Governance gender gap still yawning Audit finds lack of women on university boards affects female v-c numbers By Jack Grove 5 December
Coalition hits emergency brake on private numbers BIS admits scale of planned recruitment was ‘unaffordable’ By John Morgan 5 December
British Council cites cost reasons for declining Indian numbers Poll of more than 10,000 students shows visa crackdown is not the biggest hurdle By David Matthews 5 December
Autonomy the best defence for universities under attack Global coalition advocates ‘insulation’ against state and non-state actors By Matthew Reisz 5 December
Labour plans long-term move to graduate tax, says Byrne Shadow universities minister also vows to tackle overseas recruitment barrier By John Morgan 5 December
Horizon 2020 provisions for humanities criticised Lack of interdisciplinarity and pared funds a cause of concern for social sciences By Holly Else 5 December
Germany’s student accommodation and financing crises Student associations call for more, affordable residence places By Frances Mechan-Schmidt 5 December
State-backed child savings scheme in US would tackle debt and inequality, says study Government-matched funding scheme would cut debt burden and improve social equality, say researchers By Jack Grove 5 December
Gender segregation allowed as long as it isn’t ‘forced’ Times Higher Education poll finds few bans in place as UUK guidance elicits criticism By David Matthews 5 December
US rural community colleges hit by economic upturn Expert points to ill effects of ‘countercyclical’ enrolment By Chris Parr 5 December
Rent per on-campus student bed doubles in under decade Wholly owned university accommodation apes private charges By David Matthews 5 December
College of Fashion and Design’s ‘slimmed down’ academic model Condé Nast courses are cut to fit students’ needs, says vice-principal By John Elmes 5 December
BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 results China tops list of hot emergent properties By David Matthews 4 December
London’s Senate House occupied by students Students have occupied the University of London’s Senate House in a protest over pay, pensions and financial accountability. By Jack Grove 4 December
Cambridge Education Group sold for almost £200 million Cambridge Education Group, which prepares international students for university, has been sold to a private equity firm in a deal worth £185 million. By John Morgan 4 December
REF ‘contextual data’ decision could enrich league tables HESA announces publication date for data on number of researchers eligible for submission By Paul Jump 3 December
University of Sussex occupation ends The latest student occupation of Bramber House at the University of Sussex has ended after seven nights. By Holly Else 3 December
More Hefce money for social enterprise A total of £2 million is to be spent on helping universities support students who want to work in social enterprise and entrepreneurship. By David Matthews 3 December
Pisa 2012 rankings: East Asia on the rise East Asia has strengthened its grip on the top places of the world’s most influential international education rankings, it was revealed today By William Stewart 3 December
University staff walk out for second strike Lectures and seminars are likely to be cancelled across the UK as university staff hold a second national walk-out over pay. By Jack Grove 3 December
Welsh education inequality to be tackled by new centre Two Welsh universities have set up a centre designed to tackle educational inequality in the country. By David Matthews 2 December
Ten more universities gain award for supporting research careers A further 10 UK universities have gained an award that recognises commitment to developing the careers of researchers. By Holly Else 1 December
Warning issued over threat to student funding Social mobility could be harmed if cuts of £45 million are focused on the so-called “widening participation premium”, a new study says By Jack Grove 30 November
Mental health and social science explored in new booklet A new booklet has been launched on the role of social science in promoting “mental wellbeing”. By Matthew Reisz 30 November
Student funding suspended following budget problems The government has suspended all funding for overseas EU students at private colleges, and for Bulgarians and Romanians at public universities. By John Morgan 29 November
Private colleges suspended from student loan access The government has suspended 23 private colleges from the publicly-funded loans system after a surge in their student numbers. By John Morgan 29 November
Huddersfield named University of the Year 2013 The University of Huddersfield has been named University of the Year By Simon Baker 29 November
Cleaners to continue outsourcing fight Outsourced cleaners at the University of London have vowed to fight on despite being offered improved terms and conditions after a two-day strike. By Jack Grove 28 November
Open access funds ‘adequate’, government maintains Adequate funding has been allotted for universities to meet the cost of open access, the government has maintained By Holly Else 28 November
Ministers bring forward student support cutbacks Britain’s poorest students are set to lose bursaries and other support worth £100 million next year after ministers fast-tracked planned cuts. By Jack Grove 28 November
University of Sussex threatens legal action after reoccupation Students have reoccupied a conference centre at the University of Sussex that was at the centre of previous protests over the outsourcing of services. By Holly Else 28 November
Student loan forecasts ‘consistently’ wrong, says NAO Ministers have been accused of “industrial scale incompetence” after a damning report on student loans was released by the public spending watchdog By John Morgan 28 November
Work-to-rule may hit academics in pay packet Working Time Regulations not as restrictive as UCU thinks, lawyer argues By Jack Grove 28 November
YouthSight shows how to tap irrational postgrad decision-making Firm looks at potential for using behavioural economics in student recruitment By David Matthews 28 November
Unions unite to protest ULU president’s arrest Open letter from around 100 staff condemns police action By Jack Grove 28 November
REF more burdensome than RAE, pro v-cs state THE straw poll shows efforts to lighten load have backfired By Paul Jump 28 November
Continuum study to press for solutions to part-time slump Sector’s report on decline failed to provide answers, says UEL centre’s director John Storan By David Matthews 28 November
Employment skills don’t fit with academic degrees UK needs more vocational higher education alongside traditional courses, says Nick Davy By David Matthews 28 November
Russell Group enrolments vary widely across London Discrepancies not fully explained by attainment levels, report finds By Jack Grove 28 November
Moocs: edX unveils Arab initiative, Udacity rethinks ‘lousy product’ Harvard/MIT platform sees ‘huge demand’ as rival shifts approach By Chris Parr 28 November
Westminster programme integrates arts and science Student collaboration blends skills to take fresh look at knowledge By Matthew Reisz 28 November
Helix Centre: designs for lifesaving Royal College of Art and Imperial partner in ‘high-impact’ hub By Matthew Reisz 28 November
Hungarian sector limps along as youth still vote with their feet ‘Student contract’ fails to forestall exodus as academy reels from massive cuts By Jon Marcus 28 November
US alternative to student loans polarises debate Liberals and conservatives argue over merits of intergenerational Pay It Forward plan By Jon Marcus 28 November
JANET set to feed data-hungry sector Jisc’s super-fast network arrives ‘on time and on budget’ By Chris Parr 28 November
Pearson profits from private expansion ‘Uncontrolled’ growth in HNCs and HNDs may lead to university retrenchment By John Morgan 28 November
‘Miss’ no hit with illustrious Queen Mary alumna Inaccurate ‘begging letter’ incenses emeritus professor By David Matthews 28 November
EPSRC calls for more CDT cash Council pushes government to provide additional funding in light of abundance of high quality bids to run centres for doctoral training By Paul Jump 28 November
Qualifications ‘snobbery’ holds back poorer students Traditional ‘royal route’ to a degree holds sway over credit transfers By Jack Grove 28 November
Deloitte maps space in student cribs The number of purpose-built student bed spaces in each region of the UK in 2013-14, how much they cost on average per week and the number of full-time students in 2011-12 are shown here By David Matthews 28 November
