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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. ̽»¨ÊÓƵ staff report

Analysis spots collegial links between reviewers and top-ranked institutions. Zoe Corbyn writes

R&D boss thinks the grandiose pretensions of the ¡®University of Middle Wallop¡¯ are putting off international firms and damaging the country¡¯s reputation. Hannah Fearn reports

Peers lament the passing of Lord Dearing, leader of the review that led to tuition fees. John Gill reports

The Russell Group's new head has the strength and nous to take it through tough times, John Gill says

Fairer or fouler? Views vary on a proposed update to long-established code, writes Melanie Newman

Specific improvement plans needed for badly performing universities as working-class participation rises just two percentage points in four years. Melanie Newman reports

DIUS to allow governing bodies with fewer staff and student members. Melanie Newman reports

Million+ calls Hefce curbs on research degree programme funding 'perverse'. Zo? Corbyn reports

Staff and unions shocked as the number of jobs at risk jumps by 70 per cent, writes Rebecca Attwood

Serendipity, pedagogy and engineering are offered a chance to shine in new Awards categories

Call for expansion would waste cash and mislead students, top institutions say. John Gill reports

The man who helped shape the modern higher education landscape has passed away. John Gill reports

Institution acts after students complain when affairs with staff sour, Melanie Newman writes

Sense About Science pamphlet failed to list contributors' links with industry. Zo? Corbyn reports

Reading's School of Health and Social Care under threat as sector cuts costs, writes Melanie Newman

Coventry, Napier and Uclan say they have no ties with private business institute. John Gill reports

Mental-health services study abandoned after a 14-month bureaucratic nightmare. John Gill reports

Neil Turok, who left Cambridge for Canada, tells John Gill what ails British science and universities

COPE tells scientists to go to 'higher authority' over lack of credit in journal paper. Zo? Corbyn reports

Controversy after university parts ways with a questioner of climate change. John Gill reports

Study says financial pressure may erode sector's reputation for quality. Rebecca Attwood reports

Field will suffer most from STFC's proposed changes to support for doctoral students, Zo? Corbyn hears

As university user groups report to the minister, John Chisholm calls for more competition and more industry involvement. Hannah Fearn reports

Institutions could go ¡®bankrupt¡¯ and STEM subjects falter as politicians put off debate, Zo? Corbyn hears

Research stars at teaching-led universities may be headhunted by the elite, writes Zo? Corbyn

A PhD student at Strathclyde is studying Bedouin lore to develop new drugs. Olga Wojtas reports

More constructive contact is needed between key groups, survey suggests. Melanie Newman reports

Overhauling curriculums and assessment calls for 'engaged partnerships'. Rebecca Attwood writes