University of Sheffield centre to tackle decline of technicians Hopes that coordination across universities and better career paths can renew technician workforce By David Matthews 25 February
SETsquared: does it have the key to incubator success? Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than £1bn By David Matthews 11 February
Making music from physics: a different kind of composer-in-residence Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations By Chris Havergal 21 January
University of Derby institute seeks to sharpen police practice worldwide International Policing and Justice Institute integrates practical police training into an academic context By Ellie Bothwell 14 January
Edge Hill University’s indie record label ‘a cultural statement’ Farm bassist and lecturer Carl Hunter says The Label Recordings uncovers ‘exciting music’ and is ‘bespoke work placement’ for students By John Morgan 7 January
LSE to address shortage of research on US domestic politics Institution’s US Centre seeks to promote multidisciplinary and international research on American policy By Ellie Bothwell 24 December
Impact of ‘austerity politics’ charted by De Montfort centre New research initiative is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, if not the world By Chris Havergal 17 December
Engineering as ‘aspirational’ career path: vision of University of Sheffield leadership academy Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ‘soft skills’ required for industry or academia By John Elmes 10 December
Falmouth University seeks to take a larger slice of the digital economy Cornish university offers an exceptionally realistic training environment for those wanting to work in the games industry By Matthew Reisz 3 December
University of Warwick bangs the drum for liberal arts Preparing to launch its multidisciplinary degree, institution bids others across Europe to follow suit By Chris Havergal 26 November
Middlesex University v-c seeks inspiration from institution’s past as he sets future course Tim Blackman is keen to build on successes achieved in his predecessor’s two decades in charge By Jack Grove 19 November
University of Bristol gets its graduates ‘career ready’ New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs By David Matthews 12 November
UEA launches green space for entrepreneurial students and businesses to collide University of East Anglia centre hosts two master’s courses in space with writable walls and adaptable furniture By Ellie Bothwell 5 November
University of Westminster arts school celebrates its famous offspring, but also eyes the future Institution’s School of Media, Arts and Design is 25 this year. Its current dean takes Times Higher Education through the reasons behind its success By John Elmes 29 October
Lego at Cambridge is much more than child’s play Acting director of new research centre set up with Lego Foundation money says aim will be to explore whether there really is evidence that play enhances education By John Morgan 22 October
King’s College London institute brings academia closer to policy High-profile visiting professors at King’s Policy Institute include Margaret Hodge, David Willetts and Charles Clarke By John Morgan 15 October
Institute of Musical Research starts life anew at Royal Holloway The new-look IMR aims to support and showcase studies across the musical spectrum By Matthew Reisz 8 October
Eden Project plants itself firmly in the higher education space Partnership with Cornwall College Group will see tourist attraction open its doors to undergraduates By John Elmes 1 October
University of Leicester’s new flexible degree aimed at the ‘broadly talented’ Major/minor course designed to improve graduates’ employment prospects By Ellie Bothwell 23 September
Keeping Stoke-on-Trent at the heart of ceramics University shows its new ‘fusion’ collection at this year’s Ceramics Biennial By Matthew Reisz 17 September
University of London vice-chancellor heralds ‘HE innovator’ Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution’s undeserved reputation for fustiness By Jack Grove 10 September
An essential stopover for scholars of Latin American art Part of the founding vice-chancellor’s vision lives on at the University of Essex By Matthew Reisz 3 September
Helping veterans explore a new avenue on Civvy Street University of South Wales offers academic credit for skills and experience gained in the military By Chris Havergal 27 August
University of Warwick’s WMG builds UK’s skills base to boost manufacturing Industry-focused offshoot with Jaguar Land Rover link offers teaching from school to manager level By John Elmes 20 August
Retail platform gives Southampton Solent fashion students an enterprising outlet Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award By John Elmes 13 August
Campus close-up: Uclan aims to combat media ‘trivialisation’ of North Korea Course looking at ‘key security issue for East Asia’ part of major University of Central Lancashire investment in Korean studies By John Morgan 5 August
Campus close-up: Testing the future of telecommunications The University of Surrey’s centre for testing the next generation of mobile technology has seen significant buy-in from industry By Holly Else 30 July
Campus close-up: Tinkering helps to dial in the joy of learning Making radios in London Met’s masterclasses gets children on the university wavelength By Jack Grove 23 July
Campus close-up: University of Brighton Troops to Teachers programme allows veterans to turn swords into whiteboards By John Elmes 9 July
Rebuilding from blaze helps Glasgow kindle new knowledge The silver lining in the fire that ravaged an Art Nouveau gem is the chance to explore Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s methods By Chris Havergal 2 July
Campus close-up: ‘Authoritative voice’ set to project on the world stage UCL-led centre aims to clarify complexity – and dispel a few myths, too By John Morgan 25 June
Campus close-up: ‘It didn’t make sense for Writtle to farm out degree-awarding powers’ For a small, specialist institution, Writtle College has sizeable ambitions By Chris Parr 18 June
Campus close-up: University of St Andrews Scottish institution strengthens its identity as a centre for singing and languages with pioneering new course By Matthew Reisz 11 June
Minority students benefit from confidence-building measures With a focus on raising students’ expectations, Kingston University aims to close the BME attainment gap By Jack Grove 4 June
Campus close-up: UCL Institute of Education A research network that links schools with higher education institutions is demonstrating the positive impact the sector can have on teaching By John Elmes 21 May
Transatlantic pair explore the paths to peace Queen’s University Belfast and US counterpart compare and contrast domestic civil rights struggles By Matthew Reisz 14 May
Campus close-up: Queen Mary University of London A scholar’s project on Lewis Carroll’s heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital’s museums By Matthew Reisz 7 May
Campus close-up: New College of the Humanities The marks of private provider’s first cohort of graduates make Anthony Grayling feel more vindicated than ever By Jack Grove 30 April
Campus close-up: University of Sussex Nearing its half-century, the Science Policy Research Unit’s bold bid to find ‘radical solutions’ to global problems will cast the expertise net wide By Holly Else 23 April
Campus close-up: Queen Margaret University A Scottish institution aims to tackle obesity with products developed in a new food innovation centre By Chris Havergal 16 April
Campus close-up: Royal Holloway, University of London A new doctoral centre will examine Magna Carta’s influence in the digital age By Jack Grove 9 April
Campus close-up: University of Hull Campus gallery to act as a gateway in £28m refurbishment of Philip Larkin’s library By Matthew Reisz 2 April
National Centre for Circus Arts: where would-be high-fliers learn the ropes Demand for places is justifiably high because graduates make it on the big stage By Jack Grove 26 March
Manchester Centre for Youth Studies: where the young are seen and heard An interdisciplinary centre at Manchester Metropolitan University builds its research around listening to the next generation By Matthew Reisz 19 March
Campus close-up: New Model in Technology and Engineering Mooted Hereford university benefits from serious backing By Jack Grove 12 March
Cranfield University: DREAM team set to dig deep into data Students at a new doctoral training centre will use big data to tackle challenges such as extreme weather and population growth By Chris Parr 5 March
Edinburgh Napier University: Where being enterprising pays dividends Work experience while at this Scottish institution is positively encouraged By Chris Havergal 26 February
University of Manchester: Building an ‘arts lab’ fuelled by the appliance of science The John Rylands Research Institute pairs collections and curators with scholars and scientists By Paul Jump 19 February
Trinity Laban: engaging audiences with a visionary zeal CoLab project is putting a new twist on art forms By Jack Grove 12 February
Regent's University London puts students centre stage Kevin Spacey to play a key cameo in new home for fashion, fine art, film and theatre students By John Morgan 5 February
Space race makes University of the West of England’s campus fit to face the future An estate master plan will help the institution equip students for the 21st century, v-c Steve West says By Holly Else 29 January
Tower of power grows as a pillar of Glasgow’s community Local residents won’t be forgotten amid expansion to boost student experience and strategic research areas, says Anton Muscatelli By Chris Havergal 22 January
Come shine at the Diamond Light Source The UK synchrotron seeks more university groups to set up second homes at the site to create a genuine research campus By Paul Jump 15 January
'Universities are selling things to people - they are businesses' Aston business school dean prizes feedback from alumni and employers as institutions begin to work like corporations By John Morgan 8 January
Campus close-up: Edinburgh Centre for Robotics Edinburgh University and Heriot-Watt have teamed up to boost UK development in robotic applications By Chris Havergal 1 January
Campus close-up: University of Bristol New hilltop facility’s made-to-measure features aim to help biological research achieve liftoff By Holly Else 18 December
Campus close-up: University of Sheffield Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions and Imagine: Imaging Life project combine forces to tackle deadly bacteria By Matthew Reisz 11 December
Campus close-up: Sheffield Hallam University Provision of initial teacher training faces a huge upheaval but there is also scope for new networks and partnerships By Paul Jump 4 December
Campus close-up: Cardiff University A planned Cardiff Innovation System built on regenerated Cathays site will bring ideas together to create, innovate and translate By Chris Havergal 27 November
Campus close-up: Tottenham Hotspur Foundation A London club’s Middlesex University-accredited two-year degrees promise a pitch-perfect environment to study football By Jack Grove 20 November