Employers raise Ucas tariff for graduates
Recruiters doubt comparability of degree results
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Hefce’s ‘ultimate sanction’ may prove an empty threat
Critics doubt legality of regulatory framework’s disciplinary powers
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In the academy, speed kills learning
Thomas Docherty warns of an obsession that threatens the university
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Dido Davies, 1953-2013
An acclaimed academic biographer who went on to write a series of guides to sexual technique has died
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Branded to death
What if marketing-speak is not glib nonsense, but a poison at the heart of the university?
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Open access: brought to book at last?
A library-focused effort aims to take monographs off the analogue shelf
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India’s higher education sector focuses on standards
The subcontinent plans to create capacity for an extra 10 million students in five years, with particular emphasis on quality of education. But how?
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Lettori dealt a blow by Brescia court
The situation of the lettori - the British and other foreign lecturers working in Italian universities - has been dealt a blow by a new court ruling.
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Willetts announces funding for ‘great technologies’
David Willetts has announced £85 million in funding to provide equipment in three of the “eight great technologies” being targeted to drive growth.
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University of London chalk protest sparks arrest
A protester has been arrested for allegedly writing in chalk on a university building during a demonstration in support of outsourced cleaners.
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Students spending millions commuting
Four out of five students live away from their university campus and spend around £50 a month travelling to their studies, new research shows.
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Animal testing figures jump sharply
The number of scientific procedures started on animals in the UK has risen sharply, increasing by 8 per cent.
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Inside Higher Ed: Foreign Student Dependence
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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Neets find barriers blocking their path to study
Nine out of 10 people not in work, education or training aspire to get a job or study, but more than a third feel they will never be employed, according to a new survey.
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Purple corduroy haze: psychedelic academics go far out
Aging hippies and rare surviving examples of purple corduroy suits could be spotted at the University of Greenwich’s Breaking Convention conference last week, billed as “the 2nd multidisciplinary...