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Browne's review of fees and finance calls for end to blanket subsidy and fees cap. Simon Baker writes

Lord Browne's review calls for "genuine competition for students between institutions of a kind which cannot take place under the current system". Here's how it would work:

Lord Browne dismisses fears by insisting flexibility will maintain provision. Simon Baker talks to him

Hepi head claims that review panel has been commandeered by the government, reports Rebecca Attwood

Lord Browne's review of student fees and finance - if implemented in full - will have a huge impact on the structure of the sector. Here we examine the likely outcome for different types of institution of higher fees coupled with a massive loss of teaching funding following forthcoming cuts

Education researchers are getting the low-down from academic diaries. Rebecca Attwood writes

Critics lambast Imperial for 'severe misuse' of performance statistics. John Morgan reports

A pound's worth of small change, held in a tin in the bursar's office, was transformed into a lump of metal when an incendiary bomb hit Bedford College on the night of 10-11 May 1941.

Poll detects uncertainty about efficacy among marketers and alumni. Hannah Fearn reports

LSE professor opens debate through his weekly essay on human rights. Matthew Reisz reports

Higher contributions mooted as universities call for freedom from public schemes. John Morgan writes

Reactions to Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding and student finance are flooding in. Here we round up what different groups have been saying

The Liberal Democrat policy of opposing tuition fees is “simply no longer feasible” in the current economic climate, Vince Cable said today in a statement to the House of Commons.

The tuition fee cap should be scrapped, “blanket subsidies” for courses ended and universities freed to compete for students in one of the most radical overhauls of the sector ever.

Alan Ryan proposes that there should be no cap on tuition fees, grants for the talented poor should return and universities should lose their safety net

Recent studies reveal tuition costs do not deter students from lower socio-economic groups. Their decision not to go into higher education, argues Peter Urwin, is made much earlier in their schooling

Are academics being blamed for work-shy students and high unemployment? Jon Marcus reports

An investigation into senior staff at London Metropolitan University has concluded that there is no case for disciplinary action following the financial crisis that engulfed the institution.

There is “no evidence” that a Nigerian graduate accused of attempting to blow up a plane on Christmas Day last year was radicalised while studying at University College London, an independent review has concluded.

Technology elite cool on plans to trade chic Paris addresses for soulless suburb. Clea Caulcutt writes

Universities lacking distinctive missions will disappear, pro v-c warns. Simon Baker reports

Likeability, not competence, is the key to women assuming top posts. Sarah Cunnane reports

Conference speakers analyse, attack and back world rankings, John Morgan reports

Advent of variable fees would exacerbate the rise, academic warns. John Morgan reports

Critics warn of impact on UK research as managers struggle with overseas quotas. John Morgan reports

Graduate demands judgment over degree class; not in court, says university. Paul Jump reports

USS reforms on consultation agenda, but UCU aims to build opposition online. John Morgan reports