OU staff express anger over centre closure Open letter over plan to shut East Grinstead regional centre and review others By Chris Parr 19 June
International student stabbed to death in Essex A woman stabbed to death in Essex has been identified as a Saudi Arabian student who was taking an English language course at the county鈥檚 university. By Chris Parr 19 June
Cameron adviser calls for courses to be ranked using earnings data An adviser to David Cameron has urged the government to rank universities鈥 courses based on their employment rates and graduate earnings. By John Morgan 19 June
Tuition fees subsidise research in 鈥榰nfunded鈥 social sciences Dame Judith Rees, former LSE interim director, warns of problems as students鈥 awareness of value increases By Holly Else 19 June
Taylor & Francis apologises after 鈥榗ensorship鈥 debate Journal鈥檚 editors withdraw threat to resign after publisher apologises for obstructing report critical of industry practices By Paul Jump 19 June
Cheating common, say Brazil鈥檚 students Report points to prevalence of plagiarism and low awareness of academic integrity and referencing conventions By Jack Grove 19 June
Asia University Rankings 2014 results Japan is still the number one nation but the balance of power is shifting as Beijing increases research funding By John Morgan 19 June
Campus close-up: Coventry University 鈥楥aptain Cyborg鈥 Kevin Warwick on how a new research focus and 200 extra staff can help the institution rise up the rankings By Paul Jump 19 June
The competing bids for Obama鈥檚 presidential library Jon Marcus reports on the Chicago institutions battling it out for the Barack Obama presidential library and museum By Jon Marcus 19 June
Tips for detecting and beating plagiarism Lecturer Ann Rogerson on the telltale signs of the ghostwriter鈥檚 presence. Plus the latest higher education appointments By Jack Grove 19 June
Engage Competition winners feature zombies and sensory delights Cardiff University鈥檚 CAER Heritage Project announced as overall winner for engagement with the public By Matthew Reisz 19 June
R&D investment fails to reach Europe 2020 targets The UK and other European countries are underinvesting in research and development, according to a report from the European Commission By Holly Else 19 June
Suspension of BITE鈥檚 visa licence 鈥榦nly temporary鈥 James MacAskill, principal of the private college, says suspension is down to a 鈥榤isunderstanding鈥 by the 糖心Vlog Office By David Matthews 19 June
Private colleges investigated amid fears of fraud SLC discusses whether students are genuine and attending classes despite confusion over who should investigate By John Morgan 19 June
Warburg Institute: library saved from Nazis awaits its fate Collection could be broken up in legal action over 1944 deed of trust By Jack Grove 19 June
Subsidies and uncapped fees 鈥榤ost rational鈥 way to finance universities Vice-chancellor claims that removing the cap on fees and subsidising poorer students would work but is a 鈥榯oxic issue politically鈥 By Chris Parr 19 June
FutureLearn 鈥榙elighted鈥 at response to first Moocs User data for initial online offerings show that 13% of those who sign up finish their courses By Chris Parr 19 June
University of Warwick gags critic of 'authoritarian' sector Suspended professor prevented from speaking at conference By David Matthews 19 June
鈥楥ut 50% of universities and bar undergraduates from Oxbridge鈥 Sir Roderick Floud, former UUK president, criticises duplication and waste in 鈥榤uddled non-system鈥 By Paul Jump 19 June
US scholar sounds alarm on self-censorship over China ties Fears that Beijing鈥檚 鈥榬ed zone of forbidden knowledge鈥 is spreading in the wake of partnerships By David Matthews 19 June
THE Leadership and Management Awards 2014 winners announced The University of East Anglia scooped the top prize last night at the 糖心Vlog Leadership and Management Awards 2014 By Jack Grove 18 June
Students call for divestment in fossil fuel firms A group of students has delivered a petition to Universities UK calling for the sector to stop investing in fossil fuels. By Holly Else 17 June
Scottish universities launch their own overseas campaign Scottish universities have created a new body to promote themselves to the rest of the world separately from institutions in the rest of the UK By David Matthews 17 June
Former Scottish university principals warn against independence 鈥楤rightest and best future鈥 for HE in Scotland 鈥榠s to remain in the UK鈥, they say By David Matthews 16 June
Willetts threatens legal action over private provider student payments Government admits 拢8 million paid out to students who had not proved residency By John Morgan 16 June
Sunderland agrees to waive year-abroad fees The University of Sunderland has joined a growing list of institutions who have decided to waive fees for language students on a study year abroad By Matthew Reisz 15 June
Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours: two Sir Davids among HE knighthoods The vice-chancellors of the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham have been knighted in the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours By Jack Grove 13 June
Students 鈥榬elying on payday loans鈥 to make ends meet Tens of thousands of undergraduates are relying on payday loans or doorstop lending to fund their studies, a new survey suggests. By David Matthews 12 June
National Teaching Fellows announced UK鈥檚 only professor in education for deaf children among those winning fellowships By Jack Grove 12 June
Pre-election policy debate may be on mute Panel speakers fear v-cs鈥 silence presages a lack of pre-election policy debate By David Matthews 12 June
Match-funding threat to doctoral training Universities UK warns that new funding models may create 鈥榮ignificant financial risk鈥 for institutions By Holly Else 12 June
Late shift proposed to beat squeeze on teaching space Exeter staff bristle at proposed change to teaching timetable to include 9pm finish By Jack Grove 12 June
Tips for finishing your PhD thesis on time Scholar Si芒n Lindsay鈥檚 research on doctoral completion has yielded valuable insights and practical advice By John Elmes 12 June
International institutions unite to bolster liberal arts 16-member Global Academy of Liberal Arts aims to help reassert value of non-STEM study By Holly Else 12 June
Welsh all-for-one model to save sinking peers ditched 鈥楧raconian鈥 idea to pool universities鈥 financial resources to rescue failing institutions abandoned By David Matthews 12 June
Classics example: any answers for modern languages鈥 decline? Seminar on strategies to tackle parlous state of discipline in UK told to note recent recovery of Classics By Matthew Reisz 12 June
City鈥檚 credit-free study appeals to part-timers Offering courses without credit afforded City University London more flexibility By Jack Grove 12 June
QAA warning over UK international branch campus definition Standards watchdog calls on universities to beware misleading students about overseas facilities By Jack Grove 12 June
The scholars who put 鈥榰seless鈥 study to work Tales of activism and optimism and an eminent scholar鈥檚 defence of the humanities aired at Living With the Cuts conference By Matthew Reisz 12 June
Sharing is a way of life for millions on Academia.edu The head of the online academic social network discusses open goals and communal joys By Chris Parr 12 June
Open access publisher brings scholarship to developing world New mobile app helps a Cambridge press offer free digital monographs even to those without computers By David Matthews 12 June
Spain鈥檚 student grants: better late than never? Federal minister blames Catalonia for payment delays in reformed student-aid system By Isabel L贸pez Ruiz 12 June
With Oxford, innovation is not a聽walk in the park Peter Dobson, former leader of Begbroke Science Park, lays out frustrations with university By Holly Else 12 June
All in the name of research Thrill-seekers or pioneers? Scholars operating close to legal boundaries attract both labels By David Matthews 12 June
Campus close-up: London South Bank University Vice-chancellor to split institution鈥檚 four faculties into seven in drive to boost intake and forge new links with industry By Jack Grove 12 June
Are research output measures more worthy than critical review? Citation in high-impact journals valued more than scholarly assessment By Paul Jump 12 June
Complaints to the OIA fall for the first time Better university grievance processes may be behind the drop in adjudicator鈥檚 caseload By Jack Grove 12 June
Controlled explosion after 鈥榮uspicious items鈥 found at Newcastle University Police have carried out a controlled explosion after finding 鈥渟uspicious items鈥 in a Newcastle University building. By David Matthews 11 June
Business schools 鈥榥ot first port of call鈥 for managerial recruits Just 17 per cent of employers recruit directly from business schools when hiring first-time managers, a new survey has revealed By David Matthews 10 June
Francis Crick Institute comes under MPs鈥 microscope A cross-party group of MPs is keeping a 鈥渃lose eye鈥 on the development of the multi-million pound Francis Crick Institute By Holly Else 10 June
20 new ideas from UK universities that will change the world A 鈥渕agic carpet鈥 that protects the elderly from falls and clothing that detects cancer risk among ground-breaking higher education research projects By Chris Parr 9 June
