Duke of York defended by Huddersfield v-c
The University of Huddersfield vice-chancellor Bob Cryan has defended the Duke of York, its patron, in the face of “ridiculous” sex allegations
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Sir David Bell calls for change of tack on teacher training
Government fixated with education departments being ‘Marxist hotbeds’, says Reading v-c
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Obama to make “free community college” proposal
US president promises two years of free higher education for “everyone willing to work for it”
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Universities’ place in North West economic plan highlighted
David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities’ involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West
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NSS to include teacher training students after funding council steps in
Hefce to fund participation after DfE agency pulled plug on money
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New University of Ulster vice-chancellor unveiled
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor
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Charlie Hebdo murders: the bravery of the satirists
Laurence Grove on the role of bandes dessinées and satirical cartoons in France’s commitment to liberty
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THE podcast: 8-14 January 2015 issue review
Download the podcastUniversity salary details, a new private provider mission group and the ߣߣƵ books section are all discussed in this week’s issue review podcast.John Elmes is...
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Aimhigher revisited? New national outreach project launched
A national group of collaborative outreach networks working with schools and colleges has launched, four years after a similar project was scrapped
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ESRC’s block grant allocation is flawed, says academic
REF analysis suggests that new system for allocating funds has ‘no correspondence with excellence in research impact’
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High-impact journals may not help careers: study
Research finds no correlation between publications’ impact factor and economics scholars’ perceived career payoffs. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Private providers create ‘Russell Group of the alternative sector’
Members of the Independent Universities Group want to distinguish themselves from ‘dodgy’ for-profit colleges
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Loan approval comes with Hefce observer on governors’ board
Funding council installs overseer after permitting University of Northampton to borrow £300m for Waterside campus
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How to avoid interview pitfalls
Jenny Pickerill offers some advice on some common mistakes and how to stand out from the pack
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Ivor Grattan-Guinness, 1941-2014
A leading historian of mathematics and logic has died