International issues 'ignored' in White Paper
The sector's international unit has criticised the government for failing to include internationalisation in the recent higher education White Paper, while underlining the need for "positive...
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Battle lines drawn as UCU candidates show colours
Sally Hunt welcomes challenge from increasingly influential Left wing of union. John Morgan reports
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Archaeology degrees stuck in the (far distant) past
Curricula ignoring modern professional needs and UK's industrial heritage. Matthew Reisz reports
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V-c peer wants strength in depth, not a thin veneer of excellence
As her Greenwich time ends, Baroness Blackstone tells Matthew Reisz why coalition reforms will fail
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Grant winners
Nuffield Foundation• Award winner: John Micklewright• Institution: Institute of Education• Value: £149,660Higher education funding and access: exploring common beliefs• Award winner: Peter Davies•...
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An inappropriate model
Adjust for population, GDP and funding, and US dominance disappears, Howard Hotson argues. And so does the case for neoliberal university reform
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ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings
Full results of the ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings 2011-12 with all the data, interactive tables and analysis.
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US muscle reigns, but there's a world of difference in value
The UK and others are best for efficiency and bang for buck. John Morgan analyses the rankings results
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UCU calls for work to contract over pensions
Academics are being asked by their union to work minimum hours in the first stage of fresh industrial action over pensions - potentially followed by strikes and a boycott of the research excellence...
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Private Contracts: 'EU rules no longer apply'
Willetts hails fewer limits to business links with universities at Tory conference. Simon Baker writes
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Higher living costs loom north of the border for students from rest of UK
Four-year courses at universities in Scotland will incur additional expense. David Matthews reports
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University of Wales' vetting won't halt ambition
The University of Wales' international business will continue to expand despite its decision to stop validating degrees unless they are "designed and fully controlled" by the institution.
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Vital signs of an unhealthy future for UK science
Short-term contracts and a lack of permanent openings risk causing long-term damage to UK academic science, a report prepared for David Willetts warns.
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Sarkozy's reforms herald French 'Ivy League'
New 'Sorbonne League' at heart of effort to create world-class elite. Jack Grove reports from Paris
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EPSRC fails to placate critics of its effort to 'shape' research capability
Funding council chief's no-show to defend policy 'beggared belief'. Paul Jump reports