US historians defend their discipline
Scholars in arts and humanities departments vulnerable to subsidy cuts are fighting back. John Marcus reports
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Phoenix feels heat over probation threat
Accreditation change could leave US for-profit’s finances in ashes. John Morgan writes
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Botmeh suspension lifted by London Met
A university research manager suspended over his prior conviction for the bombing of the Israeli Embassy has been told he can return to work.
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Government criticised over research commercialisation
UK businesses are being failed by the government’s lack of a “coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technological innovation in the UK”, MPs have said.
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MP triggers homeopathy dispute at science committee
There is no case for further scientific investigation into the “manifestly nonsensical” mechanism by which homeopathy is supposed to work, the government’s outgoing chief scientific advisor has said.
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Cameron rules out overseas student change
The Prime Minister has rejected calls to withdraw overseas university students from the government’s target to reduce net migration, saying the move “would not make any difference to our student...
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Many graduates ‘would have preferred apprenticeships’
More than three quarters of recent university graduates were not told about apprenticeships or vocational training routes before leaving secondary education, a survey has revealed.
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Rick Trainor to step down as King’s principal
Rick Trainor is to step down as principal of King’s College London in October 2014 after 10 years in charge at the central London institution.
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Inside Higher Ed: Ghosts of Hate Crimes Past
By Allie Grasgreen, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tuition fee cap frozen again
The tuition fee cap will remain at £9,000 in 2014-15, meaning the government is allowing most universities’ income to be eroded by inflation, while students’ grants for living expenses will be held...
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THE podcast: Pawan Agarwal interview
Podcast Powered By PodbeanThe future of Indian higher education, including the objectives of the government’s 12th five-year plan and the challenges around education funding, are up for discussion as...
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‘Established’ universities could go bust, warns report
Established UK universities will go out of business within the next 10 years unless they adapt to survive an era of intense pressure driven by globalisation, technology, rising student expectations,...
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Schmidt-MacArthur fellowships launched
A fellowship award for postgraduate students at 10 universities will encourage them to develop thinking that will promote a more “circular economy” – a school of thought that aims to increase the...
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Gender leadership gap tackled by manifesto
A document that aims to bridge the gender leadership gap in higher education worldwide has been officially launched at an international conference.
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School pupils articulate at Cambridge for annual prize
A competition that hopes to encourage more school children to study history of art at university reaches its finale this weekend following a series of eight regional heats.