Libby Hackett to leave University Alliance Libby Hackett is to leave the University Alliance after five years as its chief executive By Chris Parr 9 June
Brazil passes goal for education as World Cup looms Brazil will aim to be spend 10 per cent of GDP on education within a decade after a national plan was passed by the country’s main legislature. By Isabel López Ruiz 7 June
Bright comprehensive pupils ‘just as likely’ to reach 'high status' unis DfE report suggests grammar schools appear not to have huge influence on HE path once background taken into account By Jack Grove 6 June
Handgun permits held by ‘about 5 per cent’ of US university leaders Around 5 per cent of US university presidents hold a permit to carry a concealed handgun, according to a survey of 401 college leaders. By Chris Parr 5 June
NUS to hold day of action on disability cuts The National Union of Students is to hold a national day of action on June 6 against plans to cut support for students with disabilities By Jack Grove 4 June
Willetts welcomes increase in student complaints FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities By Isabel López Ruiz 3 June
Oxford academics call for fossil fuel divestment Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies. By Isabel López Ruiz 2 June
Tales from the Crypt: LSE guerrilla lecture lives again Lord Giddens joins nine students and a fox in teaching experiment By Matthew Reisz 1 June
Race equality plan signs up universities Thirty universities have joined the national trial of a new race equality initiative. By Holly Else 31 May
Independent Scotland would 'attract international students' An independent Scotland would reintroduce post-study work visas and ease restrictions on overseas students, the Scottish National Party has pledged By Stephen Maughan 30 May
Fast-track investigation of for-profit colleges, urges Liam Byrne Call from Labour shadow universities minister follows series of revelations By John Morgan 30 May
A-level reforms graded 'F' by students NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove’s proposals By Jack Grove 29 May
Oxford to stay with NUS after vote-rigging claims Oxford students are set to stay affiliated to the National Union of Students after vote-rigging allegations over the referendum that broke the link. By Jack Grove 28 May
In pictures: Glasgow School of Art fire Photographs of the interior of the Mackintosh library at the Glasgow School of Art reveal the extent of the damage done by a fire that tore through the building By Stephen Maughan 28 May
MLA mulls five-year completion target in PhD reform Colleen Flaherty reports for InsideHigherEd from the Modern Language Association conference 2014 By Colleen Flaherty 28 May
SLC rapped over data breach The Student Loans Company has been criticised after sending medical details and even a psychological assessment of applicants to the wrong people By David Matthews 28 May
Student binge drinkers targeted The National Union of Students and the Home Office have launched a scheme tackling student binge drinking, including initiations and pub crawls By Stephen Maughan 28 May
Imperial to create 'Silicon Valley London' with £40m gift Imperial College London will build a new biomedical engineering centre on its White City campus thanks to a £40 million donation By Holly Else 27 May
India: Modi appoints ex-TV star to higher education brief Former Indian TV star Smriti Irani will be the minister responsible for the nation’s universities and colleges in Narendra Modi’s new government By Stephen Maughan 27 May
BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers take to stage Scheme offers young researchers the chance to build media profile By Matthew Reisz 27 May
Call for 15-fold increase in Britons studying in China Government intervention after study suggests lack of language skills costing UK billions By David Matthews 27 May
Technology’s value to humanities must be made clearer Melissa Terras to call for ‘better communication’ of benefits By Chris Parr 26 May
Cambridge centre for postdocs opens The University of Cambridge has opened a new postdoctoral centre for early career researchers. By Holly Else 25 May
QAA investigating private college at centre of public funds row But also emerges that watchdog passed LSST for educational oversight last September By John Morgan 23 May
Glasgow School of Art fire prompts anguish There has been widespread dismay from artists, students and politicians after the listed Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art caught fire By David Matthews 23 May
Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold ‘Wider range of options’ to be explored by University of London By Matthew Reisz 23 May
IOP launches ‘offsetting’ scheme to cut cost of open access A publisher has launched a pilot with 21 UK universities to reduce their subscription costs in proportion to the amount of open access fees they pay By Paul Jump 23 May
Nottingham apologises after personal data leak The University of Nottingham has had to apologise for accidentally releasing personal data to around 13,000 people. By Matthew Reisz 23 May
‘Place-hacker’ prosecution ‘attack on intellectual freedom’ Oxford academic at centre of case says ‘clearly punitive investigation’ undermined ethnographic research By David Matthews 22 May
Watchdog called in on private college use of student loans The UK’s public spending watchdog has been asked to investigate possible misuse of public money in the student loans system by for-profit colleges. By John Morgan 22 May
Oxford students’ union breaks NUS link The University of Oxford has become the latest higher education institution to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students. By Jack Grove 22 May
UCL and IoE merger on track for December Governing councils give the green light to look at detail of deal By Holly Else 22 May
Saskatchewan president fired after sacked professor row A Canadian university president at the centre of a row about the sacking of a professor who spoke out about planned cuts has been dismissed. By Chris Parr 22 May
Private providers ‘need closer monitoring’, says Alliance report Private providers should be monitored more closely to ensure they are delivering similar quality to universities, a mission group has argued. By Jack Grove 21 May
Hepi survey highlights wide disparity in contact hours Students’ hours of study can vary by up to 25 hours a week depending on their course, a survey of undergraduates has found. By John Morgan 21 May
Fears raised over new Welsh HE bill There are fears that new higher education legislation in Wales could make universities subject to “micro-management” by the Cardiff government. By David Matthews 20 May
Russell Group capital spending ‘comparable to 2012 Olympics’ The Russell Group will spend £9 billion on capital projects over five years, “comparable” to the UK’s spend on hosting the Olympics, a report claims By John Morgan 20 May
Can senior managers be fired just for disagreeing with the boss? Scott Jaschik writes for InsideHigherEd on a row that has captivated Canadian higher education By Scott Jaschik 19 May
V-cs highlight benefits of EU membership ahead of elections Open letter from UUK board members points to research funding and mobility as being ‘central’ to success By David Matthews 19 May
Climate researcher rejects claims of “deliberate suppression” A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons By Paul Jump 19 May
University of London 'plans closure' of Institute of English Studies Proposal prompts resignation of advisory board chair By Matthew Reisz 17 May
NUS chief executive leaves post The chief executive of the National Union of Students has left the organisation after less than a year in charge By David Matthews 16 May
Student Rights motion from NUS prompts nasty war of words Claims and counterclaims fly over group that monitors extremist speakers By David Matthews 16 May
Pfizer takeover bid: MPs write to Willetts to sound warnings A committee of MPs has written to David Willetts over the potential risks to UK science of the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by US giant Pfizer. By Holly Else 15 May
Nirvana of HE funding is not US and Australia, warns Gunn Too many policy experts look to the US and Australia as “some higher education funding nirvana”, according to the vice-chancellor who chairs Million+. By John Morgan 15 May
Overseas fees of £11,000 ‘have little impact on demand’ Although tuition charges emerge as most important factor for international students in Hobsons survey By David Matthews 14 May
Animal testing agreement aims at more transparency But animal rights group criticises move for not going far enough By Holly Else 14 May
Social mobility debate ‘too focused on elite universities’ The UK’s social mobility debate is too narrowly focused on a “small number of elite universities” and needs to be “dragged out of the 1970s”. By John Morgan 14 May
Pfizer takeover bid: government ‘has looked at merger rules’ on science But Cable warns that intervention options are constrained by law By Holly Else 13 May
Tuition fee caps removed in Australian federal budget Australia is to remove all caps on tuition fees, a move billed as allowing its universities to compete with “the best in the world”. By John Morgan 13 May
U-Multirank launched by EU commissioner A European Union-sponsored university ranking system has gone live after around six years of development. By Jack Grove 13 May
Academic with criminal history prompts debate at Illinois By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed 12 May
Students ‘positive’ about transnational HE despite high cost The impact of transnational higher education on host nations is mainly positive, although more could be done to raise awareness among students. By Chris Parr 11 May
Kent v-c warns of dangers to HE of leaving EU A vice-chancellor has made an impassioned defence of the benefits to universities of European Union membership amid the rise in popularity of Ukip. By John Morgan 10 May
Women in STEM campaign aims to bridge gender gap The government has launched a campaign to attract more women into careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. By Paul Jump 8 May
Colin Pillinger dies aged 70 An academic best known for his attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars has died aged 70. By Holly Else 8 May
Grant panels ‘should have equality training’, says report All members of research council grant awarding boards and panels should have training to avoid unconscious bias. By Holly Else 7 May
Postgrads sought to help firms succeed overseas Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that companies are to recruit postgraduate students to help them break into overseas markets. By Holly Else 6 May
Learning English Mooc to be launched on FutureLearn The British Council is to offer its first free online course for learning English on the UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn. By Chris Parr 5 May