Economists dispute Scottish claims of attractiveness for foreign investors Analysts accuse organisation of 鈥榤isrepresenting鈥 figures By David Matthews 26 September
Call to improve reporting of animal research Universities urged to adopt Arrive guidelines By Elizabeth Gibney 26 September
Outgoing vice-provost Michael Worton on 33 years at UCL Scholar reflects on risks, regrets, the value of teaching and facing the global future By Elizabeth Gibney 26 September
UEL shredded copies of outgoing v-c鈥檚 letters FoI also shows Patrick McGhee set up inquiry into doomed overseas ventures By John Morgan 26 September
Equality Challenge Unit 鈥榗harter mark鈥 to tackle racial discrimination Third initiative to foster fairer academy unveiled By Elizabeth Gibney 26 September
Overseas students favour Russell Group destinations Russell Group institutions are by far聽the most popular UK聽destinations for overseas students, accounting for more than a third of the numbers in 2011-12 By Elizabeth Gibney 26 September
German academy wants cash to raise standards Rectors demand more federal support from new government. Frances聽Mechan-Schmidt reports By Frances Mechan-Schmidt 26 September
Lower fees won鈥檛 win votes, ex-minister tells Labour Party needs better position on funding, says Bill Rammell By John Morgan 26 September
Glasgow Caledonian to open New York campus Glasgow Caledonian University is to become the first UK university to open a campus in New York. By Chris Parr 25 September
Students support around 800,000 jobs, says report Student expenditure supports more than 830,000 jobs in the UK, a new study says. By Jack Grove 25 September
Universities not focusing on teaching, says ex-minister Many universities are 鈥渟till not focused enough on teaching鈥 and are using 拢9,000 fees to subsidise research. By John Morgan 24 September
Smartphone version of Unistats launched Prospective students can now search for information about higher education on their mobile phones after the government鈥檚 Unistats website was updated. By Jack Grove 24 September
CBI head John Cridland: country has 鈥榯oo many鈥 universities England has 鈥渢oo many鈥 universities and some are likely to close, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has warned. By John Morgan 24 September
Student numbers soar almost 10 per cent The number of undergraduates accepted on to courses has soared by 9 per cent after dipping dramatically last year, latest figures show. By Jack Grove 24 September
Harvard launches huge fundraising campaign Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (拢4.1 billion). By Chris Parr 23 September
Freshers advice offered via Twitter The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics. By Chris Parr 23 September
Homesick students need help from universities, study says Universities should ensure they have strategies to stop students feeling homesick as they begin their studies, experts say. By Jack Grove 22 September
Teaching prize winner puts success down to 鈥榗halk and talk鈥 The winner of an annual pan-European award for teaching has put his success down to traditional methods of classroom 鈥渃halk and talk鈥. By Matthew Reisz 21 September
Students 鈥榳orking harder鈥 under 9k fees, survey suggests Students paying 拢9,000 fees may be socialising less and working more than their counterparts under the lower-fee regime, new research suggests. By Jack Grove 20 September
Taught postgraduate survey results revealed About three quarters of taught postgraduate students are happy with the teaching and learning on their course, a new national survey says. By Jack Grove 19 September
QAA kudos for Bournemouth student support Rare recognition by standards watchdog By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Overseas placements for half of De Montfort students University plans to give graduates more international experience By David Matthews 19 September
Rising US textbook costs provoke digital responses Open educational resources considered by institutions and publishers By Jon Marcus 19 September
Class-based admissions boost campus diversity End of racial affirmative action may not be bad news for minorities, study shows By David Matthews 19 September
Unrest may fuel higher dividends for Brazil鈥檚 for-profits Private sector hopes to grow on back of oil-backed education funding boost By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Cable: relax work rules facing overseas graduates Minister鈥檚 call comes as Lib Dem conference votes to remove students from immigration figures By John Morgan 19 September
Welsh universities commit to sharing course material online OER drive by nation鈥檚 institutions will save lecturers time By David Matthews 19 September
Odds and quads - 19 September 2013 St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge was established by charter in 1511 through the generosity of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509) By Matthew Reisz 19 September
Course attracts physics stars into teaching A physics/teaching degree has produced its first graduates By John Elmes 19 September
Training schemes help improve PhD outcomes Development programmes can make for speedier submission of theses, research suggests By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Academic consultants could save government time and money Blog calls for state to give scholars opportunity to influence policy By Paul Jump 19 September
FutureLearn plans to stand out from Mooc crowd UK platform aims to make up for late start via 鈥榮ocial architecture鈥 By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Lib Dems back fees but still aspire to abolition Amended policy accepts 拢9,000 charges in short term By John Morgan 19 September
Grades improve when students lead learning Academics at Avans University in the Netherlands revamp seminars to promote student engagement By Jack Grove 19 September
Israeli wins compensation but loses bias case OIA orders Warwick to pay 拢1,000 but finds no evidence that Smadar Bakovic was marked down unfairly By Jack Grove 19 September
How part-time PhD students view research culture Universities may need to do more to integrate part-time students into their research culture, a survey suggests By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Sell-off should not change loan book conditions, says NUS head Toni Pearce confident BIS negotiations will pay dividends for students By John Morgan 19 September
Scientists feel pinch despite R&D plenty 鈥楽table鈥 figures raise question: where has the money gone? By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Arab Spring students reluctant to question tutors Scholars say culture of deference stifles development By Jack Grove 19 September
Queen Mary archive is perfect place for tales of the macabre Barts Pathology Museum prepares the specimens for autumn lectures By Matthew Reisz 19 September
British historian says we should 鈥榣ook beyond Europe and America鈥 Lecturer says profession should widen its global outlook By Matthew Reisz 19 September
National strike ballot called on pay but Liverpool dispute resolved Union members in higher education will be balloted for industrial action over the employers鈥 1 per cent pay offer By John Morgan 18 September
FutureLearn Moocs unveiled Registration on the UK鈥檚 first massive open online course platform has opened following a launch at the British Library. By Elizabeth Gibney 18 September
Clinical trial transparency is criticised by MPs A current lack of transparency in clinical trials is 鈥渦nacceptable鈥, a cross-party group of MPs has said By Elizabeth Gibney 17 September
Moocs UK will offer escape from 鈥楾he Man鈥, says Bean The UK鈥檚 first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by 鈥淭he Man鈥 By John Morgan 17 September
University debt could come under more scrutiny Universities鈥 borrowing could come under more scrutiny with the form and extent of debts being part of risk assessments by England鈥檚 funding council By John Morgan 17 September
Inside Higher Ed: Faculty respond to threat to academic freedom By Elizabeth Redden, for 16 September
Lib Dems fail to endorse 9k fees as official policy An attempt by senior Liberal Democrats to endorse 拢9,000 fees as official policy has failed, after members clung on to an aspiration to abolish fees By John Morgan 16 September
Furedi criticises 鈥榤ethodologically naive鈥 education research A leading sociologist has attacked the application of so-called 鈥溾榚vidence鈥-based policy鈥 鈥 and much of the research lying behind it 鈥 to education By Matthew Reisz 15 September
Patient involvement in research pays dividends, says study Involving patients in research programmes increases the likelihood of recruiting a target number of people, a study has found. By Elizabeth Gibney 14 September
Race and higher education inquiry launched A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry that will look at the black and minority ethnic community鈥檚 interaction with higher education. By Simon Baker 13 September
Ig Nobel Prizes 2013 revealed Cows may have an unfortunate reputation for being slothful, but even long hours on their pins do not increase the likelihood of them lying down. By Paul Jump 13 September
Immigration 鈥榩aranoia鈥 threatens student recruitment, v-cs told Student recruitment could be jeopardised by 鈥減ublic paranoia鈥 over immigration among the UK鈥檚 鈥渪enophobic鈥 population, vice-chancellors have said. By John Morgan 12 September