Divisions within the government over student migration may result in a visa system that damages universities and the UK as a whole, senior figures in the sector have warned.The coalition government...
Increase in PhDs spearheaded by women in science and engineering, Paul Jump writes
Don't forget that universities have a critical role, warns IoE's new head. Sarah Cunnane reports
Members of higher education's biggest union will vote on whether to strike over jobs and pensions in the new year, unless concessions are made by employers.A motion to hold "separate but parallel"...
British CouncilLanguage programme savedA scheme that allows language students to spend a year abroad teaching English has survived the threat of closure. The Department of Education will continue to...
Groundbreaking journal to publish across all social science and humanities fields. Paul Jump reports
In the face of coalition cuts and reform, v-cs' appeasement strategy isn't working. Time to speak up, says Aeron Davis
James Williams argues that the education secretary's 'look-and-learn' model will create a generation of pedagogues who are faking it
Post-Browne, universities can still come up trumps. How? By recruiting pensioners, explain Alasdair Smith and Iain Smith
The University of York took the top prize at the ÌÇÐÄVlog Awards 2010, picking up the title of University of the Year. A total of 18 awards were handed out at the ceremony at the...
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David Hockney's love of digital art is on show at an exhibition in Paris. Julian Stallabrass asks: is it just a fad?
Gary Day runs out of excuses and watches The X Factor, only to find he is bemused rather than amused
Richmond upon ThamesPicturing ScienceAn exhibition at the Riverside Gallery in Richmond upon Thames (from 4 December to 26 February 2011) explores the collisions and collaborations between the worlds...
Bridget Riley: Paintings and Related WorkNational Gallery, London, until 22 May 2011Bridget Riley has long been associated with the National Gallery. She copied one of its holdings, a portrait by Jan...