Independent Scotland would seek research council access
An independent Scotland would seek to continue to share research councils with the remainder of the UK, a new blueprint for independence has said.
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Loan sale angers NUS
The sale of student loans to a consumer debt company “doesn’t make economic sense”, according to the National Union of Students
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Ministers ‘lose control’ of BIS budget
Ministers may cut student grants worth £350 million and reduce research funding by £215 million, according to a report of leaked documents
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Recruitment agents sign up to code of ethics
The British Council has launched an online list of student recruitment agents that have signed up to certain principles.
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Sir Ivor Crewe to be next Academy of Social Sciences president
Sir Ivor Crewe - master of University College, Oxford - has been appointed as the next president of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners announced
Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.
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Some gender segregation in Islamic talks may meet ‘balance of interests’
Universities UK warns rights of religious speakers could be “curtailed unlawfully” if institutions insist on mixed seating
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Cable says lines between FE and HE are 'deliberately blurred'
Business secretary talks of ‘significant advance’ in college higher learning
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Horizon 2020 and Erasmus budgets approved
The European Union’s flagship schemes to support higher education, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+, have received substantial increases in their budgets.
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UK science hampered by ‘lack of long-term plan’
Peers criticise ‘ad hoc’ spending announcements on infrastructure
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THE podcast: 21 November 2013 issue review
Download the podcastUniversities’ Wikipedia pages, the online harassment of academics, and this week’s ߣߣƵ Books section are all featured in this week’s issue review podcast.Editor...
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No sleep for Singapore’s universities
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
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LSE adopts US-style titles for lecturers
Teaching staff who stick with British titles will not be eligible for promotion
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Esteem-powered academy
In a world where good names are priceless, UK universities have built up plenty of credit in the reputation bank
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Constructive criticism
We were pleased to see Martin Halliwell of the English Association and David Duff of the Council for College and University English make their first public joint announcement in a non-specialist...