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Europe and the US could be sidelined if they fail to form research alliances with Brazil, writes Phil Baty

A new masters course aims to train graduates to communicate their passion, writes Matthew Reisz

Members' failure to advertise community-wide is unfair to British scholars, writes Hannah Fearn

Refusal to publish paper on ancient Greek pederasty a blow to freedom, scholars say. Lee Bunce reports

Review spurs action with warning that sector needs more investment. Melanie Newman reports

Minister stresses importance of the humanities to democracy. Rebecca Attwood reports

Academics must learn lessons from industry to prepare students for a harsh new world. Lee Bunce reports

Call for increased funding to maintain quality. Rebecca Attwood reports

Demos says universities have yet to realise potential of technological innovations as Government launches drive to make the UK global leader in online learning. Rebecca Attwood writes

Many students of the subject have no chance of a career in the profession, says Kent academic. Melanie Newman reports

Government and sector both are failing to make progress on needed reform, says former Education Secretary. Melanie Newman reports

UUK says 14-19 reforms will better equip students for university. 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

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

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 51³Ô¹Ï.

£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

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

Sensitive data on performance may be made openly available to colleagues. Melanie Newman reports