Flawed indicators used to compare the academic market
Efforts to inform student 'customers' reliant on reputation, not quality. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Question of standards: Overseas students flock to UK for quality of teaching
A new report finds that overseas students hoping to study in the UK are enthusiasts for the quality of education - and warns of increased competition in a "more sophisticated" global market.The...
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Grant award? It could be you
Lottery to decide fate of applications better than 'Byzantine' system, scholar says. Paul Jump writes
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Clock ticking on Miliband the younger's graduate tax plans
Leader has just weeks to put flesh on policy bones before Lord Browne reports. Simon Baker writes
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Willetts' shadow may shift as Lammy aims higher
A new shadow minister could be battling the government on higher education policy this autumn after David Lammy confirmed he was running for the shadow Cabinet.
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You have passed the test...however, there is still room for improvement
QAA unveils proposals for statutory action plans, whatever inspectors find. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Fairer funding for part-time students 'essential'
A new report calls for fairer funding for part-time students, but concedes that a mirror image of support for full-time students could be "risky" and actually cut enrolment.The Supply of Part-Time...
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Grants coat may be cut according to RCUK's cloth
ESRC director describes tough choices ahead as retrenchment looms, writes Paul Jump
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Not-so-furious five (plus peer) make last-ditch effort to deflect the axe
V-cs and Royal Society leader emphasise research that touches people's lives. Paul Jump reports
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Daytime TV: Burden of proof
Does religion give us purpose, or has history been tailored to give one version of events, asks Gary Day
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Awards ceremony - here we come!
"This is a timely and most welcome recognition of Poppleton University's distinctive contribution to UK higher education."That was the enthusiastic response of our vice-chancellor to the news that...
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Listen out for the impact
UK research is not in decline, but to secure its future we need to spread the word about its benefits, says Alan Thorpe
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Diving into the shallow end
Malcolm Gillies applies the rules of lane swimming etiquette to funding
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Leader: What's sex got to do with it?
That women fail to reach the top in numbers is not a consequence of biology but of bigotry, which all in the academy must fight
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