allow a manned spacecraft to spend an extended period of time - close to three days - on the surface of the Moon.

University archaeologists searching for the resting place of Richard III are grabbing the news headlines after finding human remains.

A major new resource devoted to the writings of "Shakespeare and his immediate contemporaries, antecedents and successors" has been launched by Oxford University Press.

A degree verification system has uncovered more than 130 bogus UK universities in just three months.

Consumer champion Which? has launched its university comparison website for students.

Higher education investment in the UK as a share of national wealth has increased, but remains lower than that of other developed nations, an annual study has found.

A vice-chancellor has accepted a most unlikely challenge in a bid to raise money for two local charities.

By Allie Grasgreen, for

The new director of the Office for Fair Access, Les Ebdon, has been accused by an MP of "salivating" at the prospect of handing fines of up to £500,000 to universities that miss targets for widening their student base.

International students at London Metropolitan University could be given a year to continue their course if the institution is given a chance to challenge its recent student visa ban.

The government has pledged an extra £10 million to help the 30 most research-intensive universities manage the transition to full open access.

Funding council chief says managed sector suits Wales' size and aims. David Matthews writes

In a new globalised academy, scholars still want to rub along together, Matthew Reisz hears in Berlin