New rules requiring academics to monitor international students and report absences to immigration authorities may be boycotted at a London college.The Goldsmiths College, University of London branch...
Welsh institutions claim disadvantage over grant allocation increases, writes Zoe Corbyn
United StatesAppeal against jock rapAn American university is appealing against sanctions imposed after some of its star athletes were given test answers in advance to help them pass courses. The...
Government denies threat to academic freedom as editor is sacked over evolution piece, writes John Gill
When a six-storey building in Cologne collapsed into a new subway tunnel being drilled beneath its foundations earlier this month, the story made headlines worldwide.For the press, the main interest...
The profession must take small steps to build its standing, a study has found. Zoë Corbyn reports
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThirteen projects have been awarded more than £300,000 of financial support under the Science and Heritage Research Clusters Scheme, which is jointly funded by the...
Amid the gloom at the MPs' inquiry, Bob Burgess is cheered by support for a scheme to record student achievement
Our new immigration rules will have to be revised if we do not want to endanger our collaborative research culture, warns Mathias Brust
Higher education bodies should reconnect with examining boards to boost scientific literacy and ensure undergraduates are better prepared, says Alan Wilson
The RAE's limited concept of research must be broadened to restore integrity to academic work, writes Roger Brown
- Having been commissioned by Gordon Brown to investigate threats to children online, Tanya Byron, the chancellor of Edge Hill University, may feel she can get away with a cheeky comment. Or maybe...
QAA boss says public must be reassured about university standards, writes Rebecca Attwood
'No threat' to the university's future, says chair of the board of governors. Rebecca Attwood reports
Their books may not challenge J.K. Rowling's in the bestseller lists, but what they lack in appeal as a holiday read, they more than make up for in terms of scholarly interest.A list published today...