SLC chairman offered to step down over ‘Smith Lawson’ letters
But Vince Cable did not accept Christian Brodie’s resignation
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Labour launches ‘technical degrees’ policy
The Labour Party will introduce new “technical degrees” if it is elected at next May’s general election.
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Research heavyweights break cover on Scottish independence
Sir Paul Nurse, Lord Stern and Sir John Tooke warn that UK-split would damage research effort
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Lawyer compares Suarez bite to academic 'outspoken opinion'
Blog posting revised after Twitter storm
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Texas Austin president Bill Powers battles ‘July 4 coup’
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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10 questions universities don’t want to be asked at open days
Union asks students to probe institutions’ employment practices when visiting campuses
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Young academics ‘will be 30 per cent worse off in retirement’
Young academics will be 30 per cent worse off in retirement than their older colleagues, a new study suggests.
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Terence Kealey steps down as Buckingham v-c
Terence Kealey has retired from his position as vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, the privately funded institution has announced.
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New University Enterprise Zones launched
The government has announced four new University Enterprise Zones that will be set up across the country.
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University schools ‘told to improve’
A string of universities sponsoring school academies have been told to raise their games in light of poor standards.
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King’s College strike to coincide with royal visit
Princess Anne to open new neuroscience building as staff take action over job cuts
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Graduate employment rates rise again
Graduate employment rates have risen for a second successive year, but are still yet to reach pre-recession levels, new figures show.
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Goldsmiths allows student on v-c pay committee
A London university has become the first in the UK to allow a student to sit on the panel that decides vice-chancellors’ pay, a union has said.
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Imperial broke animal welfare rules on ‘unacceptable scale’
Imperial College London broke animal welfare rules “on an unacceptable scale”, creating an “unacceptable risk” of “appreciable” harm to animals.
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Mark Pegg stepping down as head of Leadership Foundation
Mark Pegg is to step down as chief executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education this month, it has been announced.