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Hefce director tells conference a 'positive story' as consensus grows in REF pilot. Paul Jump reports

Move from print to e-journals costs Oxford £400,000 in penalties. Nicholas Chan reports

US-born Rose Bruford boss tells Sarah Cunnane that v-cs should be obliged to hit fundraising goals

'Lack of time' and student loans firm's woes force Willetts to drop Tory plans. Simon Baker writes

Compared with global peers, UK academics are most negative about work. Paul Jump reports

Sector must make its own fortunes as state aid falls, academic leader says. Simon Baker writes

Craig Mahoney says he'll do things 'differently and better' to prove HEA's value, Rebecca Attwood hears

A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology

WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for

University life is still underpinned by caring values, despite market pressures. Rebecca Attwood writes

Fate of scholarships and enterprise fund will be decided in the autumn. John Morgan reports

Commercial set-up could set gold standard, but union criticises job contracts. Simon Baker writes

John Morgan reports on a Unite proposal seen as a way to boost benefits for lower-paid employees

'iParenting' technology is discouraging a generation from growing up, psychologist warns. Jon Marcus reports

Mixed response to proposals for private takeovers of public institutions. Simon Baker reports

U-Map and U-Multirank fail to solve problems they aimed to fix, study suggests. Hannah Fearn writes

Sector leaders plan fightback as Osborne unveils emergency Budget. Simon Baker reports