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Ties may fray as institutions trying to be all things suffer financially, study hints. Simon Baker reports

These charts, pictures and illustrations (see images, right) all form part of the Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at the University of Reading.

The lack of previous experience among members of two subpanels in the forthcoming research excellence framework could undermine researchers' "grudging acceptance" of the exercise, an academic has warned.

Report proposals aim to ensure that top earners' salaries are deserved, writes Hannah Fearn

University disappointed at QAA's judgement of 'limited confidence'. Rebecca Attwood reports

Scientist claims true fulfilment is achievable only through the humanities, writes Rebecca Attwood

Conference hears Western domination must end to achieve internationalisation, writes John Morgan

Steve Smith warns that downbeat media theme will damage UK global reputation. John Morgan reports

Durham University has become the latest member of the 1994 Group to announce that it plans to charge the maximum undergraduate tuition fee allowed in 2012.

Campaigners have welcomed the publication by the government of its draft defamation bill, but have warned that it does not go far enough to protect the freedom of expression of academics, scientists, non-governmental organisations and journalists.

The University of Oxford has confirmed that it plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 a year from 2012-13, but it has also announced a package of support for poor students.

Vice-chancellors could lose up to 10 per cent of their salaries if they fail to do their job properly under new plans to establish fair pay in the public sector.

By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed

The government’s proposed changes to the student visa system could cause economic damage to the UK by destroying jobs in higher education and beyond, the head of Universities UK has warned.

The University of Leeds has been accused of breaching its own equality policies by agreeing to hold a men-only alumni event in Saudi Arabia.

China “wants your students” and is keen to host more satellite campuses, a government official has told the higher education world.

The UK government has been warned that a policy of restricting student visas “launched purely for the domestic market” would damage the country's higher education sector internationally.

England’s universities could fall behind their US and Australian competitors because of “deeply damaging” government policies, institutions have warned at the start of a major international education conference.

Up to 200,000 higher education staff face losing their final-salary pensions and retiring later following the publication of a major report on public sector pensions.

UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports

Minister restates need for change as MPs, v-cs and think tank highlight harms, writes Sarah Cunnane

Matthew Reisz reports on an old parlour game that has become an innovative research method

Elite Anglo-American names dominate first THE World Reputation Rankings. John Morgan reports

Two executives who were separately involved in two of the highest-profile university management disputes in recent years have joined London Metropolitan University.

Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports

This wasps' nest was once home to a large colony of common wasps (Vespula vulgaris).

But scholars downplay severity of concerns about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's thesis, writes Paul Jump

Over the next few weeks, most universities in England will nail their colours to the mast and set their undergraduate tuition fees for 2012-13, when the cap will rise to £9,000. It will mark the culmination of six months of upheaval that started with Lord Browne of Madingley's game-changing report last autumn. Here, Simon Baker looks at five different viewpoints of how one institution, Bucks New University, has prepared for the new world order

Tough line taken after series of assaults and deaths linked to student drinking. Clea Caulcutt reports

Institutions warned to take care when accepting cash from overseas. Rebecca Attwood reports

French court dismisses scholarly author's action against editor for negative notice, writes Paul Jump

Students at the University of Cambridge have reacted with anger after the vice-chancellor blocked an attempt by about 150 academics to change the terms of a vote over whether to allow the institution to set tuition fees at £9,000 a year.

Germany has the best political and financial support in place to encourage international study, according to the British Council.

The increasingly influential University and College Union Left group has lost out in elections that lead to the union’s presidency in 2013.

Universities that miss their targets on recruiting students from poor backgrounds will not be hit by sanctions, according to detailed guidance from the access watchdog today.

Income from tuition fees paid by overseas students rose by 17.8 per cent last year to represent almost £10 out of every £100 earned by the English higher education sector.

Applications have opened in what the government is billing as the largest ever funding programme for translational research in medicine.

Universities that get into financial difficulties are staying at higher risk for longer, and problems are likely to worsen under the revamped funding regime, a new report warns.

Sir Howard Davies has resigned as director of the London School of Economics, and the school’s governing council has launched an independent inquiry into its relationship with Libya and with Saif Gaddafi.

Review raises fresh concerns about Left influence in union, John Morgan writes

Brunel hopes to profit from entrepreneur-in-residence's insights. Hannah Fearn reports

Visa proposals are already discouraging foreign applicants, expert warns. Sarah Cunnane reports

International collaboration casts light on early modern social history. Matthew Reisz reports

Council chief sings praises of collaboration and calls for formulaic support, writes Paul Jump

Minister appeals for Greeks studying overseas to return to revamped academy. Hannah Fearn writes