Labour to look at migration targets that do not include students
Labour says it wants more international students to come to the UK and would consider not including students in the same targets as other migrants.
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THE podcast: 10 April 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThe future of the Higher Education Academy, using medical records in university research, and expanding the research excellence framework beyond the UK are all discussed in this...
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Michael Gove: the wolf of Whitehall
The minister hopes to sink his teeth into higher education but his political stock is falling, argues Christopher Prendergast
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The myth of the strong leader
Archie Brown on lessons for universities from political leadership
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Countdown to the Scottish referendum: Independence and community
Ferdinand von Prondzynski ponders possible outcomes should Scotland opt for independence
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Willetts’ eight are not great but ‘nonsense’
Research areas championed by government dismissed as poor investments by technology expert
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10 April 2014
Strength reassessment - Lessons for universities from political leadership
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Bryan Clarke, 1932-2014
A leading contributor to our understanding of evolution, population genetics and the formation of species has died
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Q&A with John Bercow
We speak to the Speaker of the House of Commons and chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire
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World in brief - 10 April 2014
TurkeyAlleged appointment interferenceTurkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan interfered in the selection of two university leaders, it has been alleged after the leaking of audio files. Posted...
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News in brief - 10 April 2014
InternationalisationHopes and fears, globally speakingUniversities around the world fear the “commodification and commercialization of education”, according to a survey. The International Association...
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Grant winners - 10 April 2014
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsHumanitiesAward winner: Clive GambleInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £163,228Seasonality, mobility and storage in Palaeolithic hunting...
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Removal in progress
“What is the value of pro vice-chancellors?” asked Jamie Targett rhetorically in The Poppletonian (3 April). Glyndwr University agrees: its restructuring plan removes the remaining pro v-cs, and the...
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Memorable monikers
One gets the impression that the QM(U)L staff’s view of management would include a number of highly memorable four-letter “phonetics” (“Short shrift for QML’s short form”, 3 April). Perhaps they...
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Alternative reality
Three cheers for Mary Midgley (“I am more than the sum of my parts”, 3 April) and her campaign to insist on common sense truths such as that we have free will. Philosophers like Midgley are needed...