Harvard launches huge fundraising campaign Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (?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 ‘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
Students ‘working harder’ under 9k fees, survey suggests Students paying ?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
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 ‘look beyond Europe and America’ Lecturer says profession should widen its global outlook By Matthew Reisz 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’s 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’s 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’s institutions will save lecturers time By David Matthews 19 September
Odds and quads - 19 September 2013 St John’s 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 ‘social architecture’ By Elizabeth Gibney 19 September
Lib Dems back fees but still aspire to abolition Amended policy accepts ?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 ?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 ‘Stable’ 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
National strike ballot called on pay but Liverpool dispute resolved Union members in higher education will be balloted for industrial action over the employers’ 1 per cent pay offer By John Morgan 18 September
FutureLearn Moocs unveiled Registration on the UK’s 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 “unacceptable”, a cross-party group of MPs has said By Elizabeth Gibney 17 September
Moocs UK will offer escape from ‘The Man’, says Bean The UK’s first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by “The Man” By John Morgan 17 September
University debt could come under more scrutiny Universities’ borrowing could come under more scrutiny with the form and extent of debts being part of risk assessments by England’s 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 ?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 ‘methodologically naive’ education research A leading sociologist has attacked the application of so-called “‘evidence’-based policy” – and much of the research lying behind it – 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’s 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 ‘paranoia’ threatens student recruitment, v-cs told Student recruitment could be jeopardised by “public paranoia” over immigration among the UK’s “xenophobic” population, vice-chancellors have said. By John Morgan 12 September
NUS president Toni Pearce challenges v-cs on public role Vice-chancellors should take up more prominent public roles as forces for good in society, the National Union of Students president has said. By John Morgan 12 September
European academics 'see a bigger boost' from overseas collaboration US academics are more likely to work with peers outside the US than European researchers are to link up with those outside Europe, a new study says. By Elizabeth Gibney 12 September
Labour would not change 9k fee system, says Cable Vince Cable has predicted that Labour would not change the ?9,000 fee system, while also forecasting that David Willetts would be safe in a reshuffle. By John Morgan 12 September
Mature put off by rising costs Independent Commission on Fees sounds warning over applicant numbers By Simon Baker 12 September
Course ratings by the Class of 2009 Almost two-thirds of?students who graduated in 2008-09 still thought their courses were good value for money three and a?half years later, a?survey has found By Elizabeth Gibney 12 September
Russell Group university expands student intake by 1,000 Winners emerge in tug-of-war for ABB students By John Morgan 12 September
Two-year degree cohort still below 2002-03 levels But Hesa data offer signs of hope for shorter courses By John Morgan 12 September
MPs question RCUK’s gold standard Committee points to ‘gaps in qualitative and quantitative evidence’ for Finch report recommendations By Paul Jump 12 September
Manchester Met outreach aims to meet public halfway Hip programme targets the groups others cannot reach By Paul Jump 12 September
Newman v-c calls for union of Catholic institutions Leader hopes for cooperative, ‘values-driven’ federation By John Morgan 12 September
Oxford scraps postgrad financial guarantee policy University rethinks stance after claim that the demand discriminated against poor students By Elizabeth Gibney 12 September
Researchers’ ‘unrealistic’ hopes of academic careers Fewer than half of those new to research can expect long-term academic careers By Elizabeth Gibney 12 September
Don’t be precious, sector’s teacher educators told Schools can add much to training, says the head of new Sheffield Institute of Education By John Elmes 12 September
Indian students may be priced out of UK by falling rupee Sterling’s strength may mean weak recruitment, higher education sector warns By David Matthews 12 September
Turkey: the next prime location for overseas recruitment? UK and US universities could profit from growing appetite for study abroad, says report By Jack Grove 12 September
Middle Eastern academies gauge governance for first time World Bank study weighs strengths and flaws of universities in wake of Arab Spring By David Matthews 12 September
Failed partnership costs London Met ?2m Minutes reveal huge write-off and continuing dispute with LSBF By David Matthews 12 September