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Manchester Met says whistle-blowers' comments are 'an insult to the university', writes John Gill

'Apparently ideological' condition on government funds sparks outrage in Canada, writes John Gill

Snub to Edinburgh, Imperial and Oxford is a blow to bid for ?1 billion spin-off fund, writes Hannah Fearn

Political honours have co-opted the sector's leaders, a constitutional expert tells Rebecca Attwood

UK scholars placate bureaucrats with the right phrases, book claims. Melanie Newman reports

The Government and universities must come clean about the A* A-level grade before the whole examination standard is undermined, writes Geoff Lucas

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ rejects call to ignore new grade in the short term. Rebecca Attwood reports

Hefce board member says science subjects were held to higher standards, writes Zo? Corbyn

QAA defends its reputation as select committee openly doubts its influence, writes Rebecca Attwood

Government's 50 per cent participation target criticised as 'simplistic'. Melanie Newman reports

Industry figures cite a lack of joined-up thinking and inflated research claims. Hannah Fearn reports

Departments without 'world-leading' work face closure, says memo. Melanie Newman reports

Trinity College lecturers are vindicated in a battle against 'managerial intrusion'. John Gill reports

Birmingham Conservatoire academic denies links to 'extreme groups'. Melanie Newman writes

Undergraduate faced overseas fees for masters until rector's intervention. Rebecca Attwood reports

To the RAE victors, the spoils, but institutions that saw their funding slashed last week in the allocations for 2009-10 are counting the costs. Times Higher Education staff report

UK university in talks as emirate looks to leapfrog established systems. John Gill reports from Doha

The gentle touch is best when policing the masses, a UK academic has found. Melanie Newman reports

Amount for elite staff cut by ?6,000, Times Higher Education analysis shows. Zo? Corbyn reports

Critics say ORT does not make its lack of academic connection clear, writes Melanie Newman

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 Zo? Corbyn

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. Zo? 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