ߣߣƵn higher education hit by large funding cut
A huge cut to the ߣߣƵn higher education budget announced just months before the next federal election is the largest since 1996, according to umbrella body Universities ߣߣƵ.
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Scottish universities criticised on pay
Action needs to be taken against Scottish universities because senior staff members are being given “worrying levels of high pay”, the National Union of Students Scotland has said.
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US humanities PhDs ‘produce more employable graduates’
Arts and humanities PhD graduates from the US are more employable than their UK counterparts, a conference on doctoral education has heard.
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Inside Higher Ed: Reprimand for a Blog
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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BBC ‘risks damaging UK academic reputation’
The BBC’s use of a student group from the London School of Economics to gain access to North Korea could jeopardise the overseas reputation of UK universities and the work of academics more generally...
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Craig Calhoun on BBC's 'dangerous' use of LSE camouflage in North Korea
LSE director condemns BBC tactics over controversial Panorama documentary
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Diverse workforce linked to high-quality research
European countries that have a greater proportion of foreigners in their skilled workforce produce more highly cited research, a study has concluded.
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Mooc? What’s a Mooc?
Survey reveals online revolution is news to large proportion of European universities
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STFC lab wins major Czech contract
Scientists in the UK have won a major Czech research contract worth £10 million to develop laser technology.
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Asia University Rankings 2013 methodology
The Asia University Rankings guarantee quality by employing the same methodology as the blue-riband World University Rankings: here we detail the criteria that lie behind the calculations The Times...
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THE podcast: 11 April 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanFundraising inequality among universities, race discrimination in academia and a research journey to deepest, darkest Romania (literally) all feature on this Times Higher...
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Expansion causing 'chaos' across the world
Philip Altbach says global expansion may entrench the dominance of Western university systems
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THE podcast: Dame Ellen MacArthur interview
World-renowned sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur comes into the studio to discuss her decision not to go to university, her grandmother’s graduation aged 80-something, and her Foundation’s work with higher...
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Asia University Rankings 2013 - THE podcast
Phil Baty discusses Asia University Rankings 2013On 10 April 2013, ߣߣƵ published its first ever THE Asia University Rankings - a list of the top 100 universities in Asia, based on...
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British scholar fears for career after US visa problems
Academic with Somali background believes he is on a US security watch list, writes David Matthews