UCU threatens marking boycott over pay
Hundreds of thousands of students may not be able to graduate this summer if the University and College Union carries out a possible marking boycott.
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Humanities could be replaced by '7 Habits' self-help
By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed
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10 reasons why Caltech is the world’s number one university
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been top of the ߣߣƵ World University Rankings for the past three years and has produced 32 Nobel Laureates in just 123 years....
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British Academy booklet shows how society can 'prosper wisely'
A new British Academy booklet aims to show how the social sciences and humanities can help build a society which combines prosperity with wisdom.
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Starting out in a recession 'boosts productivity'
Academics who complete their PhDs during a recession are significantly more productive in the long-term than those who do so during a boom, research suggests.
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Stormy weather for BIS as MPs savage forecasting failures
MPs in charge of examining public spending “don’t have confidence” in the government figures behind the £200 billion student loans system.
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Bodleian appoints to top job
The University of Oxford has announced the appointment of Richard Ovenden as Bodley’s Librarian
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THE books podcast: Philip Roscoe interview
Download the podcastPhilip Roscoe, reader in management and director of postgraduate research in the School of Management at the University of St Andrews in conversation with ߣߣƵ’s...
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THE podcast: Shirley Ann Jackson and John Kolb interview
Source: UpstateNYerDownload the podcastShirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, and John Kolb, vice-president for information services and technology and chief...
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NUS president Toni Pearce to face challenge from Ukip activist
ULU vice-president and NUS black students’ officer also on ballot
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Students studying for UK qualification abroad up 5 per cent
But more than 40 per cent are registered with Oxford Brookes, says Hesa
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THE podcast: 13 February 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThe effectiveness of university outreach activities, the 2014 grant letter, our regular HE & Me section and Germany’s U-turn on tuition fees are all discussed in this week...
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Graham Baldwin to be next Southampton Solent v-c
Southampton Solent University has named Graham Baldwin as its next vice-chancellor
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Germany’s great tuition fees U-turn
Could England force a similar reversal? Howard Hotson asks
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I Spend, Therefore I Am: The True Cost of Economics, by Philip Roscoe
Michelle Baddeley on an exploration of what makes us tick