Twin policies risk a rebirth of dual system, warn sector figures Universities face having to navigate two quality frameworks as Jo Johnson makes teaching excellence framework a priority amid Hefce reforms By Jack Grove 2 July
Oxbridge to be stripped of special funding feeding the tutorial system Oxford and Cambridge will lose institution-specific funding from Hefce as cash is diverted to small specialist providers By Jack Grove 2 July
US universities slow to respond to prospective international students US and Canada ranked below four other regions for communicating effectively with prospective international students By Ellie Bothwell 1 July
Les Ebdon: Offa reappointment 'a clear vote of confidence' Former University of Bedfordshire vice-chancellor to continue in widening participation post By Chris Havergal 1 July
Jo Johnson unveils teaching REF plans But minister appears to drop reference to teaching excellence framework carrying 'financial' incentives By John Morgan 1 July
TEF will tackle grade inflation, says Johnson Universities minister raises concerns about increasing number of students receiving top grades By John Morgan 1 July
UUK calls for tuition fees to rise Board of main v-c body says inflation has eroded value of 2012 settlement By 51³Ô¹Ï Staff 1 July
Tougher visa rules blamed for pathway provider recruitment slump Navitas says enrolment down by 13 per cent in second semester of 2015 By Chris Havergal 1 July
Teach all computing students about cybersecurity, universities told Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands By Chris Havergal 30 June
Female success rate dips to 10 per cent in latest ERC grant round Women made only 13 per cent of applications to flagship scheme for senior research leaders, council points out By Paul Jump 30 June
Johnson fails to rule out rises in fees or loan repayments Minister avoids direct answers to Labour questions By John Morgan 30 June
Quality assurance burden £1 billion, says study Cost rises to £1.1 billion with FE and alternative providers added By Jack Grove 30 June
Students 'sell body and gamble to make ends meet' Maintenance loan leaves average student £265 out of pocket each month, survey suggests By Chris Havergal 30 June
Universities call for nurse education funding reform Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education' By Holly Else 30 June
US international postgraduate applications up for 10th year running Increase led by rise of applications from India and growing popularity of STEM subjects By Ellie Bothwell 30 June
Warwick names Croft as vice-chancellor Current provost to replace Sir Nigel Thrift By John Morgan 29 June
Jo Johnson commits to Teaching Excellence Framework Excellent teaching ‘key priority’ for government By John Morgan 29 June
Quality assurance to face overhaul New system to ‘put student needs at the centre’ By Jack Grove 29 June
Baroness Amos to lead Soas The former Cabinet minister and diplomat will be the first black woman to lead a UK university By Jack Grove 29 June
Women scientists selected for career advancement scheme SUSTAIN programme includes year-long training programme By Jack Grove 28 June
Remove barriers to open science, says head of EU policy unit Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society By Matthew Reisz 28 June
Researchers go potty for pee at Glastonbury Scholars invite attendees to urinate in special toilet to harness their pee power By John Elmes 27 June
Aberdeen strike action called off Compulsory redundancies ruled out until November By Chris Havergal 26 June
Heythrop College to end in 'current form' and leave University of London Future of the 400-year-old Catholic college is uncertain after decision to leave federal university in 2018 By Jack Grove 26 June
University of Brighton names new v-c Imperial College London vice-provost Debra Humphris has been appointed as the new head of the South Coast institution. By Jack Grove 25 June
Obama 'scraps' college rating plan US administration instead pledges to provide more data to students, researchers and institutions By Ellie Bothwell 25 June
Sharp rise in applicants with vocational qualifications Number of BTECs held by prospective university students on the up By Jack Grove 25 June
King's College takes 'positive action' to close gender pay gap Plans come after THE analysis revealed 18.2 per cent pay difference By Jack Grove 25 June
Graduate employment and salaries up, but gender pay gap remains Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study reveals outcomes for 2014 graduates By Chris Havergal 25 June
News in brief – 25 June 2015 UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere By THE reporters 25 June
Students must fit in or be fixed, warns scholar Roehampton professor urges universities to examine policies and practices that are making difference invisible By Chris Havergal 25 June
Warwick leads Russell Group in use of atypical contracts More than half of staff at university that tried to launch TeachHigher are employed on such deals By Holly Else 25 June
Campus close-up: ‘Authoritative voice’ set to project on the world stage UCL-led centre aims to clarify complexity – and dispel a few myths, too By John Morgan 25 June
Chasing big bang for bucks might be poor use of cash It might be wiser for research funders to make more smaller grants than to pursue policy of giving out fewer but larger awards By Paul Jump 25 June
Dismissal was unfair, but academic sparked it himself Refusal by John Allen to obey instruction from manager at Queen Mary University of London led to his sacking, tribunal rules By Paul Jump 25 June
Scottish governance bill emphasises ‘accountability’ Universities raise concerns over ‘lessening autonomy’ as government sets out requirements for higher education governing bodies By John Morgan 25 June
British Academy: quality of UK’s quantitative skills ‘languishing’ Report says students in countries such as the US and Germany have an advantage because their curricula develop more statistical fluency By Chris Havergal 25 June
Overseas students considered hardest workers, survey finds Respondents to Hepi poll were generally positive about the contribution of international undergraduates and lecturers to UK universities By Jack Grove 25 June
I felt quasi-parental responsibility for students during Occupy, says v-c The University of Hong Kong’s Peter Mathieson tells John Morgan about the Occupy protests, political pressure and being an outsider By John Morgan 25 June
Academics from BME backgrounds squeezed out at the top A graph shows acutely how the representation of black and minority ethnic scholars drops away with the increasing seniority of academic posts By Holly Else 25 June
Management masterminds More than 1,000 people from across higher education packed into the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last week for the 51³Ô¹Ï Leadership and Management Awards 2015 By THE reporters 25 June
Publish and flourish: PhD students turn journal editors A South West doctoral training centre’s student-run open access title is providing hands-on experience By Holly Else 25 June
Grant winners - 25 June 2015 A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash By THE reporters 25 June
The week in higher education - 25 June 2015 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press By THE reporters 25 June
Polytechnic-type proposals alarm post-92 group Possibility of body to grant higher vocational awarding power suggested in BIS consultation paper By John Morgan 25 June
Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal By Holly Else 25 June
Curtain to rise on Fidel the Musical Southampton scholar seeks collaborators for her project on the former Cuban leader By Matthew Reisz 25 June
More than half of academics count students as ‘friends’ on Facebook Survey finds that 46.6 per cent of academics shared family photos and information such as their favourite films or books By Chris Havergal 25 June
Without warning: the truth about deadline aches and pains Study of 2,000 university students finds procrastination raises risk for engaging in academic misconduct By Jack Grove 25 June
Nobel laureate to lead Australian university Prize-winning physicist appointed as vice-chancellor of ANU By Jack Grove 24 June
Popularity of HE a threat to FE colleges, says report Funding crisis could spell the end for colleges, claims Alison Wolf study By THE reporters 24 June
Welsh government sets out ‘radical’ plans to transform teacher training Proposals follow recommendations in independent report By John Elmes 24 June
Student Loans Company pursues undergraduate ‘beyond the grave’ Human error blamed for issue of statement detailing £12K debt By Chris Havergal 24 June
Teacher training recruitment uncapped for universities Government announces changes to how places will be allocated By John Elmes 23 June
English and art students ‘most likely to express passion’ in Ucas applications Analysis by admissions service finds medicine and accountancy students emphasise career aspirations By Chris Havergal 23 June
Terrorists ‘targeting universities and scholars’ says report Hundreds of incidents highlighted by international network By Matthew Reisz 23 June
MPs concerned by decline of part-time study, survey finds Open University vice-chancellor calls on government to arrest drop in enrolment By Chris Havergal 23 June
