A human rights lawyer is planning to launch a legal challenge to the tuition fee arrangements in Scotland, where students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland will pay more than Scots and...
A scheme which recognises efforts to support women in science has granted accreditation to 10 universities and academic departments in its latest round of awards.
A university has abandoned a bid to expand its estate in the face of a backlash from locals.
A-level pass rates have risen for the 29th successive year to 97.8 per cent, up from 97.6 per cent in 2010.
The A-level results are here again: cue the usual laments that exams are getting easier and the scramble for places is becoming ever more intense. But is any of it true? Jack Grove finds out
It's neither ghoulish nor foolish to hold tutorials over one's own coffin, philosopher Peter Vardy insists. Students like to tackle the big questions in life - and none is bigger than death
In the age of Google, Twitter, information overload and confusion, The Information is a timely blessing for anyone in a wheelspin about the meaning of what has befallen us. It is a work of Herculean...
The process of identifying illness involves more than mere detective work, finds Deborah Bowman
China is democratic - according to the Chinese Communist Party. Kerry Brown knows better. He does not portray China as democratic under the normal definition, but he does see China as practising...
We are frequently told that the key asset of a knowledge-based economy is people: smart, flexible, educated, proficient, globally aware. This surely describes the Irish of the 1990s, and their...
Exposure to shifts by accrediting institutions spurs quest for new powers, reports David Matthews
Access a shared aim in twin roles as rugby league chair and business academic. John Morgan writes
A former management consultant who claims extensive experience "at the heart of rapid change" has been appointed the British Library's head of higher education.
AustraliaRise in mental illness predictedThe prevalence of mental health problems among Australian students is likely to rise as more are recruited from disadvantaged backgrounds, researchers have...
THE WELLCOME TRUSTSir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships• Award winner: Irene G. Romero• Institution: European Bioinformatics Institute• Value: £250,000Comparative genomics of regulatory...