Queen鈥檚 University Belfast鈥檚 鈥榁ision鈥� draws UCU alarm Union warns of negative consequences of 鈥榬adical鈥� budgetary oversight and professorial pay reforms sent to Senate By David Matthews 5 June
UK R&D investment: value for money, but too little money? New UCL professor Graeme Reid, formerly BIS鈥� head of research funding, points to public support for science investment By Matthew Reisz 5 June
Strike ballot at King鈥檚 College London over proposed job cuts Up to 120 positions to be lost across three health schools By Holly Else 5 June
Don't wait until students graduate, fundraisers told Emulate US institutions鈥� efforts to 鈥榮hape lifelong donors鈥� while they are still undergraduates, Case report says By David Matthews 5 June
Campus close-up: University Campus Suffolk UCS is finalising plans to become a fully fledged university By Chris Parr 5 June
Asia: Does university R&D really create economic growth? Unesco report suggests that institutions鈥� research 鈥榙oes not yield large financial payoffs鈥� By David Matthews 5 June
Resignations threat over Taylor & Francis 鈥榗ensorship鈥� Editorial board of journal could quit after debate on publishing suffers delay By Paul Jump 5 June
Academic freedom is being constricted, scholar says Matthew Reisz talks to Sunaina Maira, editor of The Imperial University: Academic Repression and Scholarly Dissent By Matthew Reisz 5 June
Spotting good teaching is not a guessing game It is possible to measure the quality of university teaching in a useful way, argues Graham Gibbs By Graham Gibbs 5 June
Chile offers warm welcome to overseas students Learn Chile project launched to attract students from abroad By Holly Else 5 June
London Met 'plague' email was only 'banter' No victimisation, tribunal rules, in Unison official鈥檚 case against the university By John Morgan 5 June
NUS to hold day of action on disability cuts The National Union of Students is to hold a national day of action on June 6 against plans to cut support for students with disabilities By Jack Grove 4 June
Willetts welcomes increase in student complaints FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities By Isabel L贸pez Ruiz 3 June
Oxford academics call for fossil fuel divestment Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies. By Isabel L贸pez Ruiz 2 June
Tales from the Crypt: LSE guerrilla lecture lives again Lord Giddens joins nine students and a fox in teaching experiment By Matthew Reisz 1 June
Race equality plan signs up universities Thirty universities have joined the national trial of a new race equality initiative. By Holly Else 31 May
Independent Scotland would 'attract international students' An independent Scotland would reintroduce post-study work visas and ease restrictions on overseas students, the Scottish National Party has pledged By Stephen Maughan 30 May
Fast-track investigation of for-profit colleges, urges Liam Byrne Call from Labour shadow universities minister follows series of revelations By John Morgan 30 May
A-level reforms graded 'F' by students NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove鈥檚 proposals By Jack Grove 29 May
Unions chide Edinburgh Napier over zero-hours job adverts Criticism follows latest vacancies for controversial contracts By Chris Parr 29 May
SLC investigates for-profits鈥� funds Inquiry into 24 private institutions is triggered by 鈥榩otential irregularities鈥� By John Morgan 29 May
RAB charge debate will 鈥榩erplex鈥� future generations, says Willetts Minister predicts that in 2050 no one will understand today鈥檚 anxiety over 鈥榮trange figures鈥� By John Morgan 29 May
鈥楲ack of transparency鈥� in Gloucestershire鈥檚 potential tie-up with INTO Council members absent from vote on venture with for-profit firm By David Matthews 29 May
UCU chief: 鈥榳ithout surgery, I would have died鈥� Sally Hunt praises the NHS as she reveals the reason behind her six months off work By Jack Grove 29 May
Campus close-up: Nottingham Trent University One v-c is pursuing novel alliances and fundraising efforts to keep research at his university鈥檚 core By Paul Jump 29 May
Sexual assault cases force US campuses into a 鈥榙elicate dance鈥� Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues By Jon Marcus 29 May
Knowledge exchange activity worth 拢3 billion Value of contract research on the rise at English universities, according to Hefce report By Holly Else 29 May
UCU considers vote of no confidence for Surrey v-c Lecturers 鈥榓t mercy of students鈥� after introduction of anonymous teaching evaluation method By Jack Grove 29 May
Welsh fret over scope of higher education bill Universities fear 鈥榰nclear鈥� proposed legislation is more far-reaching than Hefcw鈥檚 existing powers By David Matthews 29 May
Big data serves up linguistics insights British Academy event details potential in faster, better routes to statistical analysis By Matthew Reisz 29 May
Tenure track positions for postdocs in Germany Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments By Holly Else 29 May
Employment disputes cost sector 拢19m over four years Settlements and legal fees are high compared with other sectors, says lawyer By Paul Jump 29 May
Oxford to stay with NUS after vote-rigging claims Oxford students are set to stay affiliated to the National Union of Students after vote-rigging allegations over the referendum that broke the link. By Jack Grove 28 May
In pictures: Glasgow School of Art fire Photographs of the interior of the Mackintosh library at the Glasgow School of Art reveal the extent of the damage done by a fire that tore through the building By Stephen Maughan 28 May
MLA mulls five-year completion target in PhD reform Colleen Flaherty reports for from the Modern Language Association conference 2014 By Colleen Flaherty 28 May
SLC rapped over data breach The Student Loans Company has been criticised after sending medical details and even a psychological assessment of applicants to the wrong people By David Matthews 28 May
Student binge drinkers targeted The National Union of Students and the 糖心Vlog Office have launched a scheme tackling student binge drinking, including initiations and pub crawls By Stephen Maughan 28 May
Imperial to create 'Silicon Valley London' with 拢40m gift Imperial College London will build a new biomedical engineering centre on its White City campus thanks to a 拢40 million donation By Holly Else 27 May
India: Modi appoints ex-TV star to higher education brief Former Indian TV star Smriti Irani will be the minister responsible for the nation鈥檚 universities and colleges in Narendra Modi鈥檚 new government By Stephen Maughan 27 May
BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers take to stage Scheme offers young researchers the chance to build media profile By Matthew Reisz 27 May
Call for 15-fold increase in Britons studying in China Government intervention after study suggests lack of language skills costing UK billions By David Matthews 27 May
Technology鈥檚 value to humanities must be made clearer Melissa Terras to call for 鈥榖etter communication鈥� of benefits By Chris Parr 26 May
Cambridge centre for postdocs opens The University of Cambridge has opened a new postdoctoral centre for early career researchers. By Holly Else 25 May
QAA investigating private college at centre of public funds row But also emerges that watchdog passed LSST for educational oversight last September By John Morgan 23 May
Twelve technologies set to revolutionise higher education in Australia...and beyond Report identifies emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary institutions across Australia By Chris Parr 23 May
Glasgow School of Art fire prompts anguish There has been widespread dismay from artists, students and politicians after the listed Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art caught fire By David Matthews 23 May
Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold 鈥榃ider range of options鈥� to be explored by University of London By Matthew Reisz 23 May
IOP launches 鈥榦ffsetting鈥� scheme to cut cost of open access A publisher has launched a pilot with 21 UK universities to reduce their subscription costs in proportion to the amount of open access fees they pay By Paul Jump 23 May
Nottingham apologises after personal data leak The University of Nottingham has had to apologise for accidentally releasing personal data to around 13,000 people. By Matthew Reisz 23 May
鈥楶lace-hacker鈥� prosecution 鈥榓ttack on intellectual freedom鈥� Oxford academic at centre of case says 鈥榗learly punitive investigation鈥� undermined ethnographic research 聽聽 By David Matthews 22 May
Watchdog called in on private college use of student loans The UK鈥檚 public spending watchdog has been asked to investigate possible misuse of public money in the student loans system by for-profit colleges. By John Morgan 22 May
Oxford students鈥� union breaks NUS link The University of Oxford has become the latest higher education institution to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students. By Jack Grove 22 May
UCL and IoE merger on track for December Governing councils give the green light to look at detail of deal By Holly Else 22 May
Saskatchewan president fired after sacked professor row A Canadian university president at the centre of a row about the sacking of a professor who spoke out about planned cuts has been dismissed. By Chris Parr 22 May