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V-c keen to match Loughborough¡¯s sports prowess with broad disciplinary strength.

Whether spurred by lofty research ambition or the prosaic hope that one can live more cheaply than two, universities¡¯ urge to merge can bring cultural as well as organisational challenges, as recent unions show. David Matthews reports

Whether spurred by lofty research ambition or the prosaic hope that one can live more cheaply than two, universities¡¯ urge to merge can bring cultural as well as organisational challenges, as recent unions show. David Matthews reports

One academic¡¯s experience of coalescing institutions was not a positive one, largely owing to a lack of forethought or consideration

Jon Marcus on military veterans trading drills and battlefields for disciplinary fields and fundraising

Remuneration of Russell Group v-cs up as pension allowances approach ceiling. Jack Grove reports

Unions protest over transfer of academic support services to external firm. Jack Grove reports

University efforts to make it easier to remove fixed-term staff anger unions. Jack Grove writes

Third of sector expects staff to hold qualification, FoI request shows. Elizabeth Gibney reports

More than 150 posts to go as London Met is forced to tighten its belt. David Matthews reports

Behind closed doors, elite institutions were highly critical of White Paper reforms, finds John Morgan

Holyrood seeks power over admissions, governance and, via the SFC, courses. David Matthews reports

Access, engagement and rankings too: ex-minister turned v-c sees bright future. John Morgan writes

A second stab at reforming path to dismissal draws UCU counter-attack. Elizabeth Gibney writes