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Voluntary redundancy offer may herald further upheaval, says UCU. Melanie Newman reports

Union warns that Assembly must close funding gap with rest of UK, reports Melanie Newman

Findings of papers accepted for RNA Biology have to be added to website, Melanie Newman reports

Reports expose attempts to inflate ratings by selective submission, writes Melanie Newman

Experts warn that metrics must not be at the core of future research assessment. John Gill reports

Staff say that pressures to get more students through quickly are harming standards. Phil Baty reports

In dispatches from the front line, readers weigh in on the problems plaguing PhDs, writes John Gill

Self-styled 'crusaders' find a receptive audience for illegal copies of textbooks. Jon Marcus reports

Olga Wojtas meets an engineering lecturer who has doubled as a volunteer lifeboatman for 20 years

It would be wrong to raise costs when students can't make informed choices, expert tells John Gill

John Gill on the New Year's awards recognising work in leadership, policy, research and industry links

Peer reviewers offer public support to the AHRC's research-sabbatical initiative. John Gill writes

David Willetts wants a debate on the evolutionary role of co-operation. Melanie Newman reports

UUK says mobility requirements can force female scientists to quit careers for family. John Gill writes

Rebecca Attwood hears about student union campaigns that have scored notable successes

Professional body's report is a 'wake-up call' for European business schools, writes Hannah Fearn

2008 RAE results herald a much thinner spread of funds across the sector. Zoe Corbyn reports

Australian plan would see cash follow learners in a bid to boost participation, writes John Gill

Concerns about 'grade inflation' as panels 'put too many people in the 4* box'. Zoe Corbyn reports

What do key players in higher education predict for the coming months? Most find cause for optimism amid the gloom

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Brighton physics department's only representative is delighted by her achievement

A Sheffield professor's fairground past helps her draw crowds to her research, writes Olga Wojtas

Why have some institutions climbed the RAE rankings while others drifted down? Institutions offer explanations for their performance

Controversial call for over-the-counter access to 'cognition enhancers'. Melanie Newman reports

Research-intensive institutions appeal for 'exchange rate funding'. Zoe Corbyn reports

Ray J. Paul, a member of two subpanels in RAE 2008, says funding should be less elitist than it was in 2001 but argues that the use of peer review needs careful consideration if it is to be used in future assessment exercises

When the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Wales, Lampeter chose a photograph of Hollywood director Steven Spielberg to illustrate a course leaflet, it probably did not envisage the brochure ever coming to the director¡¯s attention.

As universities strive to cast their RAE results in the best possible light and the media struggle to grasp the big picture, Nancy Rothwell argues that assessment will always help improve performance

The RAE and its ilk constrain academics, says Donald W. Braben, who invites institutions to emulate a UCL scheme that offers complete freedom to researchers pursuing groundbreaking discoveries

Institutions¡¯ selectivity in submitting staff to research assessment exercise should be taken into account, says 1994 Group member

Average number of cases that exhaust internal complaints process rises, writes Rebecca Attwood