A furious war of words has erupted between the management of Leeds Metropolitan University and the national University and College Union over the union's allegations of an "institutionalised culture...
Academics have warned that a "short-sighted" decision to withdraw funding from UK archaeology societies working in the Middle East could sever vital links between Britain and the Islamic world. The...
Loss of core subjects undermines Britain's global input, says Anthea Lipsett. "There are some subjects you can pull out off without repercussions but physics isn't one of them," said John Blackman,...
The loss of university departments of French, German and Italian is a trend that stands to threaten the UK's intellectual and cultural life, according to Bill Brooks. The chair of the Council of...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is injecting £160 million into providing "effective, targeted and proportionate" support for subjects at risk. It has been working with universities...
Executives from a private firm that is set to take over English language training for international students at Newcastle University faced staff protests when they arrived for a meeting at the...
Liverpool University is on the lookout for 20 academics ready to work at its jointly run institution in China. Ambitious staff at grades from lecturer to professor are being sought to fill posts at...
There has been no erosion of the financial benefit of a degree despite the massive increase in graduates over the past 15 years, a new report from Universities UK concludes. The report shows that...
As the high cost of higher education in the UK becomes "notorious", overseas students are becoming increasingly focused on getting an acceptable return on their investment, a new report says. The...
Tony Downes has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor at Reading University. Professor Downes was previously Reading's pro vice-chancellor for resource. His new role will involve closer support of...
A new £5 million research centre for bilingualism will be created at Bangor University. The Economic and Social Research Council, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Welsh Assembly...
The field of respiratory research is about to be boosted by 21 PhD students, who will soon begin research projects funded by the the medical research charities Asthma UK, the British Lung Foundation...
The hypothesis that a Holocaust survivor was a Hitler supporter raises questions about researchers' ethical responsibilities and use of sources. Peter Ohlson was delighted to help when a postgraduate...
Alexandra Hughes, Birmingham University's pro vice-chancellor for quality, was unequivocal. "We are very concerned at the distress this has caused you... and take this very seriously," she wrote to...
Warwick study at centre of discussion on rising xenophobia and intolerance among young, says Nick Holdsworth. Racism in Russia and a wave of xenophobic murders and attacks on students and immigrants...