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University looks at “withdrawing permission” for controversial event

By Kaitlin Mulhere, for Inside Higher Ed

The Russell Group’s next chair will be Sir David Greenaway, the University of Nottingham vice-chancellor

A research council is to create a series of skills hubs in a £15 million project to train the next generation of quantum engineers

The British Academy has announced 34 awards for early career researchers under its new scheme

The UK’s main political parties have laid out their plans for science just days before the official general election campaign kicks off

Universities need to build more “genuine partnerships” with employers, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters

Partnership between UCL IoE, Lancaster and Sheffield aims to boost research in the field

Imperial is to undertake a review of how it uses performance metrics for staff after the death of one of its academics

University of Huddersfield chancellor to step down after 12 years

England’s universities risk being “unable to deliver the scale of investment” needed to “remain internationally competitive”.

World University Rankings analysis reveals the biggest climbers under 50 years of age

University of the Arts London, LSE and King’s all involved

Union says branch secretary and wife both deny any involvement in leaking stories

Observer fears that research council funding for postgraduate study may be cut

Informing government policy was the most common kind of impact submitted to the 2014 research excellence framework, a study has found

A researcher who greatly enhanced our understanding of the importance of writing skills within secondary English teaching has died

RCUK review recommends aligning policy with that of UK funding bodies

We speak to the inaugural director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics

Ha-Joon Chang urges fellow economists to learn lessons from science fiction

A whistleblower’s account of how an institution manipulated graduate employment statistics made for sobering reading, but it also drove the Twitterati to drink-related puns

Labour’s Paul Blomfield believes change could happen even if Tories lead government after general election

Martin McQuillan on the critical theorists shaking up Syriza and Podemos

SLC fee payments to private college suspended pending BIS investigation with a QAA report expected in April

REF-based distribution of £1.6bn research pot results in some big changes

More than half of subjects at English universities cost more than the average tuition fee to teach, according to data presented in a report

John Morgan examines the progress of a vision of parity between pedagogy and research

BIS confirms changes as NAO and PAC investigate company for over-payments

Midlands university’s mission to target cold spots for branch campus expansion begins beside the seaside

‘Lower standards’ at some institutions a result of rush to recruit overseas students, says embassy’s cultural attaché

Martyn Harrow channels Winston Churchill over ‘climacteric’ challenge of next spending review

Top academics will be increasingly reluctant to come to the UK, says Hirono, who is being forced to quit Britain despite her permanent post

Demand for places is justifiably high because graduates make it on the big stage

A new paper contends that some academics adopt mildly rebellious views to look more sexually alluring

Tolerance of dishonesty high in system where one in seven cheats in exams

Researchers using student data in learning analytics cannot ignore ethical concerns. Plus the latest higher education appointments

An exhibition of Georgian satirical prints is a timely study of the medium’s enduring power, finds Alexander Massouras

Specialist higher education institution Writtle College has been granted the power to award its own degrees.

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation asks whether funding should be limited to disciplines with strongest ‘scientific and economic case’

New Hesa stats also show proportion of new undergraduates from state school at almost 90%

Headteachers from some of the UK’s top private schools have called on universities to improve pastoral and academic support for first-year students

The University of Central Lancashire has announced that its vice-chancellor, Gerry Kelleher, is standing down for personal reasons

A new network has been launched at a UK university to help develop research partnerships between East and Southeast Asia and Europe

Students have occupied a London art school in protest over cuts to foundation courses.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The post-study work visa should be reinstated in Scotland, a report by a working group set up by the country’s devolved government has found.

A £120 million redevelopment of the London School of Economics has been given the green light by planners.

Lincoln researchers asking staff across the continents to take part

A new “health surcharge” levied on international students from next month is “an election stunt full of loopholes”, a legal expert has claimed.

Universities UK president Sir Christopher Snowden has been appointed the next vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton.

Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan has been unveiled as president elect of the Royal Society, following a ballot of fellows.

Keele University will promote its deputy vice-chancellor, Trevor McMillan, to become its next leader.

Academics complain after ‘technical difficulties’ delay responses and modelling tool

National science photography contest showcases pictures of remarkable projects

University applicants welcome the presence of international students on campus and believe they will improve learning experiences, a survey suggests.

We speak to the L’Oréal-Unesco For Women In Science European Laureate for 2015

Protracted battle to retrieve a computer centre’s seats for the elderly and handicapped at Bremen says much about the bureaucratic mindset

PhD candidates and bloggers offer hard-won advice on self-care