MLA mulls five-year completion target in PhD reform
Colleen Flaherty reports for InsideHigherEd from the Modern Language Association conference 2014
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SLC rapped over data breach
The Student Loans Company has been criticised after sending medical details and even a psychological assessment of applicants to the wrong people
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Student binge drinkers targeted
The National Union of Students and the Home Office have launched a scheme tackling student binge drinking, including initiations and pub crawls
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Imperial to create 'Silicon Valley London' with £40m gift
Imperial College London will build a new biomedical engineering centre on its White City campus thanks to a £40 million donation
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India: Modi appoints ex-TV star to higher education brief
Former Indian TV star Smriti Irani will be the minister responsible for the nation’s universities and colleges in Narendra Modi’s new government
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BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinkers take to stage
Scheme offers young researchers the chance to build media profile
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Call for 15-fold increase in Britons studying in China
Government intervention after study suggests lack of language skills costing UK billions
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Technology’s value to humanities must be made clearer
Melissa Terras to call for ‘better communication’ of benefits
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Cambridge centre for postdocs opens
The University of Cambridge has opened a new postdoctoral centre for early career researchers.
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QAA investigating private college at centre of public funds row
But also emerges that watchdog passed LSST for educational oversight last September
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Twelve technologies set to revolutionise higher education in ߣߣÊÓƵ...and beyond
Report identifies emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary institutions across ߣߣÊÓƵ
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Glasgow School of Art fire prompts anguish
There has been widespread dismay from artists, students and politicians after the listed Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art caught fire
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Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold
‘Wider range of options’ to be explored by University of London
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IOP launches ‘offsetting’ scheme to cut cost of open access
A publisher has launched a pilot with 21 UK universities to reduce their subscription costs in proportion to the amount of open access fees they pay
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Nottingham apologises after personal data leak
The University of Nottingham has had to apologise for accidentally releasing personal data to around 13,000 people.