University role ‘crucial’ for languages recovery Universities have a crucial role to play in “a national recovery programme” to improve the level of Britain’s linguistic skills. By Matthew Reisz 14 July
London universities highlight Indian student scholarships London universities have launched a fresh attempt to woo Indian students in the face of a huge drop in the number coming to study in the UK. By David Matthews 12 July
Imperial registrar steps down from animal experiments role Move follows critical report and ‘discussion’ with minister By Paul Jump 10 July
Martin Bean to leave OU and join RMIT Martin Bean is to stand down as vice-chancellor of The Open University at the end of the year. By Chris Parr 10 July
Princess Anne visit to King’s called off owing to strike Princess Anne’s visit to King’s College London has been postponed after a staff walk-out in protest at proposed job cuts. By Jack Grove 10 July
University applications up 4 per cent at final deadline University applications have risen by 4 per cent, according to the admissions body Ucas. By Jack Grove 10 July
US universities ‘failing to investigate sexual assaults’ Survey of institutions by senate subcommittee shows many are failing to meet legal obligations By Chris Parr 10 July
SLC chairman offered to step down over ‘Smith Lawson’ letters But Vince Cable did not accept Christian Brodie’s resignation By David Matthews 8 July
Labour launches ‘technical degrees’ policy The Labour Party will introduce new “technical degrees” if it is elected at next May’s general election. By David Matthews 8 July
Research heavyweights break cover on Scottish independence Sir Paul Nurse, Lord Stern and Sir John Tooke warn that UK-split would damage research effort By Times Higher Education Staff 7 July
Lawyer compares Suarez bite to academic 'outspoken opinion' Blog posting revised after Twitter storm By Chris Parr 7 July
Texas Austin president Bill Powers battles ‘July 4 coup’ By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 7 July
Young academics ‘will be 30 per cent worse off in retirement’ Young academics will be 30 per cent worse off in retirement than their older colleagues, a new study suggests. By George Ryan 6 July
Terence Kealey steps down as Buckingham v-c Terence Kealey has retired from his position as vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, the privately funded institution has announced. By Chris Parr 4 July
New University Enterprise Zones launched The government has announced four new University Enterprise Zones that will be set up across the country. By George Ryan 4 July
University schools ‘told to improve’ A string of universities sponsoring school academies have been told to raise their games in light of poor standards. By Richard Vaughan 4 July
King’s College strike to coincide with royal visit Princess Anne to open new neuroscience building as staff take action over job cuts By Simon Baker 3 July
Graduate employment rates rise again Graduate employment rates have risen for a second successive year, but are still yet to reach pre-recession levels, new figures show. By Jack Grove 3 July
Goldsmiths allows student on v-c pay committee A London university has become the first in the UK to allow a student to sit on the panel that decides vice-chancellors’ pay, a union has said. By George Ryan 3 July
Imperial broke animal welfare rules on ‘unacceptable scale’ Imperial College London broke animal welfare rules “on an unacceptable scale”, creating an “unacceptable risk” of “appreciable” harm to animals. By Paul Jump 3 July
Mark Pegg stepping down as head of Leadership Foundation Mark Pegg is to step down as chief executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education this month, it has been announced. By Simon Baker 3 July
Plymouth v-c Wendy Purcell ‘placed on leave’ The vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has been “placed on leave” by the institution’s board of governors. By John Morgan 2 July
Isaac Newton Medal goes to American physicist The Institute of Physics has announced the winners of its annual awards in the discipline By George Ryan 1 July
Labour should set science budget ‘for full Parliament’ A Labour government should set a science and research budget for the entire Parliament, and give universities a bigger role in driving local growth. By John Morgan 1 July
Prizewinners’ labs ‘least likely to hire women’ Women are greatly underrepresented in the laboratories of the highest-achieving male biology professors in the US, a study has revealed. By Chris Parr 1 July
Hundreds of poorer children missing out on ‘elite’ universities, says commission Milburn blames ‘secondary school maze’ for missing 2,000 By Chris Parr 30 June
Take students out of immigration target, say prospective Tory MPs Eight out of 10 prospective Tory MPs think the government should not target international students in the drive to reduce net migration. By John Morgan 30 June
Academics call for guidelines on use of online learners’ data Delegates at California convention produce framework on use of personal information By Chris Parr 29 June
UK universities' incubator voted best in Europe and second in world A UK university-business incubator has been voted the best in Europe. By Holly Else 28 June
Private college singled out by immigration minister hits back LSBF says many of its students do have the right to work By Chris Parr 27 June
Ruth Farwell to retire as Bucks New v-c Ruth Farwell has announced she is to retire as vice-chancellor of Bucks New University early next year By Simon Baker 26 June
Which? director wants HE ‘to get its house in order’ Richard Lloyd to call for universities to be judged on graduate employment By John Morgan 26 June
King’s staff vote for strike action over job cuts Staff at King’s College London are set to take industrial action over planned redundancies in three health schools By Holly Else 25 June
New students ‘have forgotten bulk of A-level knowledge’ Students have forgotten more than half of what they learned in their A levels by their first week of university, a new study says By Jack Grove 25 June
QAA launches inquiry into London branch campuses Announcement follows immigration minister’s statement on student visa crackdown By John Morgan 24 June
Glyndwr visa licence suspended amid Home Office crackdown Universities of West London and Bedfordshire also told they cannot sponsor new international students By Jack Grove 24 June
Labour launches Green Paper on science policy Labour will use a long-term plan for research funding to help create high-wage jobs, ending “uncertainty” in science policy created by the coalition. By John Morgan 24 June
Universities’ methods are stuck in the past, says Nesta chief Universities are “overshadowed” by research and teaching methods dating back hundreds of years, stifling innovation, a conference has heard. By Chris Parr 24 June
Heriot-Watt v-c to take over at Australian university The principal and vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University has announced he is leaving his post to take the helm of an Australian university. By Jack Grove 22 June
Forecast value of outstanding student loans ‘£330 billion by 2040s’ The value of outstanding student loans owed by graduates will rise to £330 billion in the 2040s By John Morgan 21 June
Welsh ‘hubs’ plan to boost Oxbridge acceptances The “Oxbridge Ambassador for Wales” has recommended partnerships among schools to increase the number of Welsh pupils going to Oxford and Cambridge. By John Morgan 20 June
OU staff express anger over centre closure Open letter over plan to shut East Grinstead regional centre and review others By Chris Parr 19 June
International student stabbed to death in Essex A woman stabbed to death in Essex has been identified as a Saudi Arabian student who was taking an English language course at the county’s university. By Chris Parr 19 June
Cameron adviser calls for courses to be ranked using earnings data An adviser to David Cameron has urged the government to rank universities’ courses based on their employment rates and graduate earnings. By John Morgan 19 June
THE Leadership and Management Awards 2014 winners announced The University of East Anglia scooped the top prize last night at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2014 By Jack Grove 18 June
Students call for divestment in fossil fuel firms A group of students has delivered a petition to Universities UK calling for the sector to stop investing in fossil fuels. By Holly Else 17 June
Scottish universities launch their own overseas campaign Scottish universities have created a new body to promote themselves to the rest of the world separately from institutions in the rest of the UK By David Matthews 17 June
Former Scottish university principals warn against independence ‘Brightest and best future’ for HE in Scotland ‘is to remain in the UK’, they say By David Matthews 16 June
Willetts threatens legal action over private provider student payments Government admits £8 million paid out to students who had not proved residency By John Morgan 16 June
Sunderland agrees to waive year-abroad fees The University of Sunderland has joined a growing list of institutions who have decided to waive fees for language students on a study year abroad By Matthew Reisz 15 June
Queen’s Birthday Honours: two Sir Davids among HE knighthoods The vice-chancellors of the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham have been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours By Jack Grove 13 June
Students ‘relying on payday loans’ to make ends meet Tens of thousands of undergraduates are relying on payday loans or doorstop lending to fund their studies, a new survey suggests. By David Matthews 12 June
National Teaching Fellows announced UK’s only professor in education for deaf children among those winning fellowships By Jack Grove 12 June
Controlled explosion after ‘suspicious items’ found at Newcastle University Police have carried out a controlled explosion after finding “suspicious items” in a Newcastle University building. By David Matthews 11 June
Fat-cat presidential pay tackled with job-share application By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 10 June
Business schools ‘not first port of call’ for managerial recruits Just 17 per cent of employers recruit directly from business schools when hiring first-time managers, a new survey has revealed By David Matthews 10 June
Francis Crick Institute comes under MPs’ microscope A cross-party group of MPs is keeping a “close eye” on the development of the multi-million pound Francis Crick Institute By Holly Else 10 June
Universities Week: Willetts announces Biomedical Catalyst funding Universities and science minister David Willetts has announced a £48 million investment in biomedical research. By Holly Else 9 June