Inside Higher Ed: Abuse of trust?
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed
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International students 鈥榙o not use Facebook to choose their university鈥
Only 4 per cent of international students use social media to select a foreign university, according to a worldwide survey of undergraduates.
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Tech-savvy students want real-life lecturers too, study finds
Universities have been warned not to assume that 鈥渄igital native鈥 students will embrace all e-learning initiatives, or indeed prefer them to traditional forms of education.
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Police pay 拢20k to Nottingham student arrested over terror manual
A student who was arrested after downloading an al-Quaeda training manual from a US government website during research for his master鈥檚 degree has been paid 拢20,000 by Nottinghamshire Police in an...
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Lecturers up the ante with vote for campaign of industrial action
University and College Union members have voted to hold 鈥渟ustained industrial action鈥 over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
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News in brief
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...
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Sciences Po proves critics of 'priority' scheme wrong
Poor students thrive at elite university and go on to earn more than their peers. Jack Grove reports
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EU is keen to double its funding for Erasmus
Around 450,000 students a year could study abroad on the Erasmus scheme after a funding increase by the European Union.
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Latin America forges Bologna-style links at home and in Europe
EU-funded project will develop affinities between institutions on two continents. Paul Jump reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment(NIHR HTA) programme鈥 Award winner: Charles Knowles鈥 Institution: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry鈥 Value: 拢529,...
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Flock may change course
Studying abroad is of great value and the cost of UK degrees will shortly become prohibitive. Peter Brady identifies a dangerous mix
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'Huge strains' on the UK pay spine
Ucea chief tells John Morgan that national salary bargaining will be tested in the new fees order
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News in brief
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...
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Celts lay plans to defend against English border raids
Wales fears losses as Scotland opens coffers in bid to keep its AAB students. David Matthews reports
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Officer class: QAA training for students' unions
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.