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A former private secretary to Tony Blair is to take over as head of a Catholic university college

The use of crowdfunding to finance research could be used by the government as an excuse to cut public spending, an expert has warned

Spending bill also contains open-access mandate for NIH research

Deputy vice-chancellor steps down from panel after claims of bias

Pelvis fragment ‘could belong to King Alfred’

A vice-chancellor has backed those fighting to save funding for poorer students that is under extra pressure now research money is said to be “safe”

A list of the UK’s 100 leading practising scientists has been published to highlight the many talents of this diverse community

Frank Field points to comparison with pay for those working after apprenticeships

Peers to look at whether damage is being done to universities

The number of non-EU students at UK universities fell by 1 per cent last year, the first such decline ever recorded.

Headhunters Odgers Berndtson ask if academics have the business skills necessary to run a university

A pioneer in the field of bacterial gene regulation who forged the Massachusetts Institute of Technology into a leader in biological research has died

Familiar scenarios may have academics rolling, or reeling, in the aisles

Serious academic players on what they’ve learned from life at the table

Institution investigates commercial options to generate surplus

Dismissed Queen Mary lecturer Fanis Missirlis claims appraisal metrics set at level to deliberately exclude him

Frigid weather fails to dampen enthusiasm at the MLA conference, finds Robert Eaglestone

Early career life scientists have teaching and administrative burden lifted

Hefce launches review of digital publishing in the arts and humanities

A new campus site is taking shape in the ‘learning quarter’ of Birmingham city centre

Tutors focus on penalties but students respond on ethical level, study finds

Boosting skills and access are the aims of a new Portuguese-medium platform

We speak to the vice-chancellor of Newman University and chair of The Cathedrals Group

The late public health specialist Patricia Buffler is alleged to have had conflicts of interest

Physical aspects of a new theatre both add to and detract from a convincingly chilling tale of sororicide, attests Liz Schafer

Suggested changes to ‘common rule’ raise issues on research with human subjects

Work is under way to ensure that big data do not mean big headaches for researchers in the physical sciences

Who got that job? Recording artist takes up chair in interactive design. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has more than £466 million invested in banking giant HSBC, according to data from the pension scheme’s latest financial report

Diana Laurillard explains why a model based on unsupervised learning is not the answer

Student marketing spend trebled as Salford shut low-demand courses

Student Loans Company payments suspended until proof given to support residence claim

Marketing material does not always reveal true picture, research finds

How has 16 years of growth in enrolment affected the fortunes of different disciplines?

Party’s former universities secretary proposes radical policy change for general election manifesto

Coalition government promises to internationalise higher education

Scientists can speak more freely without fear of being sued, explains Síle Lane

Three two-hour strikes aimed at disrupting teaching at UK universities have been announced

The University of East Anglia is to cease offering degree courses at its London campus from September this year, it has been confirmed

UK-based researchers have claimed the lion’s share of the European Research Council’s new consolidator grants, announced today

Student opportunity fund to be slashed in grant letter, says Million+

Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC is to represent students suspended by the University of Sussex over an occupation at the institution

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

It is “hard to see” how an independent Scotland could legally continue to charge students from the rest of the UK tuition fees

The UK’s biggest employers are set to take on more graduates this year, new figures suggest

On average each Russell Group university admits just 64 of the poorest young people per year, as measured by those receiving free school meals

The UK High Commissioner in India has tried to convince Indians to study in Britain amid fears they are being deterred by red tape and exchange rates

The University and College Union has called on the government to force universities to reveal why they award large pay rises to senior staff

At least 19 additional Centres for Doctoral Training will be announced by David Willetts at Imperial College London today.

Mergers and system restructures are increasing across Europe as a result of funding cuts

Studies based on ‘misleading literature’ may have to be revised or retracted, claims Loughborough scientist

Research conduct, reporting and management needs overhaul, says Lancet study

Universities struggle to cover costs of dropouts as government support is cut

Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt

New building to offer shared facilities, broad-spectrum view for booming faculty. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

The universities of Oxford and Cambridge each secured about a 25 per cent rise in grant funding from the Wellcome Trust last year, according to the organisation’s annual report