Diversity charges for higher fees
Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports
Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports

But scholars downplay severity of concerns about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's thesis, writes Paul Jump

Over the next few weeks, most universities in England will nail their colours to the mast and set their undergraduate tuition fees for 2012-13, when the cap will rise to £9,000. It will mark the...
Ending visas for non-EU graduate students to stay in the UK to work would be disastrous, warns Kathryn Holeywell

The LSE's faith in the state has been its default setting for too long. It must break free and seek independence, Terence Kealey argues

Students paying high fees will expect high-quality lectures in return. George Watson gives tips on how to meet those expectations

Martin Bayly appreciates a timely celebration of Afghan art that allows the country's rich history to speak for itself

Credit: Self-portrait/Ida Kar/National Portrait GalleryIda Kar, Bohemian Photographer, 1908-74National Portrait Gallery, LondonFrom 10 March until 19 JuneNovelist Iris Murdoch kneels by a bed and...
NottinghamIgloo: VisitorThe London-based duo of Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli, who exhibit under the name of igloo, have created installations, videos, online projects and performances for...

Our vice-chancellor has reacted angrily to the assertion by Professor Richard Drayton of King's College London that "vice-chancellors and many administrators have been active quislings" in the recent...
Sally Feldman stands up for popular works of scholarship
Universities are global brands built on reputation. As the LSE shows, a good name built over years can be blackened in days
The ESRC's decision to limit PhD funding to 45 pre-92 universities has triggered outrage. Paul Jump reports

An academic faces an investigation over his decision to stage a live sex show for students involving a sex toy called a "fucksaw". John Bailey, who teaches a popular human sexuality course at...
We live in a world of informed choices. The bulk of students seeking a degree still opt for universities in their home countries. Their decisions are shaped by a variety of considerations, such as an...