Graham Gibbs on teaching lecturers to teach
Could training schemes for teachers help to improve student learning? asks Graham Gibbs

Could training schemes for teachers help to improve student learning? asks Graham Gibbs

The University of Glasgow has become the first university in Europe to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry, campaigners have said.

Watchdog responds after business secretary’s ‘dross’ remark

The 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been shared by three scientists for their work on the development of nanoscale microscopy.

Plymouth University has appointed a new chair of governors after the previous post-holder stepped down amid ongoing controversy at the institution

The coalition’s move to allow for-profit colleges more access to student loans opened the door to “a lot of dross”, Vince Cable has admitted

Vince Cable has predicted that the Conservatives could raise fees “significantly” and abolish student grants if they win power at the election

The head of the University of Oxford has said he is “baffled” by the UK’s “hostile” student visa system, and called for a shift to evidence-based policymaking

A consultation has been launched on the future of quality assurance in UK higher education

Three Japanese-born researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes

Two vice-chancellors of Yorkshire institutions have announced their retirements

A US neuroscientist based at a UK university and married scientists from Norway have won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Yes, you read that correctly. It’s amazing what you find on Twitter these days…

British Council report warns of overreliance on Chinese market in coming decade

Head of project to increase female numbers attacks ‘patronising’ marketing tactics