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Universities must diversify income streams in an era of austerity, EUA warns. Hannah Fearn reports

US dominates revamped . John Morgan reports

Phil Baty looks at the rankings winners and losers and explains how weightings have affected results

What would Cardinal Newman make of 'impact' and the REF? John Morgan investigates

The British public believes the government should preserve funding for universities despite its efforts to slash the nation’s budget deficit, according to a national opinion poll.

By Scott Jaschik, for

The government is ignoring the “lessons of history” by planning huge cuts to the higher education budget, the leader of the UK’s main lecturers’ union will warn today.

A think-tank has called for an overhaul of university careers services

A cap on hiring full-time staff is now taking its toll on institutions and students. Sarah Cunnane writes

Charges for university tuition should be increased to sustain investment in higher education and could be announced by next summer, David Willetts said today.

Share project looks to Mass Observation surveys for inspiration. Rebecca Attwood reports

A quarter of UK universities offer round-the-clock opening for flexible study. Matthew Reisz reports

Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty

'Tipping point' reached as job security all but collapses for US scholars. Sarah Cunnane writes

OECD figures offer unsettling news - even before the coalition swings the axe. Simon Baker writes

US scholars respond to UK exam howlers with some egregious examples of their own. John Gill reports

Science journal moves to tackle 'exponential' rise in authors' supplemental material. Paul Jump writes

Scholar's vision of academy's future takes aim at 'archaic' inequalities. Rebecca Attwood writes

Pedagogy should focus on principles first and technology second. Sarah Cunnane reports

US-style mixed courses give bachelor's boys and girls a head start in research. Cat Davies reports

Philanthropic Arabs want to support global higher education. Hannah Fearn reports

The government will ensure that research funding is “rationed” according to excellence, end public support for “mediocrity” and emphasise commercialisation, Vince Cable has announced.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty