World in brief - 26 February 2015
Republic of IrelandEuropean cash aids expansive thinkingThe National University of Ireland, Maynooth has announced a 鈧150 million (拢111 million) investment in new facilities, with half the funding...
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Derek Pugh, 1930-2015
One of the world鈥檚 leading experts on organisational psychology, known for representing how organisations work with 鈥渄etail, breadth and rigour鈥, has died
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Q&A with Iain Simons
We speak to a principal lecturer at Nottingham Trent University who is also the director of the GameCity festival and co-director of the National Videogame Arcade
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Grant winners - 26 February 2015
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilLeadership FellowshipsAward winner: Gleider Hern谩ndezInstitution: Durham UniversityValue: 拢177,882Constructing authority in international lawAward winner: Rory...
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News in brief - 26 February 2015
International studentsChina risingThe number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master鈥檚 courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students, and has resulted in...
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On song with research
Although it is possible to have a residual sympathy for David Oldfield鈥檚 assertion that lecturers in the arts and humanities spend too much time researching rather than teaching (鈥淵ou鈥檙e here to...
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Engineering solutions
The skills gap in UK engineering has taught us a valuable lesson: there is no such thing as a quick fix. British engineering will progress only through sustained collaborative efforts, consistency...
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We鈥檙e fighting on all fronts
How on earth has Anthony Kelly come to the conclusion that universities have been silent about the government鈥檚 reforms to teacher education in England, or are somehow to blame for the progression of...
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Language test providers announced after scandal
Only two awarding bodies accrediting Secure English Language Tests, used to assess overseas students鈥 language capability, will be approved by the UK government from April.
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ABS ranking reveals 'world elite' of business journals
Thirty-three journals have been given the coveted 鈥渨orld elite鈥 ranking in an influential and hotly debated league table
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Social science 鈥榗ritical鈥 to innovation
Funding for science and innovation should increase by at least 10 per cent in real terms over the next Parliament, according to the Campaign for Social Science
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Raising fee cap for some would create funding 鈥榠nequity鈥
Allowing some universities to charge tuition fees above 拢9,000 a year would 鈥渃reate further inequity鈥 in higher education funding, a university group has warned
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UK losing out to US and Australia in race for overseas students
The UK鈥檚 slight growth in international student recruitment over the past year overshadows a 鈥済lobal underperformance鈥 when compared with other countries, an analysis has warned
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MENA top 30 snapshot released as THE MENA Universities Summit launches
Institutions from 11 countries feature in a top 30 that previews what a new ranking of universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like
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MPs attack government on student visa changes
The government must allow overseas students to stay in the UK after graduation to work as current rules are 鈥渏eopardising Britain鈥檚 position in the global race for talent鈥, MPs warn