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Heritage Lottery Fund scheme to support trainee archivists on work and study programme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

A geologist who traded a life of adventure for a highly successful career as a Harvard science journalist has died

Rightward lurches at the polls means migration studies are more essential than ever, says Mette Louise Berg

We speak to the Irish poet who is to take up the post of distinguished professor in English and creative writing at Lancaster University

A biopic fails to make sense or cinema of her princess life: Grace Kelly’s own films attest to her greatness as actor and star, says Lucy Bolton

Lawyers achieve goal but Coventry academic still linked to second publication on ‘blacklist’

Higher education committee censured as call to launch tougher actions against employers is passed at UCU congress

Packages vary widely with 10 universities offering new fathers only two weeks’ statutory pay

Mining memories on the anniversary of the South Wales Miners’ Library

For-profit firms eye tie-ups with regional institutions ‘desperate’ to boost international intake

Unesco report suggests that institutions’ research ‘does not yield large financial payoffs’

The amount of time that students spend in class and studying alone each week on average has increased over the past eight years

It is possible to measure the quality of university teaching in a useful way, argues Graham Gibbs

UCU congress approves plan to send information-gathering group but cost and safety concerns are raised

No victimisation, tribunal rules, in Unison official’s case against the university

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

FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities

Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

Lord Giddens joins nine students and a fox in teaching experiment

Thirty universities have joined the national trial of a new race equality initiative.

An independent Scotland would reintroduce post-study work visas and ease restrictions on overseas students, the Scottish National Party has pledged

Call from Labour shadow universities minister follows series of revelations

NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove’s proposals

Scholars who share their knowledge in creative ways need not fear being upstaged by Moocs or TED talkers, says John Gilbey

Inquiry into 24 private institutions is triggered by ‘potential irregularities’

Sally Hunt praises the NHS as she reveals the reason behind her six months off work

Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues

Study uncovers out-of-date policies

British Academy event details potential in faster, better routes to statistical analysis

A leading figure in the open access movement has died

Why are undergraduates still kept at arm’s length from the world of research? asks Stuart Hampton-Reeves

Minister predicts that in 2050 no one will understand today’s anxiety over ‘strange figures’

Criticism follows latest vacancies for controversial contracts

Council members absent from vote on venture with for-profit firm

We speak to the writer of The Eagle Has Landed and the recipient of an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of London International Programmes

One v-c is pursuing novel alliances and fundraising efforts to keep research at his university’s core

Lecturers ‘at mercy of students’ after introduction of anonymous teaching evaluation method

Wales does quite well from its small research base, but it can do better, says Peter Halligan

Settlements and legal fees are high compared with other sectors, says lawyer

Value of contract research on the rise at English universities, according to Hefce report

Tim Birkhead offers hosts a 10-step guide on how not to behave

Universities fear ‘unclear’ proposed legislation is more far-reaching than Hefcw’s existing powers

The capital’s lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges

Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Craig Brandist on the parallels between Stalin’s Russia and the operation of today’s universities

Birds have been portrayed in myriad ways over the centuries. Victoria de Rijke admires a selection of some of the best

Oxford students are set to stay affiliated to the National Union of Students after vote-rigging allegations over the referendum that broke the link.

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

Colleen Flaherty reports for InsideHigherEd from the Modern Language Association conference 2014

The Student Loans Company has been criticised after sending medical details and even a psychological assessment of applicants to the wrong people

The National Union of Students and the Home Office have launched a scheme tackling student binge drinking, including initiations and pub crawls

Imperial College London will build a new biomedical engineering centre on its White City campus thanks to a £40 million donation

Former Indian TV star Smriti Irani will be the minister responsible for the nation’s universities and colleges in Narendra Modi’s new government

Scheme offers young researchers the chance to build media profile

Government intervention after study suggests lack of language skills costing UK billions