Hanif Kureishi is wrong about students There are talents in everyone, and it is the teacher’s role to develop them, says Will Buckingham 13 March
Discard the student caricatures Negative assumptions about undergraduates distract from the debate over the responsibilities of educators, says Sarah Moore 13 March
Research to start on day one of degree course UCL’s Michael Arthur plans to inject research element into all undergraduate courses By Holly Else 6 March
Is it time to rethink dyslexia? Declared cases are multiplying, but the diagnosis still lacks scientific rigour, argues Julian Elliott 6 March
Truly ‘higher’ study demands critical thinking, not faking it Students should not be expected to ‘perform’ their emotional commitment to trendy political orthodoxies, says Bruce Macfarlane 6 March
Grains of truth In the midst of a desert, Shahidha Bari finds a wellspring of scholarly inspiration 6 March
Dyslexic label being applied too widely, expert argues Hesa figures show huge rise in numbers with the condition at university By Jack Grove 6 March
University of the People gains accreditation An online university established to take higher education to disadvantaged students around the world has received accreditation By Chris Parr 2 March
Students to stay in dark on teaching qualification data U-turn on move to publish breakdown of figures by institution after weak data from Hesa exercise By Jack Grove 27 February
Gove tight-lipped on A-level revamp cost But estimate puts cost of Russell Group-led redesign at £10 million a year By Jack Grove 20 February
Self-publishing MA aims to bring authors’ ideas to book Uclan offers ‘world’s first’ degree focused on core skills needed to enter growing DIY market By Matthew Reisz 20 February
Turbocharge teaching with a team of rivals Courses led by interdisciplinary groups can energise teachers and students, says Robert Zaretsky 20 February
Humanities could be replaced by '7 Habits' self-help By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 17 February
Knowledge is power – but what about horsepower? Novice car-buyer Kevin Fong on the value of preparing students for real-world challenges 13 February
Making online teaching click Why classroom veteran Dale Salwak waited 17 years to join the digital pedagogues 13 February
The lecture: more than the sum of its parts Sally Feldman dissects the benefits of an old-fashioned but pedagogically rich practice 6 February
LSE moves towards lifting class size limit Fierce student opposition looks unlikely to block move to balance larger classes with more contact with faculty By Jack Grove 6 February
THE Award-winning lecturer gives boredom the boot Simon Kemp sends students on ISO 14001 module into big firms to audit and learn By Jack Grove 30 January
Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey 2014 results Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education By Chris Parr 30 January
Hesa figures shine light on 'teaching only' contracts A quarter of academics are employed on teaching-only contracts, new figures show By Jack Grove 23 January
Teaching we can do; learning’s out of our hands What parents and schools fail to do in 18 years is unlikely to be accomplished in a couple of courses, says Alan Ryan 23 January
Serendipitous scholarship Evidence is vital, but don’t reject intuition, Felipe Fernández-Armesto says 16 January
Five myths about Moocs Diana Laurillard explains why a model based on unsupervised learning is not the answer 16 January
Lecturers forced to use red cards on rowdy students Academics turn to primary school tactics to quash bad behaviour, study finds By David Matthews 2 January
Further education praised for ‘unique’ HE contribution Further education colleges are giving students a “unique” environment in which to undertake higher education, according to a new report. By David Matthews 21 December
Mandela saw education as a powerful weapon for freedom Martin Hall considers the legacy of academic values left by South Africa’s first black president 12 December
Beware ‘brain-based learning’ Enthusiasm for ‘neuroeducation’ risks blinding people to its potentially limited efficacy, argues Steven Rose 12 December
Virtual worlds make distance no object for UWS students ‘A-Team’ approach brings campuses together for town planning project By Jack Grove 5 December
Good reasons for UK students to study in the US Generous funding and quality tuition make US universities an attractive choice, says Alan Ryan 5 December
Pets in the academic workplace Petting animals can help to overcome social barriers which can lead to improved learning for students, says Erin McKenna 28 November
Lectures don’t work, but we keep using them Can a demonstrably ineffective pedagogic form still be put to good use? By Graham Gibbs 21 November
Pearson audit to ‘challenge’ universities on learning outcomes Firm will detail effectiveness of its courses by auditing products By Chris Parr 16 November
The PGCE is a teaching turn-off If universities want to keep teacher training, their courses must be more relevant to the real school world, argues Susan Bassnett 14 November
Tom Palaima on the power of mentors A mentor provides far more than inspiration and sage advice, says Tom Palaima, who fears for the future of such guiding relationships in the era of Moocs By Tom Palaima 14 November
UK sector still ‘thin’ on Islamic finance teaching Despite government optimism over UK’s future role, university provision remains limited, forum hears By David Matthews 7 November
Hope for convicts via fashion outreach Students work with female prisoners on The Beauty’s Inside project By Jack Grove 7 November
‘Guerrilla lecture’ proves popular at LSE Intellectual ‘flash mob’ meets in Westminster Cathedral crypt to debate the nature of Hell By Matthew Reisz 31 October
GPA pilot takes off Six Russell Group universities are among the 20 higher education institutions who will take part in a pilot of US-style degree classifications By Jack Grove 30 October
Psychology taught through the medium of dance Teaching complicated psychological constructs and statistical procedures to students can be a tough task at the best of times. By Chris Parr 29 October
Willetts: teaching must be as valued as research During THE podcast, universities minister points to Robbins’ example By Chris Parr 24 October
Moocs are a good alternative to books Panagiotis Tsigaris found the online learning tool to be a positive addition to his courses 24 October
Students deserve a fair hearing from universities Some institutions’ appeals panels deny students a chance of justice, says Daniel Sokol 24 October
Willetts challenged over Robbins comparison David Willetts has been challenged over his assertion that university class sizes are the same as they were 50 years ago By Jack Grove 22 October
What we should ask on student feedback forms Felipe Fernández-Armesto on the inanity of questionnaires assessing teaching 17 October
How can universities support students to work harder? A new generation of ‘dual-intensive’ universities can do the job, argues Edward Acton 17 October
Self-deprecating lecturers contribute to unrest, suggests study By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed 14 October
Blurring boundaries of confidentiality Malcolm Gillies hesitates before marking any documents ‘For your eyes only’ 10 October
Publishing student evaluations of lecturers will improve teaching Teachers will be motivated to improve if internal assessments are made public, says John Colley 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
Want to learn? Let me walk you through it Douglas Anderson on the results of his active approach to pedagogy 10 October
Course corrections for a revolutionary age An ‘unconference’ inspires Kevin Fong to rethink his lecture material 3 October
All-round answer to zero-hours conundrum Generalists on fair terms would offer the flexibility the sector needs, argues Philip Roddis 26 September
Teaching prize winner puts success down to ‘chalk and talk’ The winner of an annual pan-European award for teaching has put his success down to traditional methods of classroom “chalk and talk”. By Matthew Reisz 21 September
The best place to learn teaching is on the job Anthony Seldon says the best way to improve teaching in universities is through tough appraisals based on student feedback 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
Universities should be able to individualise their lecturer training programmes, says HEA head Higher Education Academy chief executive Stephanie Marshall explains her plans for institutions to have autonomy over staff CPD By Jack Grove 12 September
Africa’s mobile phone e-learning transformation Mobile phone ownership across the continent is rocketing, but can it expand higher education’s reach and quality? By Chris Parr 12 September
Seamus Heaney: great poet, inspirational teacher David Gewanter recalls the time he spent studying under the late poet 5 September