Overpriced meals
Universities are paying up to twice the market price for food, a report from a government spending watchdog has revealed. The report Smarter Food Procurement in the Public Sector says the public...
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Art school joins alliance
Wimbledon School of Art will become the sixth college of the University of the Arts London from August 1. The school will change its name to the Wimbledon College of Art in the merger.
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Johnson to stay in post
Boris Johnson will not be sacked as Higher Education Spokesperson for the Conservatives, the party's leader, David Cameron, said this week. Mr Cameron said that allegations that the Henley MP had an...
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Hefce strategic plan
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published its strategic plan. It stresses protecting institutional autonomy and reducing the regulatory burden on universities. It contains 22 key...
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Correction
In our March 17 edition, we reported that student enrolments in ߣߣÊÓƵ from India were rising while those from China had stalled ("ߣߣÊÓƵ must partner India, not lure away students"). In fact,...
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Lump sum 'spells trouble'
Poor students may feel pressure to give bursaries and loans to their family. Claire Sanders reports Students from poor families are in danger of using bursaries and loans to pay off family debts and...
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All tied up in world peace
The 1970s TV show portrayed her in satin tights fighting for your rights, but Wonder Woman has a far more radical history, according to an academic paper. Chris Murray, an English lecturer at Dundee...
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China-UK research boost
More Chinese researchers will be funded to carry out work in British universities under a deal struck by ministers this week. The Scholarships for Excellence programme is being expanded to provide...
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Payout in P&G drug data row
The researcher who raised the alarm over restricted access to trial results has settled with Sheffield University. Phil Baty reports Sheffield University has reached a settlement with the...
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Applause for those who give young talent a hand
Outstanding Support for Early-Careers Researchers Early-career academics will benefit from a new category in this year's Times Higher Awards. The award, sponsored by Research Councils UK in...
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Assessment reassessed
The ߣߣÊÓƵn Government has delayed introducing a research quality assessment scheme despite a report it commissioned calling for the system to be in place by next year. Julie Bishop, federal...
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Sober spring break in Gulf
Students all over the US are taking their annual spring holidays, traditionally a time for alcohol-blurred fun on tropical beaches. But this year's hot new "spring break" trend is to volunteer to...
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Politician has nothing to chauffeur his study
The vice-mayor of a Romanian town is facing the sack and a jail term after sending his driver to take a university exam in his place. Florin Oancea, from the western town of Deva, has thus far...
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Belarus exiles get EU lifeline
As Alaksandr Lukashenka exploits a contested mandate as President of Belarus to crush opposition, the European Union and the Nordic Council of Ministers have pledged €2.78 million (£1.9 million) to...
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Europe would 'riot' over a fees hike
France's former education minister has publicly endorsed new Labour's scheme of undergraduate tuition fees for English universities, while acknowledging that it would provoke rioting in the streets...