1% offer ‘endangers’ national pay bargaining
Below-inflation rise could prompt richer institutions to offer enhanced local deals, expert warns

Below-inflation rise could prompt richer institutions to offer enhanced local deals, expert warns

With the Treasury stepping out of its traditional role as panto villain, human capital is back atop the political agenda

‘No preconceptions’ as Higher Education Commission begins exploration of long-term financial sustainability

Andy Westwood, former New Labour special adviser, asks what went wrong with skills policy

Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu

Overburdened? - Academics assess the inaugural research excellence framework

New ZealandExport initiatives get cash boostSchemes designed to attract international students to New Zealand’s universities have been given a NZ$465,000 (£232,000) funding boost. The New Zealand...

Health FoundationAward winner: Sara DemainInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £238,000Self-management VOICED (valued outcomes of importance: consensus and disparity) Leverhulme TrustMajor...

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An academic expert on lemurs, who fought for conservation through children’s books as well as scientific papers, has died

The Russell GroupOsborne unveils UK-China linkGeorge Osborne has announced a programme of collaboration between leading universities in China and the UK’s Russell Group institutions. Speaking to...
Central to the paper by Edward Dutton and Richard Lynn reporting that social scientists are dimmer than physical scientists (“Who’s naturally the smarter?”, 20 February) is an ancient IQ study...
An open letter to Sally Hunt, UCUWe are enthusiastic supporters of the principles of unions, whereby workers unite to obtain better conditions for themselves. A good union will act appropriately to...
In response to my article “Higher education is not a fridge, Which? ‘Best Buy’ does not apply” (13 February), Sonia Sodha, head of public services policy at Which?, says that while the lack of...
Re “Crowdfunding ‘could threaten government investment’” (timeshighereducation.co.uk, 19 January). I do not agree with the sentiment that if we raise funds via the public the government might stop...