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• Implement peer review or resign, controversial journal’s editor told
  Ultimatum spells end for Medical Hypotheses in its current form. Zoë Corbyn reports
  10 March 2010
• UK risks ‘relegation’ from top scientific nations, warns Royal Society
  The national academy says Britain cannot afford to cut science funding at a time when other nations are increasing their investment. Zoë Corbyn reports
  09 March 2010
• What business wants: fewer graduates, higher fees, more input
  Employers’ association sets out proposals in pre-election manifesto as Lammy defends higher education for its own sake. Hannah Fearn reports
  09 March 2010
• Academic to argue that conviction was unlawful
  Man found guilty of harassing v-c to tell judge that prosecution breached his right to free expression. Melanie Newman reports
  09 March 2010
• No misconduct by professor who used student’s work in paper
  Panel finds no case to answer as student did not own copyright to her dissertation. Melanie Newman writes
  08 March 2010
• STFC funding revamped to protect national facilities
  Responsibility for problems arising from currency fluctuations still unresolved. Zoë Corbyn reports
  06 March 2010
• Cumbria faces £1m cut after ignoring rules on recruitment
  University appeals to Hefce for leniency in grant allocation. Melanie Newman reports
  05 March 2010
• Trojan accreditation: Private partners pose threat in the battle for students
  Universities are being undercut by colleges' low-fee offerings, UUK warns. Melanie Newman reports
  04 March 2010
• Elites may get even more postgrad cash
  Hefce set to reassess research degree programme allocation after Smith review, writes Zoë Corbyn
  04 March 2010
• Short weeks or unpaid leave proposed to reduce wage bill
  Union calls for job protection as Sheffield moots potential cost-cutting moves. John Morgan reports
  04 March 2010
• 'Me' focus skews journal ratings
  Personal bias raises questions over use of lists to judge academic excellence. Hannah Fearn reports
  04 March 2010
• Volte-face in radiologist case
  Sheffield drops disciplinary action over conference submission and opts for review. Zoë Corbyn reports
  04 March 2010
• American dreams inspired by the UK's fabled spires
  Liberal-arts bodies echo Oxbridge's buildings, teaching and traditions. Jon Marcus reports
  04 March 2010
• This is going to hurt: carbon cuts will bring the pain
  Institutions warned to make 'urgent preparations' for energy efficiency scheme. Hannah Fearn reports
  04 March 2010
• King's turns crisis study into business opportunity
  Military historians' war-game technology leads to a business-forecasting spin-off. Hannah Fearn writes
  04 March 2010
• THE World University Rankings
  Times Higher Education's World University Rankings have become something of a benchmark for governments and higher education experts worldwide.
  04 March 2010
• Odds and quads
  The Daläil al-khayrät - known in English as the Guide to Goodness or Proofs of Good Deeds - is a collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad.
  04 March 2010
• Cell collection
  This image may look like a celestial constellation, but in fact it is a collection of cells that would fit in a Petri dish.
  04 March 2010
• From where I sit: boiling point
  While the fatal shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville last month were shocking in themselves, they also must have prompted much pondering among academics about the stressful road to job security.
  04 March 2010
• Overseas briefing
  United States
  04 March 2010