'Little evidence' that wider access succeeds on underprivileged, researchers claim
The expansion of higher education over the past 15 years has largely benefited middle-class rather than working-class children, a study has suggested.
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UUK renews appeal to government on student visas
Nearly two thirds of people underestimate the value of international students to the UK economy, a new poll has found.
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Internships for all students, government review urges
All undergraduates should be offered 10 to 12 week internships to improve their employability, according to a government-commissioned review of links between universities and business.
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UK state school students encouraged to study in US
The Sutton Trust has launched a US version of its summer school camps to give UK students the chance to study at an American university.
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Inside Higher Ed: Santorum’s attacks on higher education
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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University reputations built up over years are vulnerable as never before
At first there was much hilarity. When I was named this month among the top 15 “most influential” people in education by The Australian newspaper, the jokes came thick and fast: “You’re only the...
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University keeping link with A4e ‘under continual review’
Glyndwr University and controversy-hit recruitment company A4e have agreed they need more time to negotiate a partnership that would see the institution validate the firm’s awards.
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‘Beyond the call of duty’: lecturers top unpaid overtime figures
Teachers and lecturers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than workers in any other occupation, according to union figures.
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Huddled masses yearning to study faster and cheaper: US students head for UK
A record number of Americans are studying at British universities, new data show.
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News in brief
GermanyNo short-changing young scholarsYoung professors in Germany should be paid a salary matching that given to civil servants of similar rank and responsibility in other sectors, a court has ruled...
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Now everyone will know that Cornell means business
Expanding into the Big Apple provides a platform for high-tech start-ups. John Morgan reports
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Think global or stay local? Finnish sector weighs its options
Unease with internationalisation echoes growing concerns in other Nordic nations. Ed Dutton reports
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Off-script email leads to suit centred on bad handwriting
Student claims lack of promised dyslexia support cost him a first-class degree. Jack Grove writes
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News in brief
Private facilities partnershipsUPP seals ?57m contractA private company that specialises in long-term multi-million-pound deals to build and run student facilities has extended its reach in the...
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Let's take their words on that
David Matthews reports on debate about whether claiming students' IP rights could halt plagiarism