Grant winners - 26 February 2015
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilLeadership FellowshipsAward winner: Gleider HernándezInstitution: Durham UniversityValue: £177,882Constructing authority in international lawAward winner: Rory...
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News in brief - 26 February 2015
International studentsChina risingThe number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students, and has resulted in...
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On song with research
Although it is possible to have a residual sympathy for David Oldfield’s assertion that lecturers in the arts and humanities spend too much time researching rather than teaching (“You’re here to...
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Engineering solutions
The skills gap in UK engineering has taught us a valuable lesson: there is no such thing as a quick fix. British engineering will progress only through sustained collaborative efforts, consistency...
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We’re fighting on all fronts
How on earth has Anthony Kelly come to the conclusion that universities have been silent about the government’s reforms to teacher education in England, or are somehow to blame for the progression of...
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Language test providers announced after scandal
Only two awarding bodies accrediting Secure English Language Tests, used to assess overseas students’ language capability, will be approved by the UK government from April.
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ABS ranking reveals 'world elite' of business journals
Thirty-three journals have been given the coveted “world elite” ranking in an influential and hotly debated league table
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Social science ‘critical’ to innovation
Funding for science and innovation should increase by at least 10 per cent in real terms over the next Parliament, according to the Campaign for Social Science
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Raising fee cap for some would create funding ‘inequity’
Allowing some universities to charge tuition fees above £9,000 a year would “create further inequity” in higher education funding, a university group has warned
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UK losing out to US and ߣߣƵ in race for overseas students
The UK’s slight growth in international student recruitment over the past year overshadows a “global underperformance” when compared with other countries, an analysis has warned
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MENA top 30 snapshot released as THE MENA Universities Summit launches
Institutions from 11 countries feature in a top 30 that previews what a new ranking of universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like
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MPs attack government on student visa changes
The government must allow overseas students to stay in the UK after graduation to work as current rules are “jeopardising Britain’s position in the global race for talent”, MPs warn
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Government 'failed to protect public money' in private college boom
The government encouraged private colleges to grow “without sufficient regulation in place to protect public money” and a senior civil servant should have opposed the policy, according to MPs
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6 key trends accelerating technology adoption in higher education in 2015
What will be driving the use of education technology in universities in the next five years?
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Newcastle University to open London campus
Plans for a London branch campus teaching 1,200 students have been announced by Newcastle University.