It's not only maths students who need a solid grasp of statistics
Students are arriving at university with unrealistic expectations of the mathematical demands of their subject, finds Paul Glaister
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Could the Rennes drug trial disaster happen again?
After a man dies following a clinical trial in France, Christopher Roy-Toole asks whether lessons were learned after a similar incident in the UK
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TEF metrics risk ‘perverse’ results for creative subjects, warns v-c
Proposals to measure teaching excellence present major challenges for universities educating students for the creative industries, says Nigel Carrington
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Free academics to deliver internationalisation, says scholar
‘Strategic entrepreneurs’ among staff can develop successful cross-border partnerships, argues Northumbria lecturer
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More ‘gay-friendly’ universities than ever
Record number of universities feature in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers list
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Iran releases detained student
An American student who was on an intensive language programme affiliated with the University of Tehran is among the prisoners released following nuclear deal
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Penguin Random House removes degree requirement for job applicants
Publishing giant says move is designed to attract a ‘more varied candidate pool and future workforce’
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Mozambique university to launch Chinese degree course
Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities
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World University Rankings blog: time to submit your data
If you want to join our exciting global project, get in touch, says Phil Baty
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The government must avoid fragmenting UK higher education
As officials begin to look through the responses to the Green Paper consultation, Shirley Pearce flags up four risks they need to avoid
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Clearing no longer ‘last resort’ for applicants
Survey of students who gained a place through clearing last year shows its rising importance as way to refine choices
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‘Academic crowdsourcing’ allows lecturers to share ideas
Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail
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CEMS: business education with ‘a feel of the United Nations’
The international aspects of the master’s at a worldwide alliance of business schools will produce ‘global citizens’ for a ‘volatile’ world, hopes its head, Roland Siegers
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Private universities damage education quality, says president of India
Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country
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Internationalisation is not an end itself
It’s not good enough just to jump on the internationalisation bandwagon – we have to measure outcomes, says Uwe Brandenburg