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Geoffrey Alderman argues standards watchdog’s decision flies in face of its commitment to openness and transparency

We speak to the distinguished visiting professor of higher education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood

Google Glass, 3D printers and more: our expert evaluates the gadgets

University mulls joint venture with INTO to boost business school

Unite Group and University Alliance envisage future in which university life could be almost exclusively about training for employment

Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move

No consensus among student representatives on segregated audiences for campus events, THE poll suggests

Part-time enrolments at universities in England have been hit hard since the introduction of higher tuition fees, fresh data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency suggest

Palestinian scholars welcome the American Studies Association resolution

An exhibition reveals the impact of refugee scholars on the University of California flagship

How does a tiny institution create such outsized impact?

Comedians and academics aim to make scientific principles exciting and fun

Historian Barbara Taylor’s account of the asylum system is woven into a memoir of breakdown and recovery aided by a ‘safe haven’, analysis and friendship

Employers unaware of how doctorates have broadened to prepare postgraduates for work

Alistair Carmichael hits back at Michael Russell’s claims of xenophobia in Westminster

Has accountability to stakeholders got out of hand? Steven Ward imagines an Orwellian world of over-assessment

The tale of an unsaintly Aids sufferer’s rebellion sidesteps sentimentality and hints at hope, says Duncan Wu

French department head explains what the faculty is looking for. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Expansion, optimism and the virtues of the US liberal-arts model are watchwords for vice-chancellor Paul O’Prey

Independence would also leave Scotland off international ‘top table’ for research

University College London is set to merge with the Institute of Education, University of London, Times Higher Education can reveal.

A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.

University has ‘risked assets’ built up with public money, union claims in report

Overseas student numbers dropping overall in science due to Indian demand

The new chair of the Student Loans Company will be Chris Brodie, chair of council at the University of Sussex and a former investment banker

Academic publishers have launched their scheme to allow free access to research journals at public libraries

Cambridge v-c and former Archbishop among those examining the topic

University scholarships make up quarter of money donated

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a £67 million investment for four science business incubator projects in the Oxford area.

Publishers should encourage adoption of gold open access by reducing individual universities’ subscription charges as they pay more in article fees.

Commissioner tells academics to ‘get cracking’ on proposals

Staffordshire University is to close its Stafford campus and switch courses to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent.

The number of university applicants has grown by 4 per cent, despite a falling population of young people, new figures show

Southampton pro v-c to take over from David Delpy

A private college “supplied misleading information” that led to students wrongly gaining access to public-backed loans, according to the government

Simon Kemp sends students on ISO 14001 module into big firms to audit and learn

Loughborough academic alleges ‘process problem’ with journal’s trust-based system

Who got that job? Lesley Lowes on becoming chair of clinical nursing practice at Cardiff University. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom

Turner Contemporary in Margate allows visually convincing comparisons in the work of two major artists, finds Alexander Massouras

Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education

But law might not be on its side in its effort to prevent docking of full day’s pay, solicitor says

University warns more savings are needed as it admits international recruitment will not recover for years

The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett

Academic research papers remain useful for several years after publication, according to a study of more than 2,800 journal articles

Fees would be a focus in Competition and Markets Authority investigation, sources believe

Research councils may have to ‘rethink’ requirements because of cuts to lower-level courses

Cambridge to put plan to set up new chair to vote after $6 million donation from Avery-Tsui Foundation

Queen’s Hill project cancelled after change in attitude towards overseas university branches

Human rights invoked in guaranteeing female-free seminars

Food, feminism and assumptions about asylum seekers among areas explored in eight AHRC-backed projects

Cost-conscious institution rejects publisher’s ‘big deal’ on more than 1,000 journals

Long hours, job insecurity and need for mentoring noted in global survey of young scientists

Milton and Alex Mermikides’ AHRC-funded work fuses music, dance and medicine

Paul Gibbons says lack of time, money and legal clarity can all affect universities’ responses to FoI Act requests

Innovation in creative disciplines, high student employability and wide participation are strengths, says vice-chancellor Van Gore