John Sutherland: fees a ‘con’ to keep younger generation down After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young Sophie Inge 2月 12日
Irish applications to UK universities continue downward path Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU Simon Baker 2月 10日
Sweden aims to create ‘Nordic knowledge hub’ Government inquiry on internationalisation also calls for increased outbound mobility Matthew Reisz 2月 9日
‘Low’ UK take-up of responsible metrics agenda causes concern Survey finds that most research organisations do not have a policy on use of metrics Ellie Bothwell 2月 9日
Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’ Staff must be reassured that information on students’ progress will be used for pedagogical purposes, conference hears Sophie Inge 2月 9日
Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17 Simon Baker 2月 8日
Career impact on relationships ‘worst for junior academics’ THE survey reveals how work pressures shape researchers’ decisions around relationships and family Ellie Bothwell 2月 8日
Leading universities oppose OfS pay transparency demands Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than ?150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule Jack Grove 2月 8日
Hilary Grainger: we need to talk more openly about death The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death Ellie Bothwell 2月 8日
Elizabeth Meehan, 1947-2018 Tributes paid to first female politics professor in any part of Ireland Matthew Reisz 2月 8日
Universities take different paths on mature students and BTECs Analysis of the latest Ucas recruitment data suggests some institutions have changed strategy in the past few years Simon Baker 2月 8日
Research-intensive universities ‘offer best maternity pay’ Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests Rachael Pells 2月 8日
