Chancellors write to PM over international students
Dozens of university chancellors and heads of governing councils have written to the prime minister backing calls for international students to be removed from net migration statistics.
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Greenwich greenest in environment table
The University of Greenwich has topped the People and Planet Green League 2012, up from joint fifth place last year.
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Inside Higher Ed: Romney reveals higher education plans
By Libby A. Nelson for Inside Higher Ed
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Late bloomer takes place among HEA winners
An academic who left school at 15 is one of the winners of the Higher Education Academy’s doctoral programme awards.
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UWE staff mull walkout over workloads
Staff at the University of the West of England are considering strike action in a dispute over their workloads.
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UCL and Imperial partner with Intel to create research institute
Imperial College London, University College London and the computer firm Intel have launched a research institute they hope will help to shape the way cities work in the future.
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Student Loans Company chief to stand down
Ed Lester, the Student Loans Company’s chief executive – whose tax arrangements sparked a public outcry – is to step down, it has been announced.
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Unions set to reject final pay offer
Unions have expressed their disappointment after universities tabled a final pay offer for next year of 1 per cent.
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Willetts to make funding announcements in industrial strategy speech
The results of a new method of distributing money for bioscience institutes based on their contribution to strategic programmes and national capacity have been announced by the government.
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The kindness of strangers
External examiners' anachronistic power over the PhD process can be painfully counter-productive. Chris Hackley calls for a more constructive, European-style approach - and for judgement moderated...
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Between the lines of a tale of murder and motive
A debate over 90-year-old Irish killings illuminates historians' conflicting roles. Matthew Reisz reports
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Super-skinny models won't supersize the profits
Academic's research makes compelling case for 'diversity in fashion'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Governance track for man who helped privatise the UK's railways
Sir Nick Montagu of the CUC talks to John Morgan about regulation, remuneration and accountability
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News in brief
United StatesDegree dividends: long lifeParticipation in higher education is linked to better health habits and longer life, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Riot act read as Québecois reject higher tuition fees
Tear gas and baton charges fail to cow student protests. Nathan M. Greenfield reports