Can a university have a soul? | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

What does it mean to talk about the soul of a university (or a company, or a newspaper)? Is it real? Can it be killed?

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Cambridge University 'may go private' - Telegraph

Cambridge University may be forced to go private amid fears a rise in tuition fees is not enough to allow it to compete with elite institutions in the United States, it was claimed yesterday.

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Lib Dem website hacked with tuition fee message | Education | guardian.co.uk

Hacker diverts Liberal Democrat website to YouTube clip and reminds Nick Clegg to remember his promises

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Times Higher Education - Mega-quango would control funding, access, quality and student issues

Hepi head claims that review panel has been commandeered by the government, reports Rebecca Attwood Four higher education bodies would be merged to form a "super-quango" under Lord Browne's proposals.

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Need a study break to refresh? Maybe not, say Stanford researchers

It could happen to students cramming for exams, people working long hours or just about anyone burning the candle at both ends: Something tells you to take a break. Watch some TV. Have a candy bar.

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Universities to be paid to take poor students

Universities could be paid to take more students from poor backgrounds under a £7 billion Coalition plan to improve social mobility.

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Universities 'face closure over £4.2bn cuts'

A leaked email to vice-chancellors warns that the Comprehensive Spending Review is likely to confirm universities' "worst fears" over funding.

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Lord Browne review: minimum entry grades for university - Telegraph

All students should meet minimum entry standards to get into university, according to a major review published today.

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Lord Browne review: university teaching budgets slashed by 80%

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Lord Browne review: new 'super quango' to regulate universities

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Russell Group: News - 2010 - Russell Group response to the Browne review of university funding

Russell Group response to the Browne review of university funding

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Lord Browne review is 'final nail in coffin of affordable university education'

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Lord Browne review: the key points explained - Telegraph

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Lord Browne review: cost of university tuition will hit £36,000

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Neanderthals had feelings too, say University of York researchers

Pioneering new research by archaeologists at the University of York suggests that Neanderthals belied their primitive reputation and had a deep seated sense of compassion.

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Browne review of higher education funding eagerly awaited | Education | The Guardian

As universities wait for Lord Browne to judge how higher education should be funded, Harriet Swain talks to staff and students at one institution about their hopes and fears

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Times Higher Education - Flawed indicators used to compare the academic market

Efforts to inform student 'customers' reliant on reputation, not quality. Rebecca Attwood reports

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Financial and managerial pressures threatens academic values, says v-c

Fundamental academic values, such as free and open debate, are at risk, a leading UK vice-chancellor said this week.

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Hefce gives out extra places and takes back £20m from teaching funds

The 10,000 extra student places for next year have been allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with newer teaching-focused universities the main beneficiaries.

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Protect universities, urge business chiefs

Business leaders have urged the government to be "cautious" over university funding cuts in a letter to The Daily Telegraph.

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Record number of young people turn to part-time study

A record number of young people are applying to the Open University and other part-time courses because they cannot afford three years of full-time study.

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Students plan nationwide protests against university funding cuts

Students and staff from more than 50 colleges and universities are planning a day of demonstrations against funding cuts in further, higher and adult education.

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University tuition fees don't really discriminate against the poor

Regardless of their background, people who are bright enough to get to university are also bright enough to be able to figure out that a university education is worth it.

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Lecturer sacked over slap to student speaks of 'destroyed career'

College lecturer Steph Crossley, who was sacked by Kirklees College for slapping a student on the thigh to quieten her down during a fire scare, has lost an employment tribunal against her dismissal.

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Cambridge University raises more than £1bn

More students from poor backgrounds will be admitted to Cambridge after the university raised more than £1 billion in a fundraising campaign.

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