Libraries combine to preserve vanishing sources online Perma CC consortium aims to host primary source material for ever By Jon Marcus 10 October
Wellcome offers cash for public engagement Dedicated funding and support for UK scientists By Paul Jump 10 October
Compromise after Conflict gives peace a chance Academic project aims for truth and reconciliation after the bloodshed By Matthew Reisz 10 October
Scrap personal statements, thinktank argues Move would level playing field for state school applicants By Jack Grove 10 October
Inside Out Festival 2013 turns academics loose Celebrating the nobility of failure By Matthew Reisz 10 October
Headhunter foresees more captains from industry Former Tory minister Baroness Bottomley questions need for academic leadership By David Matthews 10 October
Essay mills: university course work to order David Matthews investigates the scale and threat of the custom essay industry By David Matthews 10 October
Cambridge still top university in table of tables Combined figures show top five the same as last year By Chris Parr 10 October
Euro rivals adopt English in fight for overseas students Offerings of master’s courses in English tempt students away from UK, study suggests By Jack Grove 10 October
Sir Paul Nurse: science needs inspiration, not top-down allocation Backing winners can lead to poor-quality research, warns Royal Society head By David Matthews 10 October
Q&A with Marina Warner We speak to the chair of judges for the Man Booker International Prize 2015. Plus the latest higher education appointments By John Elmes 10 October
HEC: parties must commit to autonomous oversight English system left vulnerable by lack of regulatory structure, commission warns By John Morgan 10 October
Want to learn? Let me walk you through it Douglas Anderson on the results of his active approach to pedagogy 10 October
New UCL provost hints at foreign strategy overhaul Michael Arthur is ‘not a fan’ of overseas campus approach By Elizabeth Gibney 10 October
UK leads Europe in the fight against plagiarism Some continental efforts to ensure integrity are ‘primitive’, study finds By Elizabeth Gibney 10 October
Indian student denied entry for want of £20 ‘Callous’ Home Office refuses leeway for applicant hit by currency drop By Jack Grove 10 October
Russell Group backs Oxford v-c on fee cap The Russell Group has backed the University of Oxford vice-chancellor after he urged the government to allow a rise in tuition fees. By John Morgan 9 October
Google signs agreement with Jisc Internet giant Google has signed an agreement with Jisc, the higher education technology consortium. By Chris Parr 9 October
Computer modelling scientists win chemistry Nobel Three scientists have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for laying the foundations for the computer modelling of chemical processes. By Elizabeth Gibney 9 October
Commission report calls for private sector regulation Private providers, including universities’ own offshoots, have been pinpointed as a major risk to English higher education in a new report. By John Morgan 8 October
Oxford v-c says fees should better reflect its ‘16K costs’ The real cost of a University of Oxford education is £16,000 a year and the fees system should be better related to such an amount. By John Morgan 8 October
Higgs and Englert win Nobel Prize Scientists who developed a theory describing the origin of mass have won the 2013 Nobel Prize for physics. By Elizabeth Gibney 8 October
Overseas student growth ‘not as high as government hopes’ The number of international students coming to UK universities will grow at a slower rate over the next 13 years than is hoped for by the government. By David Matthews 8 October
OECD report on skills marks down UK The UK scores poorly in a major study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on adult literacy, numeracy and other key skills. By John Morgan 8 October
Liam Byrne becomes shadow HE minister Liam Byrne has been made shadow higher education minister in a reshuffle unveiled today by Labour leader Ed Miliband. By John Morgan 7 October
Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine won by cell scientists Three scientists who elucidated a fundamental process in cell physiology have been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. By Elizabeth Gibney 7 October
Society explored in new magazine A new monthly online magazine of social research and policy analysis has been launched. By Matthew Reisz 6 October
Higgs tipped for Nobel Prize Physicist Peter Higgs is prominent among this year’s list of Nobel Prize predictions by Thomson Reuters citation analyst David Pendlebury By Paul Jump 5 October
Disabled students ‘still need more help’, says report Disabled students are calling on universities to do more to help them to access campus facilities. By Jack Grove 4 October
World University Rankings 2013-2014 spark global reaction This year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings have sparked reaction from some of the most widely-read news outlets across the globe. By John Morgan 3 October
Paul Nurse calls for better understanding of scientific limits Schools should teach the limits of scientific certainty so the public better understand scientific debate, says president of the Royal Society By David Matthews 3 October
US for-profits must up their game to regain lost ground High tuition, bad press and recovering economy cited in falling student numbers By Jon Marcus 3 October
Roger Brown: mandarin, v-c, quality chief, ‘nuisance’ The insider’s outsider reflects a career at the heart of the higher education sector By Matthew Reisz 3 October
Europe faces longer wait for single market in research Academics still hidebound by national rules, Commission finds By Elizabeth Gibney 3 October
Odds and quads - 3 October 2013 Canada’s early literary and scientific history owes much to two British-born sisters who emigrated to what is now Ontario in 1832 By Matthew Reisz 3 October
Australia’s Coalition to review demand-driven system New government also aims to cut red tape By Paul Jump 3 October
Cumbria v-c: School Direct threat teacher training quality Programme may make university-based training financially unviable, says Peter Strike By John Elmes 3 October
Liverpool data point to online postgrad boom Massive increase in enrolment since 2007 By Elizabeth Gibney 3 October
Academy and business aim to reforge language supply chain Born Global research looks to bridge gap between supply and demand By Matthew Reisz 3 October
Willetts looks to dismantle the ELQ bar Minister points to ‘incremental’ removal and sounds warning over Labour fees policy By John Morgan 3 October
The crowd’s impact could stretch to funding OU report dubbing 2013 the ‘year of the crowd’ pinpoints emerging technologies set to revolutionise sector By Chris Parr 3 October
Pre-£9K fees top income streams The growing importance of tuition fee income for UK universities has been highlighted by Higher Education Statistics Agency data By Elizabeth Gibney 3 October
Shades of grey among the eBay ‘Lowrys’ Richard Howells’ online hunt for ‘masterpieces’ may be a playful act of irony, but it also questions the nature of artistic authenticity 3 October
Supply-side slump linked to part-time losses Hepi: scrapped courses undermine widening participation By Jack Grove 3 October
UCU uncovers high price of failure to hit REF targets Poll respondents threatened with redundancy for non-submission By Paul Jump 3 October
Rising university corruption linked to falling public investment Transparency International report takes aim at sector leadership By Chris Parr 3 October
Anonymous v-c: true leadership requires self-sacrifice If the line you have drawn in the sand is crossed, resign 3 October
Royal Society celebrates Anglo-Brazilian links São Paulo announces further tie-ins at three-day symposium By Elizabeth Gibney 3 October
From selling crack to sociology A failed dealer used his insider status to research drugs, violence and the American Dream By Jack Grove 3 October
Lessons from the L'Aquila earthquake Earthquake experts must communicate public risk more effectively to avoid a repetition of the Italian media fiasco that a year ago culminated in jail terms for the academics involved 3 October
Q&A with Martin Bean We speak to the vice-chancellor of The Open University. Plus the latest higher education appointments By John Elmes 3 October
Regent’s clashes with US evangelists over title Religious body seeks secular redress for ‘trademark infringement’ By John Morgan 3 October
Just 119 graduate entrepreneur visas granted in 12 months Critics brand figures for post-study replacement ‘disappointing’ By Jack Grove 3 October
Moocs: from mania to mundanity After the hype is over, e-learning will be the norm, predicts Stephen Haggard 3 October
World University Rankings 2013-2014 results Good news for capital, but fears grow that data reflect growing UK inequality By Elizabeth Gibney 3 October