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Freedom from government interference is crucial to building world-class universities, an international gathering has heard. Phil Baty reports from Shanghai

1994 Group chief warns that the sector must dance to the music of ¡®value for money¡¯ whether Labour or the Conservatives lead. Melanie Newman reports

Government cracks down after distinguished scientist¡¯s remarks about cannabis. Zo? Corbyn reports

Times Higher Education signs deal with Thomson Reuters

Pairing poor-performing colleges with higher education institutions is not improving provision significantly. John Morgan reports

Universities warned to be more responsive or face the consequences. Hannah Fearn reports

Pressures could lead to four-tier system, Liverpool Hope scholar predicts. Melanie Newman writes

Push for 3 million students by 2012 as Commission aims to bolster programme. Phil Baty reports

Warwick considers including general education modules in curriculum. Hannah Fearn reports

Consultant says v-c role should be split to meet the recession's challenges. Hannah Fearn reports

Fear of disrupting process is thought to lie at the root of the objection, writes Rebecca Attwood

Conference hears that scholarly narcissism is leading disciplines to ruin. Matthew Reisz writes

HEA survey and student forum find supervision to be a sore point. Rebecca Attwood reports

Academics give short shrift to call to concentrate funding on Russell Group elite. Zoe Corbyn reports

Union says up to 700 posts may go in effort to save ?35m a year. Melanie Newman writes

Advertising Standards Authority upbraids department for misleading claims that qualifications are accepted by all universities

What¡¯s it all about? The winner of the 91ÇÑ×Ó Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award has distilled ten facts of university life to share

India and China top list of potential partners as universities race to expand, report says

Report argues that move would increase sector¡¯s reservoir of private funds. Melanie Newman reports

Ex-Kingston lecturer faces six months¡¯ jail if found guilty. Melanie Newman reports

Senior managers drive international strategies to equip institutions for global future, writes Phil Baty

Desire to protect status and student contact fuels resistance to e-learning. Rebecca Attwood writes

Union taken to task for not reprimanding scholars who fail to perform. Melanie Newman reports

Awards reveal excellence in all areas of sector and payoffs far beyond campus, writes Hannah Fearn

Minister and shadows tangle in Commons debate on higher education. Melanie Newman writes

Russell Group head says 25-30 institutions should receive 90 per cent of funding. Zo? Corbyn reports

Academics might party in Second Life, but they can't agree on attire, writes Rebecca Attwood

Steve Smith says blind pursuit of cash could harm institutions' independence. Melanie Newman writes

Petition asks funding councils to scrap proposals to assess impact in REF. Melanie Newman reports

Conference tries to end domination of issue by non-specialist UK academics. Matthew Reisz reports

Academic authors to debate the pros and cons of creative writing courses. Hannah Fearn reports

Scholars advised to unite to win vital support from institutions and Government. Melanie Newman reports

Lord Mandelson announces incentives to encourage rapid responses to ¡®fill niche gaps in the skills base¡¯. Phil Baty reports

Student newspaper quotes students complaining of ¡®deficiencies in basic facilities¡¯

Study shows that the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening

Courses on beneficent outlaw flourish in hard times

Teesside rewarded with top prize in 2009 sector awards