Universities are forcing academics to apply for more research council grants in preparation for full economic costing (FEC) rules. This not only increases the workload of research staff but also cuts...
Law schools could face an unprecedented battle to attract entrants, with new universities particularly vulnerable, a law expert has warned. Phil Harris, professor of legal education at Sheffield...
Welsh higher education received a financial fillip this week as funding council heads admitted institutions in Wales were facing "a time of nervousness". Grant allocations of £324 million for 2005-06...
Could your spin-off be the next UK pharmaceutical giant? Have you developed a clever widget that will bring in licensing income for years to come? If so, you could be in the running for The Times...
The Government's student website is beset by problems in its three key areas The external examiner for Liverpool John Moores University clearly had something he wanted to get off his chest. "There...
The country's first national survey of students' views on the quality of their courses is in danger of flopping as several student unions urge members to boycott it. Prompted by the Government's...
The Government's flagship Teaching Quality Information website, designed to help prospective students and their parents pick their way through the bewildering array of glossy prospectuses, continues...
A graduate cabbie has been awarded £2,000 compensation after the Student Loans Company misdirected him on how low he had to keep his earnings to avoid repaying his loan. For several years, self-...
Ask veteran political strategists for their thoughts on the coming general election and the message is clear: don't expect Labour or the Tories to say much about higher education between now and...
The Liberal Democrats have strengthened their grip on the campus vote, according to a new poll for The Times Higher , writes Paul Hill. The poll of 1,031 students at 103 universities and colleges -...
Devolution in Wales has muddied the political waters and may affect the way academics, students and the general population vote in the forthcoming election. Academics and student leaders agree that...
Top-up fees in England may be axed if Labour's majority is slashed in the forthcoming general election, according to the Universities Scotland organisation. The umbrella body for Scottish principals...
It is not every day that one meets a theologian who is also a theoretical astrophysicist and an expert in the spirituality of Star Wars films to boot, but then David Wilkinson is no ordinary academic...
Japan has recognised its first full offshore campus of a foreign university amid sustained pressure from the US for liberalised trade and investment in the Japanese education and health sectors. Last...
Australia's sporting greats have joined vice-chancellors and student groups in attacking the Federal Government's plans to ban compulsory membership of student unions. Under so-called voluntary...