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Delegates vote for a summer of discontent over pay and pensions. John Morgan reports

As the new union president takes office, he tells John Morgan about his priorities for the future

Higher education employers have offered staff a £100 pay rise for the 2011-12 academic year.

The general secretary of the University and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union had received "legal threats" for speaking out.

Scholar says data analysis flags up risks of moving toward US-style sector, writes John Morgan

University College London plans to outsource all its cleaning and security services, but a union claims the "potentially illegal" move would harm the institution's lowest-paid staff and the quality of provision.

The chairman of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University has responded to a complaint from a students’ union officer by advising the vice-chancellor to “kill her with information and kindness” – and accidentally copied the email to the union officer concerned.

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

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.