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Sainsbury urges diversity of mission
Universities need a greater diversity of mission, science minister Lord Sainsbury told the International Universities Presidents Forum today. ¡°We want some to concentrate on being world-class at research and some to concentrate on being world-class at knowledge transfer,¡± he said.

Lib Dems reaffirm fee promise
The Liberal Democrats have reaffirmed their pledge to abolish tuition fees. Activists at the party¡¯s weekend conference in Torquay were told that a penny on income tax would raise sufficient money to cover the cost.

Exeter welcomes ?15m donation
Exeter University has received a ?15 million anonymous donation for its school of business and ethics. It will spend the money on developing a postgraduate teaching centre in finance and investment studies.