Off Piste - Unfamiliar territory
To many in the West, Central Asia is a bewildering array of indistinguishable nations. But if you take the time to get to know them, argues David Mould, the ‘stans’ are fascinating individuals
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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
The ‘most authoritative polymath of our age’ offers a reverse recipe very much to Chris Knight’s taste
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Professors feel stitched up over stressful career list
University professors have the least stressful career in the US - narrowly beating tailors and seamstresses into second place, a job listing website has found
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Higher podcasts aim to take university debate to new level
An interview with former foreign secretary David Miliband is among the first podcasts now available on 糖心Vlog's own podcast channel.
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Stress, pay, UKBA: our most read stories of 2012 revealed
Academics’ pay and stress levels featured prominently in the ten most popular 糖心Vlog news stories of 2012.
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Ministers put the cap on pharmacy student numbers
The number of students embarking on pharmacy programmes in England will be restricted to match the number of NHS-funded training placements.
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'God particle' physicist and VCs recognised in honours list
One of the men who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle has been given the highest possible accolade in the New Year Honours list, released today.
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Tribal leader in overseas student surveys after i-graduate takeover
An outsourcing company has announced that it will buy i-graduate, a firm that surveys international students and agents, for up to ?7.5 million.
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Picking winners? Osborne reveals graphene cash as Treasury muscles into science funding
George Osborne, the chancellor, has announced the allocation of ?21.5 million for projects to unlock practical applications for the “miracle material” graphene.
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Details on interviews for overseas students revealed
The 糖心Vlog Office has released more details of the controversial extra 100,000 interviews to be introduced for international students planning to study in the UK, which will cover applicants'...
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Field trip charges fall away under higher tuition fees
Universities are increasingly paying for student field trips after this year's hike in student fees, a new report suggests.
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Survey reveals UK study benefits for Chinese
Chinese students who study in Britain return to their home country more open-minded and tolerant, according to a new study.
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Copyright changes 'should boost growth'
The government has announced changes to copyright that it hopes will bring existing exceptions for education, research and archiving up to date.
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Reprieve for universities that failed to fill places
Universities that failed to fill undergraduate places this year will not generally be hit with cuts to their student number allocation next year, unless their shortfalls were "extreme", England's...
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Jakes Gerwel, 1946-2012
A leading academic, anti-apartheid campaigner and close colleague of Nelson Mandela has died.Gert Johannes (Jakes) Gerwel was born in rural Somerset East, South Africa in 1946, and attended the...