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UK students may soon be able to apply to universities in continental Europe through Ucas after the admissions body changed its rules

Students from poor families should pay tuition fees of only £3,000 a year, according to the chair of the Independent Commission on Fees

A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a “tipping point” and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns

A study has found no evidence that higher tuition fees affect student mental health in the long term

By Paul Fain, for Inside Higher Ed

An organisation with more than 200 US university members has formally urged the federal government to ditch plans for a college ratings system

A proposed new “world-class” university for Hereford will focus on engineering and has former Oxford vice-chancellor Sir John Hood as senior adviser

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Official guidance for universities on how to support students with mental health problems has been updated

The University of Warwick is to develop a campus in California, with the goal of growing to 6,000 students by 2031

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which many academics fear will suppress freedom of speech in universities, has received Royal Assent.

The next government should create a new lead regulator, the Council for Higher Education England, and toughen rules for private providers

Glasgow Caledonian to reduce financial and other backing for work that falls outside three ‘societal challenges’

The UK university sector’s digital network is unique in the world. It’s not just cost-efficient for subscribers but priceless, says Martin Hall

George Freeman says public will back government’s ‘brave decision’ to open up healthcare records to medical research

NUS survey reveals extent of the fallout after the Home Office ended visa sponsorship at 65 private colleges

Viral Thakerar dissatisfied with an OIA judgement restricted by university’s destruction of relevant exam documents

FoI request finds that £132m is still outstanding despite a fall in total overpayments

Higher education institutions are redefining the role of museums and galleries as cultural providers, as Ian Wylie reports

Public funding in these subjects would be better spent on teaching, argues David Oldfield

Successful programme ‘jeopardised’ by ministry changes

The employment rate among young people graduating in the UK is higher than that of the US, Australia and Japan, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Cut in support for private study has share prices falling

What has been the impact of £9k fees and what is in store when the cap on student numbers is lifted?

Start-up aims to sidestep big pharmaceutical firms by developing its lab discoveries inside the university’s walls. Plus the latest higher education appointments

UUK letter disparaging policy ‘compromises ability to influence party’s thinking’

Recent films fail to recognise the support women give to famous male artists or scientists, says Mary Evans

Sector challenged to share data on REF costs and come up with less ‘disingenuous’ figure than official estimates

Has the Chinese government’s sophisticated message to its higher education sector come at the cost of clarity? asks Mike Gow

With the recruitment cap lifting, accommodation is a hot issue

A report on university course changes by the consumer watchdog caused a stir this week

Madeleine Atkins says student opportunity funding ‘will go’ unless government can see a ‘return on investment’

One of the leading figures in post-war British management education has died

Malcolm Gillies’ £453K final-year payment may make him last year’s highest paid vice-chancellor

We speak to a geologist whose work on volcanic eruptions has earned him the equivalent of a Nobel prize for the earth sciences

Canadian philosopher Clancy Martin tells John Kaag that the liar and the lover are two sides of the same coin

Academic’s ‘formidable expertise and knowledge’ and ‘unique voice’ remembered

Their lack of protest over reforms means that universities have lost the chance to transform the sector, laments Anthony Kelly

Soas conference discusses building a network of groups fighting for fair pay and conditions for casual teaching staff

CoLab project is putting a new twist on art forms

The UK’s capital is the most searched city by US students looking to study abroad, a new analysis shows

Funding of £3.2 million has been awarded to eight major new Anglo-Israeli research collaborations in regenerative medicine 

UK and US dominate GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities 2014 results

Wikipedia is now an embedded feature of most students’ study and universities must do more to help them to utilise the user-generated encyclopaedia

A future government should avoid pitching ‘complementary’ teaching and research funding against each other if it wants to boost higher education

The battle to protect academic freedom in the government’s counter-terrorism bill appears to be nearing a conclusion after final amendments were agreed

Attempts to shut down debate highlight a worrying trend on UK campuses, writes Yiftah Curiel

Women in higher education in South Asia are not being identified and prepared for leadership roles in universities, a new report suggests

Tributes made to eminent professor of higher education, former Brighton v-c and head of Oxford college

Liz Marr on the role social partnerships can play in extending educational opportunities and giving adult learners a ‘second chance’

A teacher education system based on “ideologies or prejudices” will hinder those wanting to improve standards, a conference has heard

A night-time safety campaign has been launched by Durham University after three students died in the River Wear in the space of 14 months

A London comprehensive is to offer a degree to encourage more students to pursue higher education and a career in teaching

The government has reversed a decision to offer extra teacher training places to schools at the expense of universities

Hefce chief Madeleine Atkins also says counter-terror role for funding council was ‘gift not asked for’

Peers also slam government figure on student terrorists used to persuade Lords of need for new laws

Minister also uses Hefce speech to draw comparisons with Labour over HE funding