Call to end ‘postcode lottery’ of tuition fee cash for pensions black hole
UEL vice-chancellor says it is wrong that students’ money is used to prop up local government schemes
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UUK obstinacy has forced UCU marking boycott
Sally Hunt explains why union members are taking action this week over changes to pensions
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Hundreds of PhD students chasing every early career post
THE study reveals intense competition for roles at Russell Group universities, despite new openings for those seeking a research career
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Mature students: lifelong learning on life support?
Matthew Reisz talks to academics about their experiences of teaching older learners, while Holly Else analyses the decline in the number of mature students
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Open doors make a fairer world, says José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
‘Non-political’ visa policy, Spanish language and top business schools are key to Spanish sector’s future, according to Spain’s former leader
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Quitting EU would cost UK in Horizon cash, says Leru head
A Brexit would reduce the UK’s relationship to the EU to that of Botswana’s or Chile’s, research expert claims
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The best bucket list is blank
Knowledge, not exotic travel, should be students’ number one priority, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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The Last Beach, by Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
Philip Hoare admires a terrifying portrait of our impact on the sands that protect us from danger
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Grant winners - 6 November 2014
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilAward winner: Joanne WebsterInstitution: Royal Veterinary CollegeValue: £763,444Epidemiology and evolution of zoonotic schistosomiasis in a...
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6 November 2014
Lifelong learning on life support? - What we stand to lose as the number of mature students declines
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Vincent Barnett, Caroline Flurey, Nigel Rodenhurst, Sir David Bell and Bruce J. Schulman
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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World in brief - 6 November 2014
Source: AlamyUnited StatesObama supports affirmative actionUS President Barack Obama has expressed support for affirmative action. He told The New Yorker that if certain universities “do it in a...
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News in brief - 6 November 2014
Scottish pensionsControl ‘should be fully devolved’Scotland’s largest teaching union has suggested that control over a lecturers’ pension scheme could be devolved to Holyrood. The Educational...
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The week in higher education - 6 November 2014
As ߣߣÊÓƵ went to press, a marking boycott due to start on 6 November by members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme still looked likely to go ahead. It had been hoped that...
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Searching for solid ground
Aftershocks following the austerity reforms of 2010 are still being felt, with mature students particularly hard hit