Inspirational founder's legal clinic sets bar for success Award recognises a role model who enables legal students to help others. Melanie Newman writes 22 May
High-risk gambles put match-funding at risk Government cash could be diminished by rush to maximise returns in top band, says Zoe Corbyn 22 May
UCU delegates voice concerns over clampdown on academic freedom Sponsorship, skills focus and speaking out on extremism top agenda, writes Melanie Newman 22 May
Edinburgh banks ?4m in bequests as universities chase new income stream Rising number of institutions have legacy officers to persuade alumni to donate. Olga Wojtas reports 22 May
Blue skies here to stay, Esler says AHRC chief tells angry academic entrepreneurialism is no threat to basic research. Zoe Corbyn reports 22 May
Everyone will still get a chance with us, v-c says Dropouts and cuts won't change Bolton's entrance policy, George Holmes tells Melanie Newman 15 May
Poor data may put teaching cash at risk Sector's 'lack of rigour' in tallying expenditure may undermine future budgets, writes Rebecca Attwood By Rebecca Attwood 15 May
Size matters in overseas success Large pre-1992 institutions on UK mainland make most money abroad, says study. John Gill reports By John Gill 15 May
Funding council speaks up for QR Hefce restates its case for blue-skies cash in a bid to circumvent potential cuts, reports Zoe Corbyn 15 May
Teaching quality under 'grave threat' Manchester v-c blames widening access and long-term underfunding. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 15 May
Students urged to inflate national survey marks to improve job options 'No one will employ you if they think your degree is shit,' says Kingston lecturer. Melanie Newman writes 15 May
Rammell says all can share 'success story' Foundation degrees and college powers are no threat to sector, minister tells Rebecca Attwood By Rebecca Attwood 15 May
UCU fears 'capability' staff policies will form fast track to dismissal Union believes procedures will be used as punitive micromanagement tool, writes Melanie Newman 15 May
Working-class students have the right stuff to succeed Rebecca Attwood reports on a study that puts paid to idea that non-traditional entrants are 'high risk' By Rebecca Attwood 15 May
Don't tell Mum: academic censured for discussing son's course load Answer to a mother's query made 'illicit disclosures' of personal data. Melanie Newman reports 15 May
Scant Welsh rise may deter research stars Funding could fall behind inflation and discourage high-flyers, official says. Chloe Stothart reports 15 May
Schwartz drives radical reforms Former Brunel chief brings 'education for life' to Australia's Macquarie University. John Gill reports By John Gill 15 May
'This is a big job needing to be done very quickly' With physicists desperate to reverse cuts, a lot rides on Bill Wakeham's review. Zoe Corbyn writes 15 May
UCL joins moves to cancel investment in arms trade Holdings in defence firm reviewed as institution eyes future alumni donations, writes Chloe Stothart 8 May
Academics split over teaching contact hours Lancaster and Manchester move to give students more time with tutors, writes Rebecca Attwood By Rebecca Attwood 8 May
Researchers want pan-EU pension Consultation to increase mobility highlights desire for common treatment, reports Chloe Stothart 8 May
Saudi prince donates ?16m to improve Islamic studies Edinburgh and Cambridge universities to set up Muslim research centres. Olga Wojtas reports 8 May
Premier calls for focus on research Indian Prime Minister wants a return to traditional strengths of higher education. John Gill reports By John Gill 8 May
'We shouldn't believe that biofuels are a silver bullet' Julia King, charged with the review of low-carbon cars, talks to John Gill about energy efficiency By John Gill 8 May
REF could leave universities with 'huge' bill, expert warns Australian model shows that institutions bear data-gathering burden. Zoe Corbyn reports 8 May
Universities Scotland chief ready to fight for resources Anton Muscatelli is confident that the case for more funding will win over the Government, says Olga Wojtas 8 May
Log on to share pain of rejection Researcher's tale of grant denial is on YouTube to show reality of life in science, writes Zoe Corbyn 8 May
The rising cost of free information Universities are having to devote more resources to meeting FoI demands, reports John Gill By John Gill 8 May
Hefce backtracks to test post-RAE plans Funding council's 'pilot exercise' goes back on original REF proposals. Zoe Corbyn reports 8 May
Cambridge suffers a blow to its international reputation Partners lost confidence as licensing decision hurt commercial prospects. Melanie Newman reports 8 May
AHRC plans spark mixed response Humanities subject leaders welcome meeting but remain worried about funding, writes Zoe Corbyn 8 May
Grant 'facilitators' boost Oxford's research income Specialist team saves scholars time, widens funder base and doubles applications. John Gill reports By John Gill 1 May
Centre's Saudi gift sparks row University defends embassy's A$100,000 donation to Islamic research unit. John Gill reports By John Gill 1 May
AHRC to rethink project funding Chief executive Philip Esler to advise a refocusing on collaborative research. Zoe Corbyn reports 1 May