Clinical trial transparency is criticised by MPs
A current lack of transparency in clinical trials is 鈥渦nacceptable鈥, a cross-party group of MPs has said
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Moocs UK will offer escape from 鈥楾he Man鈥, says Bean
The UK鈥檚 first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by 鈥淭he Man鈥
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University debt could come under more scrutiny
Universities鈥 borrowing could come under more scrutiny with the form and extent of debts being part of risk assessments by England鈥檚 funding council
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Inside Higher Ed: Faculty respond to threat to academic freedom
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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Lib Dems fail to endorse 9k fees as official policy
An attempt by senior Liberal Democrats to endorse 拢9,000 fees as official policy has failed, after members clung on to an aspiration to abolish fees
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Furedi criticises 鈥榤ethodologically naive鈥 education research
A leading sociologist has attacked the application of so-called 鈥溾榚vidence鈥-based policy鈥 鈥 and much of the research lying behind it 鈥 to education
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Patient involvement in research pays dividends, says study
Involving patients in research programmes increases the likelihood of recruiting a target number of people, a study has found.
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12 world leaders who attended UK universities
Some of the world鈥檚 most powerful graduates demonstrate the influence of UK universities
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Race and higher education inquiry launched
A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry that will look at the black and minority ethnic community鈥檚 interaction with higher education.
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2013 revealed
Cows may have an unfortunate reputation for being slothful, but even long hours on their pins do not increase the likelihood of them lying down.
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Immigration 鈥榩aranoia鈥 threatens student recruitment, v-cs told
Student recruitment could be jeopardised by 鈥減ublic paranoia鈥 over immigration among the UK鈥檚 鈥渪enophobic鈥 population, vice-chancellors have said.
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NUS president Toni Pearce challenges v-cs on public role
Vice-chancellors should take up more prominent public roles as forces for good in society, the National Union of Students president has said.
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European academics 'see a bigger boost' from overseas collaboration
US academics are more likely to work with peers outside the US than European researchers are to link up with those outside Europe, a new study says.
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Labour would not change 9k fee system, says Cable
Vince Cable has predicted that Labour would not change the 拢9,000 fee system, while also forecasting that David Willetts would be safe in a reshuffle.
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THE podcast: 12 September 2013 issue review
Download the podcastAssessing the impact of mobile phones on higher education in Africa, how the value of the Indian Rupee could impact international student recruitment and a potential flashpoint...