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Lord Sainsbury of Turville, the businessman and former science minister, has been nominated by the University of Cambridge to succeed the Duke of Edinburgh as chancellor after the royal stands down at the end of June.

A number of universities fear that up to a third of overseas postgraduate students may fail to take up their places this autumn due to changes to visa rules, it has been claimed.

UCU to ballot over 'seriously disruptive action' as employers get their way. John Morgan reports

Journals are rightly seen as the "marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry", according to the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.

MPs find council out of touch with researchers, with science suffering as a result, writes Paul Jump

Post-election focus will be on management and funding gap with England. Hannah Fearn reports

A vice-chancellor is considering legal action against the UK Border Agency over the damage she said her university has suffered because of its "disproportionate" action.

Stuck in the 'valley of death'? There's always a place at Silicon Valley. Matthew Reisz reports

The role of academics as expert witnesses has come under scrutiny after an Australian politician called for a professor to be sacked over his role in a high-profile murder trial.

Diana Garrisi looks at issues troubling lecturers in the Share project's latest batch of daily diaries

Council backs School of Pharmacy's union with UCL despite 'vociferous' opposition, writes Simon Baker

The linear écraseur chain - developed in Paris in 1850 for amputating limbs and tumours, and for castration - works by the gradual tightening of the chain loop, crushing tissue without causing bleeding.

One Planet course to introduce students to 'big issues' of resource depletion. Hannah Fearn writes

Official says UKBA is investigating reduced-price places for foreign students. Sarah Cunnane reports

Hundreds of academics, writers and other campaigners from across the world have signed a "manifesto" calling on the coalition government and UK universities to reverse policies that they say are leading to the commercialisation of higher education.

Besides costs, applicants are swayed by a surprising range of factors, poll finds. Sarah Cunnane reports

Women told to be more assertive when scaling the barriers of sexism, writes Matthew Reisz

Academics claim that big corporate giver is allowed to vet professors, reports John Morgan

A newly released study suggests that the huge increase in Chinese research output is starting to be matched by a similar rise in the quality of its basic science.

'Knee-jerk' reactions to minister's musings endanger sector, v-cs claim. Simon Baker writes

The UK’s £2.4 billion overseas student market could yet take a hit from government visa restrictions, according to a private firm that provides foundation courses.

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Unions warn that complex contracts with private firms will lead to job losses, writes John Morgan

Inquiry told of rise in referees' 'counter-productive' demands for extra alterations. Paul Jump reports

Report finds that a focus on content does not address students' needs. Matthew Reisz writes

Crisis has taught one v-c to prize civic engagement above academic reputation, Hannah Fearn hears

Students object to 'heavy-handed' security guards brought in to quell protest, writes John Morgan

As MBA graduate career prospects recover, the student profile is shifting. Matthew Reisz reports

Paul Jump reports on a new way to spot strong and weak centres for research performance

This basket decorated with seals was made of baleen, rushes and walrus ivory by Alaskan Inuit in the early 20th century.

Humanities' value is not calculable in media buzz and 'impact', forum hears. Matthew Reisz reports

Novel Scandinavian strategy to tackle cheating is 'no soft option'. Sarah Cunnane reports

Surpluses must be invested in vocational subjects to ward off for-profits, study says. Simon Baker writes

The alternative to A level is being underestimated, school heads claim. Simon Baker reports

The academic board of the London School of Economics has voted to set tuition fees at £8,000 in 2012.

Glasgow Caledonian University has had its licence to sponsor foreign students reinstated by the UK Border Agency after a three-week investigation.

Political ideology, scientific arrogance and the media’s search for a good story are hindering attempts to explain scientific findings, an academic claims. Matthew Reisz reports

By Dan Berrett, for

A high-profile public information campaign will be launched today to persuade young people to apply to university for 2012-13 entry despite the trebling of the tuition fee cap.