Sea turtles homing in on China must swim against academic tide
Scholars returning after years in Western universities can struggle to assimilate. Carolynne Wheeler writes
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Keep health checks for all, Hefce tells quality consultation
Funding body would prefer to retain full reviews for every institution. John Morgan reports
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Oversight of private providers is introduced as state-funded loans soar
Ministers have introduced a system of "due diligence checks" for private higher education providers, it has emerged, as new figures show that the number of their students accessing state-funded loans...
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Scholar's paper doesn't add up
'No scientific content' the sticking point as second mathematics treatise is retracted. Paul Jump writes
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KAUST head to underline role in job creation
The president of a flagship research university in Saudi Arabia will emphasise his institution's role in creating jobs for the country's burgeoning youth population in the Higher Education Policy...
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That'll tide us over: how overseas students help the bottom line
This graph, from a Higher Education Statistics Agency report, shows how institutions in the four nations of the UK rely on very different types of student for their tuition fee income.
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Elite play game of thrones with no fear of secession
Unity confirmed, but Russell Group's new chair will have to deal with Gove. John Morgan reports
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German leaders, not students, reject charges
Opposition to tuition fees among German students is waning as they reap the benefits of extra educational funds, a conference has heard.
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Tasty morsels on the social science menu
Leading social scientists are distilling some of their biggest ideas into an easily digestible series of podcast interviews.
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Pianist wants comeback as review hits bum notes
Middlesex fellow faces 'Kafkaesque' scenario over failure to win Follow-on cash. Paul Jump writes
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Raising the tone
A university was the venue for an aerial concert by brass players from the Lancashire Sinfonietta. Five of the musicians donned hard hats and harnesses to scale the climbing wall at Lancaster...
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Unicorns and sex? Out of this world
Peer-reviewed scholarship takes on demons and ghosts. Matthew Reisz prepares for an encounter
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News in brief
Patent protectionEuropean plan threatens spin-offsHigh-tech spin-offs may find it more expensive to protect their inventions if proposals to create a single European patent go ahead, MPs have said....
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Scholar lost in desert of despair guided by beacon of hope to oasis
Matthew Reisz meets a refugee academic given new life, just like the one saved by THE readers' support
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News in brief
ߣߣÊÓƵTo boldly have another goA struggling university will undergo a "bold and exciting" restructure to boost its standing, according to its vice-chancellor. Peter Dawkins, head of Victoria...