It’s good to talk: poll points to wise counsel
Almost 60 per cent of graduates who received counselling at university say it played a vital role in supporting their academic work, a poll has found.
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Matchmakers invited to share £100 million research partnership pot
Universities will be able to bid for up to £35 million in matched public funding for major research capital projects as part of a new programme, the government has announced.
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Aberdeen decides against alternative medicine chair
A university has decided against a controversial proposal to establish a chair in a brand of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for cancer.
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UK is 10th among best global environments for universities
The UK has been placed 10th in a ranking of the world’s best higher education systems, with the US topping the list.
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Executive overdrive
Do vice-chancellors have too many plates in the air? Times Higher Education's annual survey of pay in the academy looks at the additional roles the sector's leaders take on. In an era of pay...
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Sea turtles homing in on China must swim against academic tide
Scholars returning after years in Western universities can struggle to assimilate. Carolynne Wheeler writes
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Keep health checks for all, Hefce tells quality consultation
Funding body would prefer to retain full reviews for every institution. John Morgan reports
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Oversight of private providers is introduced as state-funded loans soar
Ministers have introduced a system of "due diligence checks" for private higher education providers, it has emerged, as new figures show that the number of their students accessing state-funded loans...
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Scholar's paper doesn't add up
'No scientific content' the sticking point as second mathematics treatise is retracted. Paul Jump writes
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KAUST head to underline role in job creation
The president of a flagship research university in Saudi Arabia will emphasise his institution's role in creating jobs for the country's burgeoning youth population in the Higher Education Policy...
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That'll tide us over: how overseas students help the bottom line
This graph, from a Higher Education Statistics Agency report, shows how institutions in the four nations of the UK rely on very different types of student for their tuition fee income.
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Elite play game of thrones with no fear of secession
Unity confirmed, but Russell Group's new chair will have to deal with Gove. John Morgan reports
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German leaders, not students, reject charges
Opposition to tuition fees among German students is waning as they reap the benefits of extra educational funds, a conference has heard.
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Tasty morsels on the social science menu
Leading social scientists are distilling some of their biggest ideas into an easily digestible series of podcast interviews.
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Pianist wants comeback as review hits bum notes
Middlesex fellow faces 'Kafkaesque' scenario over failure to win Follow-on cash. Paul Jump writes