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Task force calls for an end to internal promotions to professorships. Melanie Newman reports

Historic instrument is irreparably damaged in an accident at a Paris museum. Clea Caulcutt reports

Funder unveils compromise plan to allocate cash for knowledge transfer. Hannah Fearn reports

Business technique reduces spending and boosts efficiency, advocates claim. Hannah Fearn writes

Universities are embarking on a campaign to raise public awareness of their value.

Last week, under the shimmering chandeliers of the 257-year-old Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in Stockholm, a very modern sort of conversation took place.

Scholar claims copyright breach after Newcastle uses his lecture material. Melanie Newman writes

Year-long Hull study puts satellite campuses on the research radar. Matthew Reisz reports

Coalition deal could leave Tories to decide policy. Simon Baker reports

Mission group’s proposals include a shift towards private finance. Rebecca Attwood reports

Industrial action an option in defence of final-salary deals and the traditional retirement age, union indicates. John Gill reports

Region accounts for a third of responses informing revamped THE World University Rankings. Phil Baty reports

Academy’s unions aim to step up pressure over job security and pay, but stop short of industrial action. John Morgan reports

Higher education figures survey uncertain landscape as young voters cry foul. Hannah Fearn reports

Final-salary deals still in balance as employers and unions fail to agree. John Morgan reports

Practical not 'utopian' stance is the way forward on academic freedom, scholar tells Sarah Cunnane

LSE workshop participants warn of REF measure's 'deadening' effects. Rebecca Attwood reports

51³Ô¹Ï regularly writes about the effects of bureaucracy on the academy - quality assurance, research assessment, grant applications and the demands of quangos and other "stakeholders".

Affair has resulted in positive coverage online, an analysis finds. Sarah Cunnane reports

Management softens stance on compulsory job cuts after widespread criticism. John Morgan writes

One scholar thinks prevailing attitudes stifle work on racial differences. Melanie Newman writes

Poll shows that despite equality claims, research remains the priority. Zoe Corbyn reports