Home truths: the best education isn't always the farthest away
The Russell Group must not be the only focus for widening access, says Pamela Taylor. Local provision is a good fit for many students
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Staff denied full pay rise at two institutions
Two universities have confirmed that they will not pay their staff this month's 5 per cent national pay rise.Under the final stage of a three-year national pay deal, staff are due a rise in line with...
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Hefce moots linking cash to employability
Higher education expert claims funding idea is 'extremely dangerous'. John Gill reports
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Concern that UK's overseas ventures oversold
Concerns that UK universities' international activities are "just about making money" risk the long-term reputation and stability of the sector, a review ordered by Universities Secretary John Denham...
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The week in higher education
"What would you do if you were a magpie?" and "would you rather be a novel or a poem?" are among questions asked in Oxbridge interviews. The bizarre interrogations of applicants were detailed in a...
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Forum lays down proposals in bid to improve student life
Better information and flexible finance are among report recommendations, Rebecca Attwood writes
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Part-time study vital to UK's future economic success, review says
Radical changes to part-time higher education are needed if the UK is to take a lead role in the knowledge economy, according to a vice-chancellor writing a government review.In the past, part-time...
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18 institutions to trial end of degree reports
A system for recording students' achievements, which could eventually replace the degree classification system, is to be trialled by 18 higher education institutions.The Higher Education Achievement...
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Arts PhDs still out of favour with sheep farmers
Convincing the public of merits of this field of research remains taxing, reports Melanie Newman
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FoI documents reveal 'unfair promotion criteria'
Academic promotions at the University of Cambridge are being decided on the basis of a subjective, unfair system, it has been claimed.Biochemistry lecturer Nick Gay told a meeting of the university's...
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'End soundbite-driven HE tinkering': v-c urges root-and-branch reform
Kingston's Scott says 'collapse of neo-liberalism' may present fresh opportunities, reports John Gill
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Troughs and pique
Gary Day on victims of the credit crisis, women on top, glamorous historians and a bit of Strictly escapism
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THE WINNERS 2008
Choosing the 18 winners from the shortlisted entries has been extremely difficult and they can rightly be proud of their success: each represents excellence in their field and we congratulate them...
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A sudden step up the career ladder
When a whiny colleague approaches Gloria for a favour, she braces herself for extra work. Instead, she gets a surprise promotion