The newly formed UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Bureau, Roscosmos, that promises to boost collaboration on space research between the two countries. The...
Students who fail to gain a place at university this year should consider the “range of other options” available, such as apprenticeships and work experience, before deciding to reapply in future,...
By Scott Jaschik for Insidehighered
Plans to increase VAT on e-books to 20 per cent will not only affect university libraries but will also inhibit research and learning and the digital economy, the organisation representing the UK and...
The success of forensic science must not blind the discipline to the truths to be gleaned from studying the chaos of criminality, argues Stephen Wade
Reform of university employment contracts, pensions and taxation is needed if the higher education sector is to find efficiency savings in the age of austerity, a mission group report has warned.The...
Graduate employment rates vary widely between universities, according to figures published today.The proportion of graduates who say they are working or studying six months after graduation ranges...
Vince Cable has opened the door to radical changes in the structure and funding of higher education in a landscape of reduced public investment, with potential innovations including bigger graduate...
As world league tables gain influence they need to reflect the multi-faceted nature of universities’ activities, says Seeram Ramakrishna
Keep it visual, asserts Peter Hill. It is imperative that candidates for studio-based arts PhDs present their research using the physicality of their chosen medium
In a chilly economic climate, business schools' ability to deliver research with real-world relevance is essential. Tracey Hudson asks whether they can find the right academics to deliver those goals
Few scholarly works can communicate with non-specialists, if they even attempt to. But academics in all fields may need to make their writing more accessible to satisfy demands for impact and...
Andrew Gamble finds hope in a persuasive analysis of how nations once in conflict can become allies
The contemplation of the horrid or sordid or disgusting, by an artist, is the necessary and negative aspect of the impulse toward the pursuit of beauty." Thus T.S. Eliot insists on the symbiosis...
Saltaire's founder, the reticent Sir Titus Salt (1803-76), in one of his rare utterances, is supposed to have observed that "drink and lust" were at the bottom of it all. His few sagacities were...