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Revolutions raise expectations of higher education overhaul in region, global conference hears. David Matthews reports from Qatar

Institutions tout for validation business among colleges hit by withdrawal, writes David Matthews

Envoys' visit to UK signals internationalisation's importance to Asian giant. John Morgan reports

Israeli school books' view of Arabs is dangerously biased, an educator says. Matthew Reisz reports

Sociologist author in a small pond celebrates the overlooked heroes. Matthew Reisz writes

Any attempt to legislate to make it easier for private companies to take over universities could be challenged by one of the government's own watchdogs, it has emerged.

The vice-chancellor of an Australian university is to step down along with his deputy over ¡°irregularities¡± that helped a close relative to secure a place at the institution.

The Astronomer Royal has called for a system of scientific research funding which puts far less stress on ¡°improving efficiency in the ¡®office management¡¯ sense¡± and sets out to ¡°maximize the chance of landmark achievements¡±.

Universities that do not demonstrate ¡°extensive school involvement¡± in their initial teacher training provision may cease to be able to offer such courses.

Thousands of students are due to march through London on 9 November in a ¡°day of action¡± coordinated by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts.

Higher education¡¯s IT body has announced a new head as it looks to respond to severe cuts in central funding.

A total of 27 universities and colleges have applied to lower their tuition fees in 2012-13 so they can compete for some of the 20,000 cut-price places being created by the government.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Graduate unemployment has fallen for the first time since the start of the recession, according to a report published today.

A report into allegations that Saif Gaddafi's London School of Economics doctoral thesis was plagiarised may never be made public.

A substantial collection of material relating to New Jersey-born rock legend Bruce Springsteen has been acquired by Monmouth University in West Long Branch, US.

The gap between the salaries of workers with postgraduate degrees and those holding only undergraduate degrees has grown significantly, a study has shown.

Old arguments greet Curnock Cook's appeal for new look at admissions overhaul, Simon Baker writes

Early-application data show reduced inter-regional movement of students. David Matthews writes

Applicants for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grants will have to identify the national importance of their research for up to 50 years in the future.

Observers have welcomed the news that women will be permitted to submit one fewer output to the 2014 research excellence framework for each period of pregnancy they have during the census period.

Students pass a motion of no confidence as provost takes on health service role. John Morgan reports

Teaching with the aid of notebook PCs is given a cautious thumbs up by lecturers. Jack Grove writes

Universities wishing to improve the "student experience" have been warned they are placing too much emphasis on satisfaction scores despite their limited usefulness.

France moves away from grandes ¨¦coles model in bid to foster new elite. Jack Grove reports from Paris

French elite protest harsher attitude to foreign graduates' post-study status. Clea Caulcutt writes

State should fund one-off extra recruitment to cope with 'crisis', David Blanchflower tells John Morgan

The head of outreach programmes at the University of Cambridge has said that students at the institution are "appreciably better" than they were 20 years ago.

New humanities head calls for scrutiny of teaching practices ahead of fees rise. Simon Baker reports

Respondents deliver resounding 'no' to proposals floated in HEA consultation. Jack Grove reports

Universities will have to ditch the conservatism that has allowed them to survive in the past and change at a much greater pace if they are to prosper in the future, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has argued.

A campaign has been launched to save the University of East Anglia¡¯s School of Music after an internal review recommended its closure.

More than 450 private colleges have been stopped from recruiting international students after most of them failed to sign up to the Home Office¡¯s new rules for inspection of the sector.

Governments are often right to be sceptical about the over-ambitious claims of social scientists, a leading sociologist has argued.

Lancaster University has announced plans to collaborate with Guangdong University of Foreign Studies to build a new university campus in Guangzhou, China.

An academic involved in the scandal over links between the Gaddafi regime and the London School of Economics is to leave the institution ahead of a report into the affair.

Top researchers in biology have yet another publishing option following the launch of a major open-access journal by the Royal Society.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Funding chiefs in England have told the government they have ¡°concerns¡± about the timetable for implementing a new regulatory framework for higher education, warning the challenge of bringing in some reforms by 2013 should ¡°not be underestimated¡±.

Proposals have been published for the biggest shake-up in university admissions for 50 years.

A businessman and cross-bench peer has criticised government plans to dramatically reduce the number of student visas.

Employers have agreed to hold fresh talks with the University and College Union over the sector¡¯s biggest pension fund, following the start of industrial action.

Two sixth-form students have launched legal action against what they claim is the government¡¯s ¡°unlawful¡± decision to treble the tuition fee cap to ?9,000.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has declined to mothball its controversial shaping capability policy but agreed to work more closely with learned societies on implementing it.

University of Wales declares that reports of its demise are premature. David Matthews reports

Initial Ucas data indicate big drop in applications from those aged 19 and over. Jack Grove writes

Most stained-glass windows feature scenes from the Bible or the lives of saints.

The sector's main pension fund is likely to be judged as having a ?2.9 billion deficit, potentially requiring an injection of funds from universities and damaging the case for the University and College Union's industrial action against changes to the scheme.