A pre-1992 university has cut almost £1 million in planned cash support for poorer students while offering tuition-fee discounts for high-achieving applicants so that it can bid for extra places on...
The University and College Union will make a "staggering loss" of up to £4 million in a property deal for its headquarters, a union trustee has claimed.
Students whose A-level grades fall just short of AAB next year could be at risk of missing out on a university place altogether, a number of institutions have warned.
The concentration of research funding in a few elite universities has been described as a "policy trap" that fails to reflect the modern trend towards wider academic collaboration.
Current university salary system may struggle to survive impetus to local deals. John Morgan writes
The "high-risk" investment strategy pursued by the Universities Superannuation Scheme has been a bigger problem for pensions than rising life expectancy, an academic has claimed.
UCL professor says life sciences strategy doesn't have 'big enough vision'. John Morgan reports
Plaudits for Framework Programme's simplified and increased funding provision. Paul Jump reports
The chair of the University of Sussex's council has issued a staunch defence of courses derided as "Mickey Mouse" degrees.
Research fundingDon't 'micromanage', says NurseFunders should avoid "micromanaging" research and requiring applicants to set out the impact of their proposals, according to the president of the Royal...
Scholar highlights flawed metadata in the world's largest digital library. Matthew Reisz writes
The 'core-and-margin' policy will cost colleges dear - another unforeseen result of coalition plans, says Philip Davies
Wes Streeting argues that a truly independent watchdog would back upfront cash for low-income students, not 'fee waivers' for the state
Soul-crushing email causes stress and slows work. Oliver Double proposes some ways to cut the burden. Email-free Friday, anyone?
A reductive approach to social behaviour is bad news for democracy, James Garvey writes