Management clones kill our thriving cultures
Universities undermine their identity and values when they headhunt outsiders for leadership roles, laments a senior manager
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War! What is it Good for? Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots, by Ian Morris
Jeremy Black on the provocative thesis that war has permitted the creation of peaceful societies
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Private providers ‘need closer monitoring’, says Alliance report
Private providers should be monitored more closely to ensure they are delivering similar quality to universities, a mission group has argued.
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Hepi survey highlights wide disparity in contact hours
Students’ hours of study can vary by up to 25 hours a week depending on their course, a survey of undergraduates has found.
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Fears raised over new Welsh HE bill
There are fears that new higher education legislation in Wales could make universities subject to “micro-management” by the Cardiff government.
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Russell Group capital spending ‘comparable to 2012 Olympics’
The Russell Group will spend £9 billion on capital projects over five years, “comparable” to the UK’s spend on hosting the Olympics, a report claims
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Can senior managers be fired just for disagreeing with the boss?
Scott Jaschik writes for InsideHigherEd on a row that has captivated Canadian higher education
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V-cs highlight benefits of EU membership ahead of elections
Open letter from UUK board members points to research funding and mobility as being ‘central’ to success
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Climate researcher rejects claims of “deliberate suppression”
A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons
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University of London 'plans closure' of Institute of English Studies
Proposal prompts resignation of advisory board chair
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NUS chief executive leaves post
The chief executive of the National Union of Students has left the organisation after less than a year in charge
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Student Rights motion from NUS prompts nasty war of words
Claims and counterclaims fly over group that monitors extremist speakers
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Top 100 most influential UK and US universities on Twitter
Most universities in the UK and the US now have a presence on Twitter, but which institutions can claim to be using the micro-blogging social network most effectively?
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Pfizer takeover bid: MPs write to Willetts to sound warnings
A committee of MPs has written to David Willetts over the potential risks to UK science of the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by US giant Pfizer.
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Nirvana of HE funding is not US and ߣߣƵ, warns Gunn
Too many policy experts look to the US and ߣߣƵ as “some higher education funding nirvana”, according to the vice-chancellor who chairs Million+.