NUS to hold day of action on disability cuts
The National Union of Students is to hold a national day of action on June 6 against plans to cut support for students with disabilities
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Willetts welcomes increase in student complaints
FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities
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Oxford academics call for fossil fuel divestment
Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies.
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What do you eat for breakfast?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tales from the Crypt: LSE guerrilla lecture lives again
Lord Giddens joins nine students and a fox in teaching experiment
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Race equality plan signs up universities
Thirty universities have joined the national trial of a new race equality initiative.
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Independent Scotland would 'attract international students'
An independent Scotland would reintroduce post-study work visas and ease restrictions on overseas students, the Scottish National Party has pledged
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Fast-track investigation of for-profit colleges, urges Liam Byrne
Call from Labour shadow universities minister follows series of revelations
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THE podcast: 29 May 2014 issue review
Download the podcastHow much are universities spending on settling employment disputes? And is London becoming a university system in itself? These topics and more are discussed in this week’s issue...
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A-level reforms graded 'F' by students
NUS/OCR poll finds widespread disquiet over Michael Gove’s proposals
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29 May 2014
Another planet - London: uniquely attractive, uniquely challenging
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News in brief - 29 May 2014
IoE/UCL mergerAll done bar the due diligence?A merger of the Institute of Education and University College London is set to be completed by December after the institutions’ governing councils gave...
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Grant winners - 29 May 2014
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilResearch GrantsAward winner: Brian ShielsInstitution: University of GlasgowValue: £428,822Molecular epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne disease...
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Adjust your expectations
I graduated in philosophy from a Russell Group university in 2012, and although I now have a good job (with that university) I still have the half-joking jibes about the practical use of my degree...
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No pension surprises
“Is it the end for final salary pensions?” your headline asks (News, 22 May). The end has been on the cards for at least 10 years, and several people tried to warn colleagues that this would happen...