Blog: Lessons for Limpopo
A project at the University of Warwick is aiming to tackle huge challenges crippling South African schools, writes Laura Jackson
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UK students to apply to European universities via Ucas
UK students may soon be able to apply to universities in continental Europe through Ucas after the admissions body changed its rules
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Hutton: cut fees to £3K for poorest
Students from poor families should pay tuition fees of only £3,000 a year, according to the chair of the Independent Commission on Fees
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Digital skills crisis looming, peers warn
A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a “tipping point” and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns
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Trebling of fees had 'no major impact' on student mental health
A study has found no evidence that higher tuition fees affect student mental health in the long term
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Scott Walker: US presidential hopeful and 'antagonist of the academy'
By Paul Fain, for Inside Higher Ed
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Obama college rating plans ‘should be ditched’
An organisation with more than 200 US university members has formally urged the federal government to ditch plans for a college ratings system
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Former Oxford v-c ‘senior adviser’ to new Hereford university
A proposed new “world-class” university for Hereford will focus on engineering and has former Oxford vice-chancellor Sir John Hood as senior adviser
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Rate My Professors analysis suggests 'gender language bias' by students
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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New student mental health guidance for universities launched
Official guidance for universities on how to support students with mental health problems has been updated
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Warwick announces California campus plan
The University of Warwick is to develop a campus in California, with the goal of growing to 6,000 students by 2031
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Counter-Terror bill receives Royal Assent
The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which many academics fear will suppress freedom of speech in universities, has received Royal Assent.
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THE podcast: 12-18 February 2015 issue review
Download the podcastAn estimate that puts the cost of the REF at £1 billion, the impact of the government’s visa crackdown, Danny Dorling’s analysis of student admissions, and the life of Sir David...
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UUK calls for new “Council for HE” to become main sector body
The next government should create a new lead regulator, the Council for Higher Education England, and toughen rules for private providers
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Danny Dorling: six trends in university admissions
What has been the impact of £9k fees and what is in store when the cap on student numbers is lifted?