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Report says ambitions for sector depend on improving quality of management. Hannah Fearn writes

Disappointing RAE results could lead to cuts, leaked documents show. Melanie Newman reports

Research elite ‘surprised’ by ‘real decline’ in budgets, reports Zoë Corbyn

A panel discussion at LSE offered some surprising insights into the university sector. John Gill reports

Martin Everett's seven-month limbo ends with his exit, but questions remain, writes Melanie Newman

SCIS founder faces fraud allegations in the UK and is wanted in Germany. Melanie Newman reports

Good news for post-92s but cash spread more thinly. Zoë Corbyn and Rebecca Attwood report

British salaries pale into insignificance compared with America's millionaires' row, writes John Gill

The role of chancellor suits Bill Bryson's curiosity and popularising instinct. Melanie Newman writes

Claims that academic standards are slipping have been submitted to an inquiry on higher education by the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee. Among them are tales of pressure to increase grades, failing quality controls, lowered entry hurdles, and below-par and apathetic students. Times Higher Education staff report

Analysis spots collegial links between reviewers and top-ranked institutions. Zoe Corbyn writes

Institutions with 7,500 staff had best research assessment exercise scores, reports Zoe Corbyn

Rebrand and £100 million refurbishment look to attract overseas students, writes Hannah Fearn

R&D boss thinks the grandiose pretensions of the ‘University of Middle Wallop’ are putting off international firms and damaging the country’s reputation. Hannah Fearn reports

Fairer or fouler? Views vary on a proposed update to long-established code, writes Melanie Newman

Specific improvement plans needed for badly performing universities as working-class participation rises just two percentage points in four years. Melanie Newman reports

DIUS to allow governing bodies with fewer staff and student members. Melanie Newman reports

Million+ calls Hefce curbs on research degree programme funding 'perverse'. Zoë Corbyn reports

Staff and unions shocked as the number of jobs at risk jumps by 70 per cent, writes Rebecca Attwood

Serendipity, pedagogy and engineering are offered a chance to shine in new Awards categories

Call for expansion would waste cash and mislead students, top institutions say. John Gill reports

Peers lament the passing of Lord Dearing, leader of the review that led to tuition fees. John Gill reports

The Russell Group's new head has the strength and nous to take it through tough times, John Gill says

The man who helped shape the modern higher education landscape has passed away. John Gill reports

Reading's School of Health and Social Care under threat as sector cuts costs, writes Melanie Newman

Coventry, Napier and Uclan say they have no ties with private business institute. John Gill reports

Mental-health services study abandoned after a 14-month bureaucratic nightmare. John Gill reports