Postgrad teacher training places boosted in Scotland Funding to increase teacher training places at Scottish universities by more than 8 per cent has been announced by the Holyrood government By Chris Havergal 2 January
New Year Honours 2015: Marina Warner and Nigel Thrift among those recognised Award-winning writer and scholar Marina Warner and Warwick vice-chancellor Nigel Thrift are among those recognised in the New Year Honours By Chris Havergal 30 December
State and private school university approaches compared State schools need to move beyond a “narrow focus” on exams in order to help increase aspirations for pupils to attend university By Matthew Reisz 30 December
REF 2014 results prompt business schools to make funding call The Association of Business Schools has called on the government and funding councils to reverse the decline in funding for management research By Matthew Reisz 29 December
A-level students increasingly missing predicted mark Growing numbers of A-level students are failing to achieve their predicted grades, posing a challenge for university admission tutors By Chris Havergal 26 December
£50m postgrad funding dished out to universities Disabled students and those from disadvantaged groups are to benefit from £50 million of support to continue their studies at postgraduate level. By Holly Else 24 December
Willetts attacks May plan on overseas students David Willetts has criticised “mean-spirited” plans by his Tory colleague Theresa May to put further restrictions on overseas students By John Morgan 23 December
May plans on international students would be ‘damaging’ Theresa May is reported to be drawing up plans to send all overseas students back home once they finish their courses. By John Morgan 22 December
Research funders must club together to address grand challenges Paper from Science Europe says not enough done at EU level for fundamental interdisciplinary research By Holly Else 21 December
Undergraduate teaching cost put at less than £8k Teaching postgraduates costs £11,300 on average while the figure for undergraduates is £7,700, according to a study for England’s funding council. By John Morgan 20 December
HE in FE report finds room for improvement Nearly one in three English further education colleges offering higher education that were reviewed last year have been told to make improvements By Chris Havergal 19 December
REF 2014: winners and losers in 'intensity' ranking Alternative ranking of REF results maps university performance against the proportion of eligible staff submitted. By Paul Jump 19 December
Ucas report suggests fall in entrance grades at selective universities The proportion of university applicants entering the most selective institutions with the highest grades has continued to fall, a new report says By Chris Havergal 19 December
REF year saw more on teaching-only contracts More academics were employed on teaching-only contracts around the time of the research excellence framework deadline, new figures show By Jack Grove 18 December
Oxbridge graduates start on £8K more than post-92 alumni Graduates of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge start on salaries that are £7,600, or 42 per cent, higher than those from post-92 institutions By Chris Havergal 18 December
REF 2014: Is London now dominant? The results of the research excellence framework have triggered claims that London universities are challenging the longstanding dominance of Oxbridge By Chris Havergal 18 December
REF 2014: live reaction All the reaction to the research excellence framework as we get it By Chris Parr 18 December
REF results reopen funding debate Rising quality leads to questions about future QR formula By Holly Else 18 December
REF 2014: Scotland and Wales claim success Devolved countries claim proportion of 3* and 4* submissions above average By Chris Havergal 18 December
QAA inquiry says London campuses not ripe for visa fraud An inquiry has appeared to dismiss claims that student visa abuse is taking place at London branch campuses By Jack Grove 17 December
Science and Innovation Strategy launched by government Treasury also announces review of research councils to ensure ‘maximum impact’ from investment By John Morgan 17 December
Finance is barrier to postgraduate study, Hefce study confirms Worries about funding do deter final-year undergraduates from progressing to postgraduate study, according a new analysis By Holly Else 17 December
King’s London rebrand plan sparks uproar Students and alumni of King’s College London have reacted with horror after the university announced it will change its name to “King’s London”. By Jack Grove 16 December
Quarter of academics believe REF will lead to redundancies University staff reveal their concerns ahead of research excellence framework By Chris Parr 16 December
New code for university governing councils published A new code for UK university governing bodies aims to be a “bulwark against over-regulation”, as governance tensions rise in the sector By John Morgan 16 December
Margaret Hodge tears into government over private colleges Chair of PAC tells civil servant he is ‘failing’ to account for public money and says situation is ‘nothing short of a scandal’ By John Morgan 15 December
Penn university president Amy Gutmann joins ‘die-in’ By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 15 December
Impact of higher fees on HE laid out in UUK report The impact of the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees at English universities is detailed in a new report By Chris Havergal 15 December
UCL launches website on animal research A London university has created a website to give the public information about its research on animals By Holly Else 14 December
Cherie Blair made visiting professor at St Mary’s Cherie Blair has been appointed a visiting professor of law at a Catholic university By Jack Grove 13 December
Science Europe warns over research funding The budget of the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme should be ring fenced, an association of research funders has said. By Holly Else 13 December
Cable calls for increase in science spending Business secretary Vince Cable has called for an increase in funding for science in a speech at the Royal Academy of Engineering By Holly Else 12 December
Private providers asked for urgent figures on widening participation Private providers have been asked to help prepare the government for a key hearing on private higher education just days before it happens By John Morgan 12 December
Manchester Met appoints Malcolm Press as next v-c Manchester Metropolitan University has appointed a new vice-chancellor – at the second time of asking By John Morgan 12 December
Welsh government considers response to England postgrad loans The Welsh government has said it will “look at all the options” before deciding whether to follow England’s lead in introducing postgraduate loans By Chris Havergal 11 December
THE journalists honoured in CIPR Education Journalism Awards 2014 Times Higher Education reporters have won plaudits for their agenda-setting journalism at a national awards ceremony By Times Higher Education Staff 11 December
BBC World Service director Peter Horrocks to be next OU v-c The next vice-chancellor of The Open University will be Peter Horrocks, currently the director of the BBC’s World Service. By Chris Havergal 11 December
Half of schools ‘had no medicine applicants’ Half of schools in Britain did not provide a single applicant to medicine over a three-year period, a new study shows By Jack Grove 10 December
Universities risk only ‘social elite’ having key knowledge Emeritus professor warns over growth of higher education courses that veer towards the ‘mundane’ By Chris Havergal 10 December
Nerc prepares ground to make major research centres charities A research council is laying the groundwork that would enable it to give two of its research centres charitable status By Holly Else 10 December
Graduate salary premium ‘narrowing’, BIS report suggests University graduates earn an average of £9,000 more per year than non-graduates but the gap is narrowing, official statistics show By Chris Havergal 9 December
Martin Hall to step down as University of Salford v-c Martin Hall is to retire as Salford vice-chancellor, with his deputy taking over line management duties from today By John Morgan 9 December
Universities share £200m STEM funding More than 70 universities and colleges will share £200 million to boost teaching facilities in science, technology, engineering and maths By Holly Else 8 December
Global Employability University Ranking 2014 results Top 100 universities for employability revealed By Chris Parr 8 December
UCU calls for better advice on university for young people Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance By Times Higher Education Staff 8 December
Student charters should be ‘brought to life’, says report Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience By Chris Parr 6 December
Einstein goes digital as material about his life is placed online Extensive material about the first 44 years of Albert Einstein’s life has been made available online for the first time By Matthew Reisz 5 December
Soas research assistant claims bias in visa decision A research assistant has claimed that his university declined to sponsor his visa to remain in the country because of his political activism. By Holly Else 5 December
Postgraduate borrowers ‘would face 50 per cent tax’ George Osborne’s postgraduate loans plan would mean borrowers having upwards of 50 per cent of their salary deducted when they repay. By John Morgan 4 December
Police use CS spray to tackle Warwick student protest Police drew a taser and used CS spray at a student protest at the University of Warwick, on a day of demonstrations across higher education. By John Morgan 4 December
‘Crick of the North’ confirmed for Manchester But centre for advanced materials will still have “satellites” in Oxbridge and London as well as Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield By Paul Jump 3 December
Postgraduate loans welcomed, but what about mature students? Loans of up to £10,000 to be available for master’s students under the age of 30 By John Morgan 3 December
Imperial College professor Stefan Grimm ‘was given grant income target’ Emails with manager reveal details of review placed on academic found dead in September By Chris Parr 3 December
Postgraduate loans of £10K announced by George Osborne The chancellor has announced that the government will introduce a postgraduate loans system offering £10,000 to young students By John Morgan 3 December
Fees and cuts campaign embarks on fresh ‘day of action’ Student activists are taking part in what they describe as “a day of action for free education while the government delivers another round of cuts” By John Morgan 3 December
Ebola tackled in new FutureLearn Moocs Two massive open online courses that aim to educate people about the rapid spread of Ebola have been launched by UK universities By Chris Parr 2 December
Two universities to benefit from East London development The government has awarded more than £140 million to develop a new Education and Cultural Quarter in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park By Holly Else 2 December
Nature publisher allows research paper sharing The publisher of science journal Nature has launched a new initiative that will let subscribers share research papers for free By Holly Else 2 December
Private provider dropout rates and loan access laid bare by NAO Dropout rates at nine alternative higher education providers were higher than 20 per cent in 2012-13, the National Audit Office has revealed By Paul Jump 2 December