By Jack Grove. University College London is set to merge with the Institute of Education, University of London, Times Higher Education can reveal. Staff at the IoE were informed of the plans by its director Chris Husbands at a faculty briefing on 5 February. More...

By Phil Baty. How does a tiny institution create such outsized impact?
If one were to reduce the story of the California Institute of Technology to numbers, it would be difficult to know where to start.
It is 123 years old, boasts 57 recipients of the US National Medal of Science and 32 Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni (including five on the current staff). More...

By Chris Parr. We take a look at the six “key trends” picked out in the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition.
The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition, officially launched on 3 February 2014, aims to examine emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching and learning within higher education settings. More...

By David Matthews. ‘Future teaching’ to take place at Welsh university’s London campus. Students on a university accountancy course that were being taught by a private college are to study on the institution’s own campus and screened to check that they are compliant with immigration requirements. More...

By David Matthews. Independence would also leave Scotland off international ‘top table’ for research.
The Scottish government’s plan to charge English students tuition fees in the event of independence would “not be legal”, according to the universities and science minister. More...

By John Morgan. Suggestion that wrangle over Access to Learning Fund is now delaying letter.
The “unexpected delay” in the government sending its grant letter on funding for higher education in England has forced a new student access strategy to be postponed. More...

By John Morgan. England’s funding council has been forced to abandon plans to examine a draft of the grant letter due to continued budget battles within government. The Higher Education Funding Council for England had expected to examine a draft of the letter - which sets out university funding for the next year - at its board meeting yesterday. More...

By John Morgan. University has ‘risked assets’ built up with public money, union claims in report. The University of Central Lancashire has been accused of taking “speculative gambles” on its overseas campuses, “risking assets and revenue built up with public contributions”.
The University and College Union published a report today urging Uclan “open up the books on their group companies and make the flow of funds between their enterprises transparent”. More...