BPP University College criticised in QAA report
Institutional review approves academic standards but says ‘lack of clarity’ in marketing claims could be ‘misleading’
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Stars align to protest Sussex outsourcing
But registrar insists management is on the right track
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Please Professor, I want some more
‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era
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British Council spies overseas ‘hotspot’ activity
Report identifies ideal environments for UK. Jack Grove reports
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Sub-minimum wage for graduate teachers
NUS finds ‘illegal’ pay conditions in some universities. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Market threatens post-92’s politics of diversity
Campaign fights West of England proposal to scrap courses. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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UKBA clarifies universities’ responsibilities
Institutions need not subject international students to biometric attendance monitoring, agency reveals
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London Met to reapply for licence to recruit
But it continues with court case seeking to overturn home secretary’s decision to revoke Highly Trusted Sponsor status last year
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Qatar strives to weave its Western branches into one
Emirate’s flagship aims to integrate partners in postgraduate programmes as part of ‘2030’ plan
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Critical comeback
Having been away of late, I am only now able to respond to Simon Blackburn’s review of my book Imagining the University (“Creative steps to po-po-mo heaven”, 31 January).First, the role of any...
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Evidence urges policy change for UKBA
I agree with your conclusions about Prime Minister David Cameron’s potentiallyencouraging statement in India on student visas (“Talk of fair play is not enough”, Leader, 21 February). While it is...
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Grade-point mileage
Regarding “Classification reform will display your ‘Tutu’ and your average number” (News, 21 February). We were interested to note that Oxford Brookes University is to publish a grade-point average...
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Learn while they earn
The Sutton Trust’s recent report on the “postgraduate premium” shows that postgraduate education is the new frontier of widening participation (“Postgraduate premium’ fuels vicious cycle of social...
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First things first
Alan Ryan is quite right in advocating an emphasis on primary education (“Build from the ground up”, Opinion, 14 February). When the old Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals first supported...
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Pulp faction
As a long-established educational developer without an institutional subscription or a local university library, I am a strong supporter of open access (“Fools’ gold”, 14 February). However, in an...