The factors UK academics consider most important for promotion
Research and publication is by far the most important factor in career advancement, according to a survey of academics
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Higher Education Funding Council for England on hunt for chief executive
Leader sought to guide Hefce through period of upheaval
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PhDs prove relatively recession-proof
Survey finds median wages and employment rates are holding steady
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The week in higher education - 2 May 2013
An Oxford college has vetoed student plans to install a live shark as an exhibit at its May Ball. Alice Prochaska, principal of Somerville College, pulled the plug on the James Bond-inspired...
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Out of gas, coal and oil: green campaign targets sector
Fossil Free urges universities to dump holdings in fuel companies
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Foreign applicants aren’t stopping
UK settlement not on agenda for most, poll shows
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Appointments - 2 May 2013
University of KentJames CarleyThe newly appointed professor of the history of the book at the University of Kent said the development of his discipline was a “godsend”. “Although I did my PhD work in...
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Journal cut positive comments, author claims
Essex scholar raises fears over peer review integrity
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UUK shows Britain losing ground in foreign enrolments
Nicola Dandridge says mixed messages on immigration aid competitor nations’ university sectors
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Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt by Saul Friedländer
Robert Eaglestone extols a great historian’s insights into a great and disquieting writer
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For-profits face sterner tests for SLC cash
Proposed rules on designation call for ‘robust’ quality and finance checks
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PhD students 'embarrassed' to be self-funded
Blog posts reveal a lack of ‘socio-academic’ confidence among doctoral students paying their own way
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Lower-grade foreign queue-jumpers a 'myth'
Overseas students beat UK peers’ tariff scores on many courses, analysis suggests
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Fay Weldon speaks up for creative writing
If creativity can’t be taught, the invaluable craft of writing can, says novelist and Bath Spa professor
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Evidence and insight be damned
In the training of teachers, ministers seem determined to sideline universities with little thought for the consequences