Teaching quality in engineering ‘needs better measures’ The Royal Academy of Engineering has added its voice to calls for new metrics to be used in universities to assess teaching quality. By Holly Else 5 April
Does the sector need a ‘teaching REF’? John Morgan examines the progress of a vision of parity between pedagogy and research By John Morgan 26 March
Writtle College gains degree awarding powers Specialist higher education institution Writtle College has been granted the power to award its own degrees. By Chris Parr 25 March
Catholic liberal arts college puts faith in masterpieces Students at Benedictus will spend half their course outside the classroom ‘studying from the object’ By Matthew Reisz 19 March
Turn the page on fairy tale economics, says Monty Python star Universities must be realistic about crashes and capitalism, says Terry Jones ahead of the premiere of documentary Boom Bust Boom By Chris Parr 19 March
When lecturers’ professional and private lives collide For teachers, the border between the two is porous, says Shahidha Bari 12 March
King’s College London to use former BBC World Service HQ King’s is to take over Bush House, the former home of the BBC World Service By Jack Grove 10 March
Checking up on teaching standards Are the best assessors your colleagues, or external observers? By Jack Grove 5 March
Assessing China’s academic orbit Yong?Zhao believes China doesn’t foster the free thinkers it needs. What is the state of the country’s higher education system? 5 March
Exams: call time on the academy’s Hunger Games University examinations teach students how to compete but teamwork is the vital life skill, says Kevin Fong 5 March
Lower scores for Asian staff on Rate My Professors website Postgrad’s study questions reliability of results on staff evaluation website as US students seek ‘easiest A’ By Jack Grove 26 February
Save field biology skills from extinction risk John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills 26 February
Seven myths of university teaching Paul Ashwin unpicks some cherished nostrums, from Hollywood-style star turns at the podium to the much-exaggerated death of the lecture By Paul Ashwin 26 February
Anthropology’s A level does not deserve the axe The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry 26 February
‘Learning gain’: did students bulk up in mental muscle? Could US moves to measure undergraduates’ improvements in critical thinking, writing and other skills spread to the UK? By Jack Grove 19 February
Medic heads to appeal court in UCL degree battle Viral Thakerar dissatisfied with an OIA judgement restricted by university’s destruction of relevant exam documents By Jack Grove 12 February
Teacher training: a missed opportunity Their lack of protest over reforms means that universities have lost the chance to transform the sector, laments Anthony Kelly 12 February
Comprehensive school to offer degree and teaching qualification A London comprehensive is to offer a degree to encourage more students to pursue higher education and a career in teaching By Times Higher Education Staff 6 February
TED winner shows what children can learn with their heads in the cloud Newcastle scholar Sugata Mitra’s $1 million prize helps fund self-organised learning environments worldwide By Chris Havergal 29 January
Today’s undergraduates: born into a second life A rift will always separate digital natives from others, Shahidha Bari believes 29 January
Analysis: are EU students feeling the squeeze? A comparison of student-to-staff ratios and spending per student across Europe By Jack Grove 22 January
Professional golf degree launched in Scotland Nothing is out of bounds when it comes to higher education, it seems – with the launch of Scotland’s first degree in professional golf By Chris Havergal 21 January
Universities give out more firsts and 2:1s The number of students awarded a first-class degree soared by 14 per cent last year. By Jack Grove 15 January
Fine arts suffer class bias in National Student Survey, study says Researchers argue that nature of teaching in subjects means that they cannot score highly in survey By Joe Sandler Clarke 15 January
US associate professor challenged for ‘promoting religious beliefs’ By Colleen Flaherty, for 1 December
?9K fees may fuel rise in split degrees More study divided between college and university could be on the horizon, expert says By Chris Havergal 27 November
Counting university contact hours is a waste of time Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby 20 November
FE colleges’ degree-awarding status ‘should be extended’ More further education colleges should have the equivalent of degree-awarding powers to ‘redress’ the technical and academic education balance. By Chris Havergal 19 November
Mature students: lifelong learning on life support? Matthew Reisz talks to academics about their experiences of teaching older learners, while Holly Else analyses the decline in the number of mature students By Holly Else 6 November
The best bucket list is blank Knowledge, not exotic travel, should be students’ number one priority, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto 6 November
Durham to run criminology classes in prisons Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first By Chris Havergal 29 October
Education and satisfaction are antithetical Why keep on assessing how students feel? asks Joanna Williams 16 October
‘New’ approach to economics courses criticised A new approach to teaching economics being piloted at eight leading universities has been criticised by campaigners By Chris Parr 11 October
Graham Gibbs on teaching lecturers to teach Could training schemes for teachers help to improve student learning? asks Graham Gibbs By Graham Gibbs 9 October
Swap lecture hall for a beach sometimes, says academic Edinburgh Napier finds that student-led teaching and unconventional classroom settings can boost satisfaction and outcomes By Jack Grove 2 October
No place for introverts in the academy? In today’s brave new world of university learning, students aren’t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane 25 September
Calm in the classroom Dale Salwak on how he creates a space where students can focus, safe from life’s distractions By Dale Salwak 18 September
Test foreign students’ English to ensure competency Chris Longman argues for universities to hold mandatory pre-course exams 18 September
The puzzle of UK graduates and their low-level literacy UK adults with tertiary education ranked 12th among the OECD despite the reputation of its universities By John Morgan 11 September
The lost art of listening Students and lecturers no longer seem able fully to engage with each other, writes Tom Palaima 11 September
The HEA is as relevant as ever, new leader says Despite scaling back, the organisation has much to offer universities seeking to improve the student experience, says Don Nutbeam By Jack Grove 11 September
Boxing clever: television as a teaching tool It’s time for lecturers to hand out viewing lists alongside reading lists, argues Chris Willmott 28 August
Vivas could help prevent cheating in Gulf Study suggests that unannounced oral exams can encourage integrity and engage students By Jack Grove 28 August
Campus ‘slackers’ kicked into gear Lecturer finds a way to make the ‘social loafers’ in class pull their weight in group assignments By Jack Grove 21 August
Wikimania: student medics get credit for webside manner Conference hears from academics about the benefits of building Wikipedia into higher education teaching and learning By Matthew Reisz 14 August
Taking risks: a price worth paying for knowledge Bryn Glover on his psychogeographic experience alongside author Will Self 14 August
Upscaling dean claims his actions compensated for disgruntled Swansea staff Head of Swansea University School of Management also complains about external examiner’s behaviour By Paul Jump 14 August
Emulate Plato and Steve Jobs, university educators hear Apple director and Open University v-c tell Universia International Presidents’ Meeting 2014 in Brazil to think pedagogy, not technology 7 August
Good science requires better teaching We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie 7 August
University of Cambridge plans formal teaching-only posts Academic says the move is a ‘huge change’ for the institution By Holly Else 31 July
?500m has ‘superficial’ impact on improving university teaching ‘Shiny’ projects and disjointed policies criticised in report on Hefce spending By Jack Grove 31 July
For lecturers, there is life beyond Death by PowerPoint By harnessing the power of images, academics can fully exploit students’ learning potential, says David Roberts 17 July
Everyone should make further enquiries A drive to make colleges more research active must take in students, say Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins and John Lea 10 July
Analysis: Slow progress on recognition of teaching excellence More universities introduce teaching professorships but rewards still lag behind those for research By Richard Crook 10 July
Four priorities for slimmer HEA as workforce is halved New workstreams, fewer events and push to attract subscribers could help organisation to achieve self-sufficiency, chief says By Jack Grove 3 July
Higher Education Academy ‘failing to win over leaders’ Body has impressed rank and file but must convince institution heads of the impact and value of its work, says report By Jack Grove 26 June
National Teaching Fellows announced UK’s only professor in education for deaf children among those winning fellowships By Jack Grove 12 June
Richard J. Evans on a most unusual college The provost-elect of Gresham College examines the institution’s long and surprising history 12 June