Lectures don’t work, but we keep using them Can a demonstrably ineffective pedagogic form still be put to good use? By Graham Gibbs 21 November
Uclan ‘exposure’ as Thai campus is dropped University accounts will show write-down of £3.2 million By John Morgan 21 November
Cherry-pick submissions or risk picking up REF tab Greater selectivity over future research excellence framework submissions urged under tougher funding regime By Paul Jump 21 November
Australia sets sights on rebuilding overseas student market Government speeds visas and extends post-study work opportunities By Paul Jump 21 November
Academics face the cybercreeps alone Study by scholar who was harassed online finds that academics are vulnerable By Chris Parr 21 November
Odds and quads - 21 November 2013 Images of pineapples can be found all over Wolfson College, Cambridge By Matthew Reisz 21 November
Open University to shut ‘outstanding’ PGCE course Institution follows Bath and offers another worrying lesson for teacher training By John Elmes 21 November
Finch Group defends open-access evidence base Review rejects MPs’ criticisms of gaps in its data By Paul Jump 21 November
Feud for thought over Israel chair Geoffrey Alderman offers to supervise critic’s doctorate By David Matthews 21 November
Gender breakdown by subject area The gender make-up of the student population in different subject areas has been highlighted in a Department for Education report By Holly Else 21 November
Oxford pro v-c 'interested' in truly variable fees Sally Mapstone throws her weight behind calls to move beyond £9,000 fees cap By John Morgan 21 November
Liam Byrne to look at bringing FE and HE ‘closer together’ New shadow wants ‘much stronger paths’ between sectors, conference hears By David Matthews 20 November
Private provider student spending trebles, says BIS David Willetts has confirmed that public spending on students at private providers trebled this year. By John Morgan 19 November
Russell Group graduate employment data released For the first time the Office for National Statistics has broken down its data on graduates by whether or not they went to a Russell Group university. By David Matthews 19 November
World University Rankings video contest winner announced A clear winner emerges following a vote by the Times Higher Education editorial team By Phil Baty 19 November
University funding review announced in Wales Welsh education minister says time to ‘take stock’ of Cardiff policy By David Matthews 18 November
Students bare their teeth over contact time Students’ unhappiness with the number of contact hours they get at university has been detailed in a new report By Jack Grove 18 November
Academics challenge ‘apocalyptic’ predictions for future of libraries ‘Resurrecting the Book’ conference hears support for printed word By Matthew Reisz 18 November
Open access body needed ‘to coordinate implementation’ A formal body should be set up to coordinate efforts to implement open access, the Finch Group has recommended. By Paul Jump 18 November
New video aims to dispel ‘myths’ on visas Film shows how Indian students successfully navigated the process By David Matthews 18 November
University museums' ‘important role’ highlighted Report pays tribute to museums big and small By Matthew Reisz 17 November
Pearson audit to ‘challenge’ universities on learning outcomes Firm will detail effectiveness of its courses by auditing products By Chris Parr 16 November
Cambridge ‘spying’ film causes alarm A students’ union has expressed its anger after a police officer was apparently caught on camera trying to recruit an activist to spy on students By Holly Else 15 November
Malcolm Gillies to retire as London Met v-c The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has announced he is to retire next year. By David Matthews 15 November
Greens plan protests over loan book sale The Green Party is organising protests across the country against plans to sell off the student loan book. By David Matthews 15 November
World's 18 best cities for higher education 2014 If we were to choose an official global university capital, which cities would be in the running? The following 18 would certainly be in with a shout 15 November
ULU president Michael Chessum arrested The battle over plans to close the University of London Union has seen its president, Michael Chessum, arrested. By John Morgan 14 November
Michael Ignatieff wins votes for honesty Losing on the political stage has prompted public intellectual to change how he teaches By Matthew Reisz 14 November
School Direct raises competitive tensions Academics taken aback by consequences of coalition policy By John Elmes 14 November
Postgraduate funding dogged by dearth of bank loan applications The number of postgraduates applying for career development loans fell by 43 per cent between 2011-12 and 2012-13 By Holly Else 14 November
Outreach efforts are too insular, says access chief Initiatives must reach out to wider audience with success stories and ‘risk-taking’, according to Graeme Atherton By Jack Grove 14 November
Research grant success rates, 2013 Research councils show value of restraint By Paul Jump 14 November
Q‑Step Centres won’t cover statistical gaps, expert says Effort to improve quantitative skills in social sciences must go farther, John MacInnes says By Holly Else 14 November
No one’s seeing red over Teqsa’s quality checks, says commissioner Australia’s universities don’t consider data burden for ‘traffic light’ reports to be excessive, forum hears By Jack Grove 14 November
Was 1994 Group’s demise triggered by relaunch delays? Scrapped mission group was close to high-profile rebrand By John Morgan 14 November
US still sets pace despite its state flagships falling behind Private universities will keep US system ahead of Asia for decades yet, conference hears By John Morgan 14 November
UCL leads grant income table London research giant attributes success to interdisciplinary approach By Paul Jump 14 November
Apprenticeships aimed at private students only Some firms want only the ‘people their sons and daughters go to school with’ By David Matthews 14 November
LSE urged to act over Peking critic’s expulsion UCU protests over sacking of free speech champion By David Matthews 14 November
Universities urged to spread word about staff and student threats Victim of harassment calls for changes in light of jail term for Queen’s academic By Paul Jump 14 November
Sketchy information: illustration as a tool of understanding Symposium considers drawing’s role in refining and communicating knowledge, from geology to surgery to unicorns By Matthew Reisz 14 November
Universities must not repeat music’s costly online errors Feargal Sharkey tells GuildHE conference of hits, myths and the cost of ‘free’ in the Mooc era By Chris Parr 14 November
Indonesia struggles to bridge its skills gap Vocational courses are the latest focus of government investment By David Matthews 14 November
Vince Cable slams ‘qualification inflation’ in ‘standard’ professions Vince Cable has criticised the “qualification inflation” that means entrants to “very standard” professions such as nursing require a degree. By John Morgan 13 November
Open University to end PGCE The Open University is to withdraw its postgraduate teacher training programme after its January and March 2014 intakes. By John Elmes 13 November
Access gap ‘not completely explained by grades’ At least a quarter of the “access gap” for “top” universities in three countries cannot be explained by academic achievement, a new report says By John Morgan 13 November
Minister attacks universities over visa comments The immigration minister has accused universities of creating “a self-fulfilling prophecy for bad news” on student visas By John Morgan 12 November
Newcastle warns staff over working to contract A second university has threatened academics with a loss of pay over working to rule, Times Higher Education has discovered. By David Matthews 12 November
Universities dominate 'big gifts' list in US and UK Major philanthropists are more generous to higher education in the US and UK than they are in other regions, according to a new report. By David Matthews 12 November
University staff to strike again Unions representing higher education staff have announced a second nationwide strike for 3 December. By David Matthews 12 November
Academic freedom ‘doesn’t really exist’ “Right-on” lecturers and student campaigns cited as among the reasons, Commons event hears By Matthew Reisz 12 November
Scottish independence will threaten research, BIS claims Scotland risks losing its thriving research base if it becomes independent, analysis by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has claimed By Holly Else 11 November
