Daytime TV: The hand of fate
Gary Day finds that some people survive disaster and war through sheer luck and improvisation

Gary Day finds that some people survive disaster and war through sheer luck and improvisation

Higher education is in need of a new acronym, it was argued this week. A report from the Council for Industry and Higher Education called for creative, digital and information technology (CDIT) to be...

US dominates revamped Times Higher Education World University Rankings. John Morgan reports

Phil Baty looks at the rankings winners and losers and explains how weightings have affected results
What would Cardinal Newman make of 'impact' and the REF? John Morgan investigates
Former Lib Dem leader tells Simon Baker he could back payment system if equity goals are protected
A speech by Vince Cable on distributing cuts to the science budget came under fierce attack from vice-chancellors last week for "fundamental errors" and its potential to damage the UK's reputation.In...
CSU chancellor calls for sector to show restraint over tuition fee rises, reports John Morgan in Paris

Full results of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-11 with all the data, interactive tables and analysis.

World University Rankings - The long-awaited 2010-2011 rankings
The British public believes the government should preserve funding for universities despite its efforts to slash the nation’s budget deficit, according to a national opinion poll.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

The government is ignoring the “lessons of history” by planning huge cuts to the higher education budget, the leader of the UK’s main lecturers’ union will warn today.
A think-tank has called for an overhaul of university careers services
A cap on hiring full-time staff is now taking its toll on institutions and students. Sarah Cunnane writes