Additional student places in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects will not address the shortage of STEM skills because candidates are studying the wrong degrees, the...
Universities warned to be more responsive or face the consequences. Hannah Fearn reports
Pressures could lead to four-tier system, Liverpool Hope scholar predicts. Melanie Newman writes
Warwick considers including general education modules in curriculum. Hannah Fearn reports
The Government has rejected most of a cross-party group of MPs' recommendations on higher education.The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee was heavily critical of the sector in...
Science select committee inquiriesHomeopathic assessmentMPs are to conduct an inquiry into homeopathy to assess the Government's policy on the issue, including the funding of homeopathy under the...
Fear of disrupting process is thought to lie at the root of the objection, writes Rebecca Attwood
'Intensely relaxed' about the academy's 'filthy rich legacy', Simon Blackburn sees no need to justify his work to ministers
Michael Thorne argues that the CBI task force's proposals are built on outdated thinking about graduates in a modern economy
Nick Griffin's recent appearance on Question Time gives Gary Day plenty of food for thought
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In preparing a biography of Braque, Alex Danchev explored the meaning of art and its makers. But upon finishing, he faced a much more personal question
Complex new visa and immigration regulations are in danger of sending out the wrong message to foreign students and academics, reports Melanie Newman
Great leap forward - China: the Middle Kingdom aims for the top
Advertising Standards Authority upbraids department for misleading claims that qualifications are accepted by all universities