Offa warns on part-time and mature student access
Dramatic falls in part-time and mature student numbers must be tackled to ensure people from poorer families have the chance to go to university, access head Les Ebdon has warned.
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Welsh fee policy 鈥榙rains 拢15m鈥 from country
The Cardiff government鈥檚 policy of subsidising Welsh student fees when they study elsewhere in the UK has been attacked by the Welsh Conservatives, who say it is siphoning money to English...
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Obesity Tweet "not part of research"
A Tweet sent by a University of New Mexico psychologist, which suggested that obese people do not have the willpower to complete a PhD, was not, as its author had claimed, 鈥減art of a research project...
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Disabled Students鈥 Allowance caps 鈥榮hould be scrapped鈥
Caps on the Disabled Students鈥 Allowance mean that students are not receiving the support they need, a recent report has claimed
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Attitude blamed for lack of big science facilities
A paucity of suitable sites, a 鈥渟tand-offish鈥 attitude and a lack of coordinated, long-term planning are all to blame for the scarcity of large international scientific facilities on UK soil, the...
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Postgrad support boosted as numbers fall
The government has announced a fund worth up to 拢125 million to support disadvantaged students into further study, as a new report reveals postgraduate numbers fell last year.
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Cameron visit yields Kazakh deal on researchers
A deal to bring together early-career researchers from the UK and Kazakhstan to explore potential joint projects has been struck as part of the prime minister鈥檚 visit to the central Asian state.
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Medical schools launch WP project
The Medical Schools Council has announced a project to widen participation in medicine and improve university selection processes in the subject.
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Rudd regime reviews university policies
Australia鈥檚 new higher education minister is to consider re-imposing a numbers caps on undergraduate admissions amid concerns about quality
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鈥業nvisibility cloak鈥 professor gets Newton medal
The scientist who developed the first-ever prototype for an 鈥渋nvisibility cloak鈥 has been given a top award by the Institute of Physics.
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Liverpool students 鈥榬eceive wrong degree results鈥
Some students at the University of Liverpool have been sent the wrong degree results, after the Russell Group institution experienced a 鈥渢echnical problem鈥
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Rowhani thesis 鈥榥ot under formal investigation鈥
Glasgow Caledonian University has said it is happy that the PhD thesis of Iran鈥檚 new president elect is properly referenced and is not undertaking a formal academic investigation
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Graduate job vacancies rise
The number of graduate vacancies at leading employers is now at its highest level since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, boosted by openings in the public sector, a survey has found.
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Wikipedia contributors 鈥榮hould be proud鈥
Academics should be proud about the contributions they make to Wikipedia, instead of treating them like a 鈥渟hameful secret鈥.
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Firm funds 鈧1 million climate impact research chair
The insurance group AXA has funded a 鈧1 million (拢850,000) chair at Imperial College London.