Concern as pay-day loans company targets students
A pay-day loans company has been accused of preying on vulnerable students after advertising itself as an alternative to government-backed student loans.
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Nuclear scientist killed in bomb attack in Iran
An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed by a car bomb in the capital Tehran.
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Graduate vacancies rise, but so do number of applicants
More than 50 graduates are chasing every job offered by some of Britain’s top employers, new research suggests.
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Knowledge transfer, innovation vouchers and sandwich courses: a ministerial recipe for growth
David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
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Arrest over alleged death threats at Queen’s University Belfast
A former employee of Queen’s University Belfast has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged threats to kill a former colleague.
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Inside Higher Ed: Kill peer review or reform it?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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New vice-chancellor appointed at Brunel University
A professor of pharmacology has been named as the new head of Brunel University.
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Research council ‘impact reports’ reveal rise in doctoral student progression
The number of research council-funded doctoral students remaining in the academy beyond graduation is increasing, new figures reveal.
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UUK moves to reassure Indian students following shooting
The president of Universities UK has written a letter to newspapers in India expressing his “deep sadness” at the murder of student Anuj Bidve and to reassure others planning to study in Britain that...
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Peer calls for German-style partnerships with industry
Links between universities and manufacturing could help make Britain 'great' again. John Morgan writes
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It was the best of space-time, it was the worst of space-time...
Scientists and novelists have joined forces to pen dramatic tales of discovery. Matthew Reisz writes
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Big-screen vision breaks academic boundaries
A researcher from Bournemouth University has published what he describes as a pioneering example of "scholarship in the guise of a film script".
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News in brief
United StatesPreferential, not equal treatmentA US university was justified in challenging one of its students over the compatibility of her views on homosexuality with her training as a counsellor,...
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Overexposed to danger
While covering the Arab Spring, photography tutor Guy Martin was injured in a blast that has left a lasting legacy. Matthew Reisz writes
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Not dead yet: Aimhigher's aims live on
Local outreach initiatives forge ahead after 'absurd' closure of national programme. Jack Grove writes