The growing competition for UK universities from new types of education providers has been highlighted in a report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.It shows the world’s largest...
UEL body plans research into attainment and staffing gap
A Harvard scholar on what makes Jewish wisecracks distinctly Jewish
Will Michael Gove’s reform plans endanger the traditional values he seeks to promote? Jack Grove investigates
Not all institutions have clear rules on international students employing translators and other help
Source: Alamy“You have to exploit your local assets.”That was how Nathan Prest, our Head of Student Recruitment, defended himself and his team from charges of “exploitation” after our university’s...
Cardiff UniversityRachel CowgillThe new head of the School of Music at Cardiff University said she was encouraged to learn that her appointment had the unanimous support of her colleagues. Rachel...
Institutions consider a ‘range of strategies’ to win favourable scores from students
Sector braces itself for second round of admissions since start of government’s big higher education ‘experiment’
I find the University of Leicester’s decision to review the contracts of staff not submitted for assessment in the forthcoming research excellence framework shocking (“Memo to staff: REF non-...
Students should not be turned into consumers, sector expert Jürgen Enders tells David Matthews
When employers were freed go global, workers worldwide wobbled, says Ursula Huws
Yearly improvements are an inevitable by-product of social progress, says Gary Thomas
Shahidha Bari welcomes a thoughtful look at ordinary anatomy and extraordinary anxiety
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