More than half the former teaching staff at Liverpool John Moores University's journalism department were critical of "a general eagerness to avoid failing any student" when they worked there. In...
Many UK universities are undercapitalised and near the limit of their ability to borrow, say economists at HSBC bank. Universities are threatened by the planned expansion of further education...
A social anthropologist at Queen's University, Belfast, has found that musical memories can help people who have suffered traumatic loss in Northern Ireland's Troubles. Volunteers in Omagh,...
Stevan Harnad Professor of cognitive science Department of electronics and computer science Southampton University. Unlike journalists or book authors, researchers receive no royalties or fees for...
By destroying the balance in pay bargaining, Imperial College is freeloading, argues Tom Wilson If you care about the future of our higher education system, you should care about Imperial College...
The UK must grab its chance to become home of a neutrino factory, argues Ken Long What is a neutrino? An academic question, perhaps, but one that bears on some of the most fundamental questions in...
The University of Glamorgan gave Maria James (pictured) the chance to follow a career she had dreamt of since childhood, writes Tim Greenhalgh. Ms James, 19, from Merthyr Tydfil, said: "I always...
Scotland's living standards are set to plummet without government action to tackle the problem of an ageing population, a Stirling University economist has warned. Robert Wright, a leading member of...
US university students seem increasingly inclined to vote, reversing years of apathy, according to a Harvard University study. And there are so many of them that they could influence the outcome of...
Thursday Victory in Europe day and high jinks in Edinburgh yesterday when our new MSPs were sworn in, many taking the oath of allegiance to the Crown under protest. Even the outgoing speaker, Sir...
Bristol and Edinburgh universities have been "unfairly pilloried" for trying to create fairer admissions systems, according to a leading higher education manager. Bill Stevely, convenor of...
Cambridge University has made more offers to state-school pupils this year compared with last year, in contrast to Oxford University, writes Caroline Davis. Susan Stobbs, Cambridge's director for...
University of Zimbabwe students felt the full wrath of President Robert Mugabe's clampdown on opposition supporters in Harare this week. Almost 50 students were treated for injuries and 20 arrested...
A strong sense of responsibility has helped drive Shaheen Sardar Ali up the academic career ladder to become the UK's first female Pakistani professor of law, at Warwick University. In her home...
The University of Glamorgan has been criticised over a scheme that awards qualifications to practising chiropractors for work they are already doing "with virtually no additional time or effort". The...