University of the People to offer HE to refugees
An online university has teamed up with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to offer tuition-free, accredited HE to refugees and asylum seekers
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University regulation 鈥榥ot fit for purpose鈥, says Which?
English higher education regulation is 鈥渘o longer fit for purpose鈥 and there needs to be 鈥渁 strong regulator to protect students鈥 paying higher fees.
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Student experience 鈥榲aries widely鈥 in US
The average US student鈥檚 experience varies widely between universities, even when the institutions are similarly selective and of a comparable size.
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Commons row over student places figures
Liam Byrne has accused the government of mixing up its figures in its plan to fund extra student places when number controls are scrapped.
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Ucas stats: 15,000 more male applicants have physics A level
There are about 15,000 more 18-year-old boys with an A level in physics applying to university than girls, according to new statistics
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Scottish education secretary Michael Russell loses post in reshuffle
Michael Russell has been replaced as Scottish education secretary in the cabinet of new First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
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Grammar schools 'not linked to degree advantage鈥
Grammar schooling is 鈥渘ot linked to any significant advantage鈥 in getting a degree or graduating from an 鈥渆lite鈥 institution, new research suggests
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Top 20 universities for producing billionaires
Want to get rich? Well, you should consult this list of universities which have produced the most super-rich graduates
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Marking boycott over USS reform suspended
Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.
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THE podcast: 20-26 November 2014 issue review
Download the podcastGrant application success rates, feared cuts to the research budget, this week鈥檚 THE books section and scholars鈥 favourite portrayals of academia in literature are all discussed...
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University life: which works of fiction are most telling?
John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector
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UCU accused of betrayal over university pensions
Ten branches demand sector conference as union fails to escalate industrial action in response to pay docking threats in marking boycott
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An anonymity problem
I write in response to the article on whether post-publication peer review can endure the legal action launched by a US scientist who claims that anonymous comments posted on Pub Peer cost him a job...
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Counting university contact hours is a waste of time
Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby
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Imperial College London back at top of research council income table
The London university, which was awarded 拢114 million, heads the list of grant winners in a 鈥榙ifficult funding climate鈥