Tuition fees hike plan unveiled in Flanders
Flemish government proposes rise despite student protests
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NUS highlights students’ key role in general election
With less than seven months left until the general election, eyes are turning towards the impact that university students may have on the outcome.
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Birmingham links up with Wiley on online master’s courses
The University of Birmingham has become the first institution in Europe to partner with the US publisher Wiley to develop online master’s courses
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Parents’ advice on applications still key, say students
University applicants still rely heavily on parental advice when picking their course, a new survey says.
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Top tips for women in academic medicine
A one-day conference has explored how to overcome the challenges faced by women in academic medicine
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Blog: Keith Vaz and Aldwyn Cooper on immigration own-goals
Co-ordinated approach the only way out of policy mess, conference to hear
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Welsh minister amends bill over academic freedom fears
Welsh government ministers have offered reassurance over academic freedom as new powers for the country’s university funding council are debated
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Use of international recruitment agents ‘needs overhaul’
Paper by academics calls for greater transparency
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THE podcast: 16-22 October 2014 issue review
Download the podcastPension reforms, graphene and the implications of giving the Scottish parliament more control over immigration are discussed in this week’s ߣߣÊÓƵ issue review....
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Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall, by Hester Vaizey
First-person accounts add complexity to popular notions of East Germany, writes Ulrike Zitzlsperger
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Why not dungarees?
Sally Feldman on the fashion choices available to female scholars
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Hidden leopard-skin G-string exposed
Swiss-French scientist says he just wants to have fun
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QAA review: let’s avoid another 'quality war'
Hefce’s decision to invite external bodies to bid for work undertaken by the higher education watchdog carries risks, warns Peter Williams
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UUK data 'misleading' over the impact of USS reform
Oxford criticises figures given to universities illustrating the impact of future cuts amid calls for independent modelling
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Sabine Wichert, 1942-2014
An academic and greatly respected poet who spent more than 35 years in the School of History at Queen’s University Belfast has died