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£888m RDS scheme helped modernise human resource management, report finds, but UCU says impact on staff pay was minimal. Hannah Fearn writes

Lord Drayson says new department is too big. Phil Baty reports

Account managers are key to partnerships between academics and business, conference hears. Hannah Fearn reports

Government urged to separate science and technology for scrutiny. Rebecca Attwood reports

Government’s perception of the value of higher education called into question. Rebecca Attwood reports

David Lammy keeps his higher education brief, but ‘student issues’ are now the responsibility of the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs

New BIS head’s first speech focuses on how to turn discoveries into jobs. Zoe Corbyn reports

Lord Mandelson will be representing universities in the Cabinet as the Government prepares to launch its review of top-up fees - but amid speculation that he is now Gordon Brown's deputy in all but name, higher education may not be his first priority.

Executives look at 'cost-saving opportunities' as cuts hit other institutions, writes Melanie Newman

Internal investigation found that Manchester was misled over criminal past. Melanie Newman reports

US faculty veterans are willing to go to court to claim the 'emeritus' honorific. Jon Marcus reports

Report argues that 'people's trust' would be fairer and raise more cash. Rebecca Attwood writes

Outrage as minister claims retention rate is linked to pedagogic standards. Rebecca Attwood reports

Decline in language skills could end UK historians' European pre-eminence. Matthew Reisz writes

Sensitive data on performance may be made openly available to colleagues. Melanie Newman reports

Fears grow that higher education is now seen as an arm of industry. Rebecca Attwood reports

The winners of the inaugural Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards have been announced

ECU’s Dandridge to replace Warwick

Report says men, not women, are now the more disadvantaged in higher education. Melanie Newman reports

Lord Mandelson takes on new combined business and higher education role. Rebecca Attwood reports

Hesa performance indicators offer ‘mixed messages’ on retention, minister claims, as critics censure the Government’s access record. Rebecca Attwood reports

UCU head criticised for starting vote without backing keeps quiet at congress. Melanie Newman writes

Scholars object to limits placed on their freedom to supervise external PhDs. Melanie Newman reports