Underemployed graduates ‘stay in stepping-stone jobs too long’
Graduates in non-graduate occupations - ‘gringos’ - are not hunting for roles that use their higher education skills, say academics
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Time to rethink the intellectual property rights culture
Sebastian Conran calls for a fairer approach at UK universities
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Calls for Greg Clark to reassure universities over wider remit
Minister in dual role has a more extensive list of responsibilities than predecessor David Willetts
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14 August 2014
Finite possibilities - When a PhD is as far as you will go in the academy
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The PhD experience: this far, and no further
Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures
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Your views on the NSS: "about as scientifically useful as TripAdvisor"
The NSS does not give an accurate representation of student feeling, according to more than half of university staff responding to a straw poll.
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.
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Fields Medal won by woman for first time
Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal in the history of the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize.
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Cut fees for the poorest, public says
A majority of adults in England support reduced tuition fees for students from lower income families, according to a survey for the Sutton Trust
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BIS seeks public's view on science strategy
The public have been asked to help shape the new science and innovation strategy due out in the autumn
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National Student Survey 2014 results show record levels of satisfaction
Students are most satisfied with teaching, least happy with assessment and feedback
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Israel critic finds job offer revoked after Gaza tweets
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Lancet under fire over Israel letter
The medical journal The Lancet has defended its decision to publish an open letter condemning Israel’s military action in Gaza
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MPs challenge Scottish government on fees and research
MPs warn it is “highly doubtful” the Scottish government’s position on tuition fees would be legally sustainable if the country became independent
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Publishers' copyright move 'could limit use of research'
Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a “first class citizen of the web”.