Engineering degrees still not appealing to women
Little change in uptake over past 10 years despite millions spent on initiatives to widen participation in STEM subjects
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Developing nations are too focused on Anglo-US universities, v-c says
South African v-c tells THE BRICS and Emerging Economies Universities Summit that rankings steer institutions away from vital local concerns
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It’s the way that they do it
The REF may have alienated many academics because of how it has been interpreted by a management culture
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Half of schools ‘had no medicine applicants’
Half of schools in Britain did not provide a single applicant to medicine over a three-year period, a new study shows
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Universities risk only ‘social elite’ having key knowledge
Emeritus professor warns over growth of higher education courses that veer towards the ‘mundane’
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Nerc prepares ground to make major research centres charities
A research council is laying the groundwork that would enable it to give two of its research centres charitable status
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Graduate salary premium ‘narrowing’, BIS report suggests
University graduates earn an average of £9,000 more per year than non-graduates but the gap is narrowing, official statistics show
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The 10 most popular academic papers of 2014
Alternative metrics reveal the papers receiving the most online attention
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Time for the taught master’s to shine?
Criticism of postgraduate loans scheme smacks of the adage: ‘never let a good deed go unpunished’, writes Andrew Wathey
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Martin Hall to step down as University of Salford v-c
Martin Hall is to retire as Salford vice-chancellor, with his deputy taking over line management duties from today
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Universities share £200m STEM funding
More than 70 universities and colleges will share £200 million to boost teaching facilities in science, technology, engineering and maths
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Global Employability University Ranking 2014 results
Top 100 universities for employability revealed
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Israel boycott movement survives challenge
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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THE podcast: online learning roundtable
Download the podcastIn this podcast special, ÌÇÐÄVlog reporter Chris Parr discusses online education with Diana Laurillard, professor of learning with digital technologies at University...
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UCU calls for better advice on university for young people
Move follows survey highlighting gulf between social classes on guidance