Degrees on topics akin to "advanced Frisbee and line dancing" are damaging economies by giving graduates of the "American Idol generation" a false sense of achievement without leading to meaningful...
United StatesPrivate loans on the increaseStudents are taking out private loans in the US before exhausting avenues for federal financial support, according to a report. An analysis of US Department...
Doctoral supervisors must be prepared to offer sound career advice, says Zoë Corbyn
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILIn detail:Award winner: Malcolm BennettInstitution: University of NottinghamValue: £1 millionBBSRC Professorial FellowshipThis five-year...
After decades working on newspapers, George Brock has moved into academia to oversee journalism at City University
Mathematician Bill Bruce has been appointed pro vice-chancellor at Edge Hill University, taking responsibility for its academic portfolio. An expert in singularity theory, Professor Bruce was...
Credit: Nick NewmanMore than 22,000 university places - the vast majority of those available - were filled within a week in this year's clearing process. The Universities and Colleges Admissions...
RCUK chair is 'awfully concerned' about all-time low success rate for grants. Zoë Corbyn reports
The faint-hearted need not apply, but for the right candidate it should represent as exciting and challenging an opportunity as any in the sector: London Metropolitan University is looking for its...
Conference recommends v-cs toughen up and get used to talking money, writes Hannah Fearn
Brunel council's 'stuffed donkeys' embroiled in latest governance row, writes Melanie Newman
Scholars who embrace the role of the "public academic" are not only insufficiently rewarded for their efforts, they are often punished for them, too.Nancy Scheper-Hughes, an American professor who...
Admit differences between universities and charge accordingly, paper says. Rebecca Attwood reports
Pressure on elite researchers grows as the number of awards declines. Zoë Corbyn reports
Attitudes to swine flu are to be investigated in a project at University College London funded with £53,000 from the National Health Service's National Institute for Health Research. The study aims...