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Outrage as minister claims retention rate is linked to pedagogic standards. Rebecca Attwood reports

Decline in language skills could end UK historians' European pre-eminence. Matthew Reisz writes

Sensitive data on performance may be made openly available to colleagues. Melanie Newman reports

Fears grow that higher education is now seen as an arm of industry. Rebecca Attwood reports

Lord Mandelson will be representing universities in the Cabinet as the Government prepares to launch its review of top-up fees - but amid speculation that he is now Gordon Brown's deputy in all but name, higher education may not be his first priority.

The winners of the inaugural Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards have been announced

ECU¡¯s Dandridge to replace Warwick

Report says men, not women, are now the more disadvantaged in higher education. Melanie Newman reports

Lord Mandelson takes on new combined business and higher education role. Rebecca Attwood reports

Hesa performance indicators offer ¡®mixed messages¡¯ on retention, minister claims, as critics censure the Government¡¯s access record. Rebecca Attwood reports

Scholars object to limits placed on their freedom to supervise external PhDs. Melanie Newman reports

Broadsheets in broad agreement on Oxbridge excellence again this year, writes Rebecca Attwood

Union disputes number affected and claims that university breached rules. Melanie Newman reports

Support campaign kicks off as science writer insists he will continue fighting suit over remarks about chiropractic treatments. Zo? Corbyn reports

Increasing demand for university places is not being met. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong

Sociologist says publishers are halting low-price publications of scholarly works. Zoe Corbyn writes

Watchdog to meet managers to discuss claims at level of 'informal inquiry'. Hannah Fearn reports

Academics complain of 'bullying' tactics in battles over teaching quality. Melanie Newman writes

Expert on 18th-century German thinker to counsel Melbourne's leader. Hannah Fearn reports

A "new wave" of universities is emerging that is redefining higher education and consigning the old axis of elite and non-elite to history.

Media-savvy explorers outflank academic members of Royal Geographical Society. Zoe Corbyn reports

Financial crisis offers chance to present Christian principles in education, Rebecca Attwood hears

UCU head criticised for starting vote without backing keeps quiet at congress. Melanie Newman writes