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Minister yet to be convinced by measure as Labour attacks coalition cuts. Simon Baker reports

Honing writing skills can unlock academic voices or expose sexual stereotypes, writes Matthew Reisz

Axeing of palaeography post to be followed by creation of new role in 2012. John Morgan writes

A teaching institution is thinking big in the suburbs of Birmingham. John Morgan reports

Academics' interaction is key to quality, but funding need not be limited to elites. Paul Jump reports

Canadian higher education quality may suffer from lack of academic candidates, writes Sarah Cunnane

Conference debates how best to help early career researchers to thrive. Paul Jump reports

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The graduate job market is tougher than ever, with a new report suggesting that 69 graduates will compete for every position this year.

Craig Mahoney says he'll do things 'differently and better' to prove HEA's value, Rebecca Attwood hears

Pressure on universities will 'fracture' the tertiary landscape. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong

Study exposes scholars' confusion over key academic concern. Hannah Fearn reports

Hefce director tells conference a 'positive story' as consensus grows in REF pilot. Paul Jump reports

Move from print to e-journals costs Oxford ?400,000 in penalties. Nicholas Chan reports

US-born Rose Bruford boss tells Sarah Cunnane that v-cs should be obliged to hit fundraising goals

'Lack of time' and student loans firm's woes force Willetts to drop Tory plans. Simon Baker writes

Compared with global peers, UK academics are most negative about work. Paul Jump reports

Sector must make its own fortunes as state aid falls, academic leader says. Simon Baker writes

A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology

WASHINGTON ¨C The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for