Master the bottleneck
David Blanchflower, former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, is partly right in saying that 100,000 extra university places should be created next year to address rising...
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Not by bread alone
If last week's editorial meant to reaffirm the centrality of bread-and-butter issues in the University and College Union's remit, I would second it ("Bread, not political poses", 3 November). However...
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Local science, local people
"Democratic experiments" (3 November) raises some interesting points. However, I think Jon Turney may be mistaken in thinking that "democratic" means that everyone cares about "the science bit"....
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This resistance is futile
I struggle to share Alan Ryan's positive evaluation of the Occupy Wall Street protests ("Kropotkin's heirs apparent", 3 November). While we might agree that they are "astonishingly good-natured",...
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Necessary standards
Your comment on the employment practices of Shorter University in the US seems to miss the point (The week in higher education, 3 November). Frowning on adultery is a vital aspect of "the boring '...
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V-c quits over Australian admissions scandal
The vice-chancellor of an Australian university is to step down along with his deputy over “irregularities” that helped a close relative to secure a place at the institution.
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Assessing impact at proposal stage ‘absurd’
The Astronomer Royal has called for a system of scientific research funding which puts far less stress on “improving efficiency in the ‘office management’ sense” and sets out to “maximize the chance...
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Teacher training reforms to cut loose universities operating in isolation
Universities that do not demonstrate “extensive school involvement” in their initial teacher training provision may cease to be able to offer such courses.
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Thousands prepare to march as protest leaders denounce police tactics
Thousands of students are due to march through London on 9 November in a “day of action” coordinated by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts.
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New chief executive appointed by Jisc
Higher education’s IT body has announced a new head as it looks to respond to severe cuts in central funding.
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Twenty seven ask to cut fees to allow expansion
A total of 27 universities and colleges have applied to lower their tuition fees in 2012-13 so they can compete for some of the 20,000 cut-price places being created by the government.
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Inside Higher Ed: Global marketplace
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Prospects brighten for graduates seeking work
Graduate unemployment has fallen for the first time since the start of the recession, according to a report published today.
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Open-access science journal leaves editing to the experts
A new open-access life and biomedical sciences journal, conceived with the aim of transforming research communication and speeding up the publication process, has announced its title and editorial...
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Scottish internationalism: Salmond welcomes Heriot-Watt’s Dubai campus
A Scottish university has opened a new £35 million campus in Dubai aimed at the United Arab Emirates job market.Heriot-Watt University, which earlier this year unveiled a global strategy that it...