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These amulets form part of a collection held at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Michigan's Taubman Health Sciences Library.

Group behind USS overhaul applies for further ?100,000 award. John Morgan reports

A ?5 million-a-year partnership between India and the UK is to help the world's second most populous country in its bid to treble the number of university places to 40 million.

UK risks 'almost exclusively' educating foreign students, arts university chief tells Simon Baker

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has written to vice-chancellors urging them to consider derecognising the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and College Union if it "refuses to address claims of institutional racism".

Conference hears that both competition and collaboration will grow as global trade in higher education booms. Sarah Cunnane reports from Vancouver

Private-sector leader explains why India remains a potent but elusive prize for the West

Universities face an uncertain future in the wake of the earthquake, reports Michael Fitzpatrick

Hertfordshire v-c advises academy not to get distracted by the extras. Sarah Cunnane writes

By Kevin Kiley, for

The backlash against plans for a new ?18,000-a-year college for the humanities intensified when protesters set off a flare during a talk by the institution¡¯s founding master.

Academics at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford have voted through a motion of ¡°no confidence¡± in David Willetts, the universities and science minister.

An influential cross-party committee of MPs has warned that the government could face a funding gap of ¡°several hundred million pounds¡± as a result of its policy on tuition fees and raised the prospect of student places being cut to address the deficit.

A new private university college is to be launched, specialising in the arts and humanities and charging tuition fees of ?18,000 a year.

Universities have been urged to use financial worries as an opportunity to reassess their internationalisation strategies in the spirit of ¡°never letting a good crisis go to waste¡±.

Durham 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ has been urged by a senior official at Cancer Research UK to return funding it received from British American Tobacco.

Hundreds of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sheffield¡¯s lowest-paid workers are on strike today in a dispute over pension cuts, while union officials at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford claim that a multimillion-pound ¡°white elephant¡± development is costing administrative staff their jobs.

Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ has said that it will "take all means to defend itself" over allegations of low standards on an exam after appearing to agree with a student that the test was "very similar" to a practice paper taken a week before.

Academic and musician stresses the need for improvisation and fun. Matthew Reisz reports

Devastating earthquake has not dimmed university spirit, says rector. Diana Garrisi reports

These are among the 800 objects and about 1,200 patterns which, along with tools, photographs and postcards, make up the Knitting Collections and Knitting Reference Library at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton.

Sweeping reforms of French higher education were prompted in part by its performance in world university rankings, the country's higher education minister has suggested.

For-profit 'impairment' causes concern, but firm's chief hails 'shrewd move'. Simon Baker writes

An international group of more than 60 academics has accused a controversial evolutionary psychologist of refusing to engage in scientific dialogue, highlighting long-standing criticism of his work in an attempt to protect their discipline from further attack.

Questions have been raised over how the decision to merge the School of Pharmacy with 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London was reached, as a bitter rift between senior managers and some staff continues to overshadow the move.

Delegates vote for a summer of discontent over pay and pensions. John Morgan reports

A diverse range of motions at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and College Union congress covered worries over student-to-staff ratios, vice-chancellors standing "snout-to-snout in the trough" against their employees, and a bid to annul the general election result.

As the new union president takes office, he tells John Morgan about his priorities for the future

Momentum gathers behind efforts to reduce or ban online access during lectures. Jon Marcus reports

German university investigates allegations of research misconduct. Paul Jump reports

A campaign for a nationwide vote of ¡°no confidence¡± in the government¡¯s higher education reforms has been launched by a group of academics and students at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford.

The former vice-chancellor of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London, Sir Graeme Davies, has taken over as director for fair access after Sir Martin Harris was forced to step down to undergo treatment for cancer.

By Scott Jaschik, for

Research Councils UK and the Higher Education Funding Council for England have agreed to work together to advance the transition to open-access publishing of research.

Higher education employers have offered staff a ?100 pay rise for the 2011-12 academic year.

Scholar 'disrupts hierarchy' and combines theory and practice live on air. Matthew Reisz listens in

Head also reaffirms commitment to institution's 'broad-based' heritage. John Morgan reports

Loss of Housman Room would deal grievous blow to interdisciplinary work. Hannah Fearn reports

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ College London plans to outsource all its cleaning and security services, but a union claims the "potentially illegal" move would harm the institution's lowest-paid staff and the quality of provision.

NUS says students would 'baulk' at automated attendance monitoring. John Morgan reports

But rule designed to reflect diversity has failed in its primary task, Jon Marcus reports

This Tippa model typewriter, silver fountain pen inscribed with the letter J, carved wooden box with record-player needles, brass knuckleduster and pipes made by Allen & Wright were all found in the desk of the English novelist John Fowles (1926-2005), most famous for his 1969 novel The French Lieutenant's Woman.

Danish university implements reforms in bid to join European top table. Hannah Fearn reports

Potential release of SLC information may prove a godsend to the coalition. Simon Baker reports

The general secretary of the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union had received "legal threats" for speaking out.

London Met may miss out on millions as students are turned away. John Morgan reports

Some universities will see their third-stream funding rise by 50 per cent but others will miss out altogether after a decision to press ahead with a formula that concentrates an annual pot of ?150 million on the most "effective performers".

Study advises that governors regularly assess sustainability in the round. Simon Baker writes