Elite dominate UK donations
Donations to universities in the UK are even more skewed towards the elite than in the US, according to a new report
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Higher education: it's good for you (and society)
People who attend university are less likely to commit crime, drink heavily or smoke, according to a new database of evidence on the social benefits of higher education
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Soas lands £20 million donation
Soas, University of London has been awarded a £20 million gift, the largest in its history, by a US foundation
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Universities lose out to schools on teacher training places
The number of teaching training places allocated to universities by Michael Gove’s department has fallen by 14.5 per cent
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THE books podcast: Angus Deaton interview
Download the podcast In the eighth in our series of books podcasts, ߣߣƵ books editor Karen Shook is in conversation with Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower professor of economics...
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Higher education strike: news from the pickets
Noisy protests on pickets lines, cancelled classes and student occupations have been seen at universities across the country as trade unions mounted a one-day strike over pay.
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Byrne tackles Willetts over science capital on debut
The capital element of the science budget should be ring fenced to avoid the peril of “announcement-based politics”, according to Labour’s new shadow minister for the sector.
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The #HEstrike: Twitter reaction
Twitter was awash with picket line updates from the higher education strike - here is a selection
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4 Halloween higher education horror posters
From university applications to the imminent higher education strike, horror movie imagery is taking grip of the higher education sector
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Halloween strike aims to spook 'miserly' universities
Strike rallies will take place across the UK today during a one-day walkout by university staff over pay, with some universities already cancelling classes
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THE podcast: 31 October 2013 issue review
Download the podcastThe number of Indian postgraduates applying to UK universities, vice-chancellors’ top higher education priorities, and our interview with Birkbeck professor Lynne Segal all...
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Lynne Segal on the politics, pains and pleasures of ageing
Time is a harsh mistress but there’s much to look forward to, says the doyenne of the Left
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Q&A with Matthew Braham
We speak to the professor of political philosophy at the University of Bayreuth. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Heriot-Watt’s Dubai branch suffered high levels of cheating
Senate minutes reveal shocking statistics for 2011-12
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Overseas applications hold up despite visa crackdown
THE survey shows non-EU students outside India largely undeterred by coalition measures