Hefce: ‘governance events’ at Plymouth University warrant review
‘Breakdown in personal relationship’ of senior figures must also be addressed
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Clearing 'scramble' will be less severe, claim vice-chancellors
University chiefs forecast a lower level of activity despite 30,000 extra student places
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Queen Mary dismissal
As an emeritus professor at Queen Mary University of London, I write in response to your article “Dismissed: scholar who criticised use of metrics to determine job cuts” (News, 7 August) to point out...
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‘Dismal’ start for Access to Research initiative
Academic criticises ‘inadequate nature’ of free public open access service
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Underemployed graduates ‘stay in stepping-stone jobs too long’
Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics
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Time to rethink the intellectual property rights culture
Sebastian Conran calls for a fairer approach at UK universities
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Calls for Greg Clark to reassure universities over wider remit
Minister in dual role has a more extensive list of responsibilities than predecessor David Willetts
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14 August 2014
Finite possibilities - When a PhD is as far as you will go in the academy
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The PhD experience: this far, and no further
Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures
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Your views on the NSS: "about as scientifically useful as TripAdvisor"
The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.
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Fields Medal won by woman for first time
Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal in the history of the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize.
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Cut fees for the poorest, public says
A majority of adults in England support reduced tuition fees for students from lower income families, according to a survey for the Sutton Trust
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BIS seeks public's view on science strategy
The public have been asked to help shape the new science and innovation strategy due out in the autumn
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National Student Survey 2014 results show record levels of satisfaction
Students are most satisfied with teaching, least happy with assessment and feedback