A student who was arrested after downloading an al-Quaeda training manual from a US government website during research for his master’s degree has been paid ?20,000 by Nottinghamshire Police in an...
United StatesCuts call for campus autonomyA US state university system should loosen its control over its 26 campuses, according to a report. The recommendations to the University of Wisconsin, given...
Poor students thrive at elite university and go on to earn more than their peers. Jack Grove reports
Around 450,000 students a year could study abroad on the Erasmus scheme after a funding increase by the European Union.
EU-funded project will develop affinities between institutions on two continents. Paul Jump reports
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment(NIHR HTA) programme? Award winner: Charles Knowles? Institution: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry? Value: ?529,...
Studying abroad is of great value and the cost of UK degrees will shortly become prohibitive. Peter Brady identifies a dangerous mix
Ucea chief tells John Morgan that national salary bargaining will be tested in the new fees order
Economic competitivenessEcosystem of exploitationA business thinktank led by Lancaster University has published its first report. The Big Innovation Centre's Making the UK a Global Innovation Hub...
Wales fears losses as Scotland opens coffers in bid to keep its AAB students. David Matthews reports
Student officers are to receive training on how to comment on their university's quality assurance practices, enabling them to "challenge and shape the quality of teaching" under trebled fees.
Benjamin Zephaniah hopes to get poets performing in his first-ever university role. Jack Grove reports
Private-style courses as UK universities look to reap overseas harvest. John Morgan reports
Repeating yourself academically may break ethical, copyright rules, says US paper. Andy Wright reports
The Medical Research Council's success rate for grant applications has declined by another percentage point, in spite of a drop in applications and real-terms protection for its budget.