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West London development will provide facilities for research, translation and commercialisation, explains Sir Keith O’Nions, Imperial president

Whoever wins the next election, uncapped enrolments and a big student loan book must be addressed, say observers

Artistic practice can certainly be research - but the present model in UK universities is confused and lacks intellectual rigour, argues Nicholas Till

A disastrous open-access policy lashes the promise of the digital age to an outmoded buggy of a model, laments Martin McQuillan

Comparisons drawn between access plans and scrapped outreach scheme. Jack Grove reports

Sir Mark Walport looks back at a highly successful decade in charge

‘Draconian’ numbers cap could snuff out sector, coalition warned

Add grade point averages to honours classification for a better snapshot of student achievement, says John Raftery

Universities plan cost-sharing groups once VAT exemption rules are clarified. By Jack Grove

Migration and the lessons of history inform a cinema with universal appeal, Ewa Mazierska argues

University of Birmingham professor appointed post-Higgs boson ‘spokesperson’. By Paul Jump

English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It’s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual

Academics at post-1992 universities are less happy about levels of management control than staff at older institutions, a study has found.

Collection established of personal accounts of Women’s Liberation Movement activists. Elizabeth Gibney reports

University of Manouba hosts conference as dean Habib Kazdaghli faces trial said to ‘lack merit’. Matthew Reisz reports

London Met’s Steve Jefferys says he did nothing wrong in employing Jawad Botmeh

Tories may ban overseas students from using NHS

Death of Hugo Chavez unlikely to lead to changes within Venezuela’s ‘isolationist’ university system, says expert

Longer embargo periods of up to 24 months for green open access will only apply when universities’ annual block grants for “gold” article fees have run out, Research Councils UK has confirmed.

Government loans may not be the answer, Hefce director argues. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Private university’s new course awaits General Medical Council approval as critics decry projected £144,000 price

Confused political rhetoric on student visas threatens one of the UK’s greatest global assets, says Martin Davidson

Analysis of information on staff and students can help to improve recruitment and retention

Ann Gallagher asks how the higher education sector should respond to the challenge set out by the Francis report into NHS failings

Editor John Summers tells Matthew Reisz how his political convictions will be reflected in its no-holds barred approach

State cuts lead sector to impose ‘arbitrary’ student targets. Phil Baty reports from New Orleans

Not only do medieval travellers’ tales provide students with a compelling account of history rooted in personal experience, they also promote cross-cultural understanding in the present day, argues David Mould

EUA advises greater coordination for ‘confused’ system

Gove’s former top civil servant criticise coalition’s ‘naive’ emphasis on Russell Group

Institutional review approves academic standards but says ‘lack of clarity’ in marketing claims could be ‘misleading’

The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector

But registrar insists management is on the right track

A series of high-profile research scandals within social psychology have led to unjustified attacks on the whole academic discipline. Wolfgang Stroebe and Miles Hewstone declare that the majority must not suffer for a tiny minority’s misconduct

‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era

Report identifies ideal environments for UK. Jack Grove reports

NUS finds ‘illegal’ pay conditions in some universities. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Campaign fights West of England proposal to scrap courses. Elizabeth Gibney reports

Institutions need not subject international students to biometric attendance monitoring, agency reveals

But it continues with court case seeking to overturn home secretary’s decision to revoke Highly Trusted Sponsor status last year

Emirate’s flagship aims to integrate partners in postgraduate programmes as part of ‘2030’ plan

They say ‘lessons have been learned’ after Research Councils UK is condemned for lack of dialogue

Research gains in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea are not necessarily in their strongest suits, finds Thomson Reuters

The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.

The University of Gloucestershire has agreed to validate a range of pre-degree courses for international students as part of a new tie-up with private firm INTO University Partnerships.

Joanna Lewis asks whether appointing ‘a decent enough upper-class numpty’ as chancellor is the best her alma mater can do

Humanities must embrace interdisciplinarity and reclaim their key role in our fractured world, says Michael Worton

Regulator to review range of options for institutions falling short on quality measures

New UK-validated for-profit college to sell itself on sun, sea and low fees

John Holmwood warns that firms with closed-door government access will turn state-funded public assets into private profit

Higher education is not compulsory, and in an environment of rising costs and scepticism on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers are becoming increasingly vocal about the other options. Jon Marcus reports

University partnerships with broadcasters in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Oxfordshire allows those on journalism courses to hone skills