It used to be an exclusive group, but despite the recession and calls for wage restraint, membership of higher education's £100,000-a-year club is rapidly expanding.Figures obtained from...
Unapproved conference submission lands Sheffield researcher in strife. Zoë Corbyn reports
First Secretary dismisses claims that funding cuts will bring sector 'to its knees'. John Morgan reports
Foreign students will abandon UK if standards are seen to slip, says Hepi director. John Morgan writes
The head of the funding council has admitted he is baffled by the £600 million of unspecified cuts to the higher education and science and research budgets, and said he had "spent a whole day" trying...
Research is a "drag" on universities and an obstacle to their primary purpose: teaching students.So argued John Haldane, professor of philosophy at the University of St Andrews, in a lecture titled "...
Scholars are experiencing levels of stress at work that exceed standards laid down by the Heath and Safety Executive, a study reveals.The research, published in the current issue of Higher Education...
Figures undermine case for research concentration, BIS review adviser argues. John Morgan reports
Mood darkens as online critics question work because it emanates from UEA. Zoë Corbyn writes
A new model for teaching academic literacy to foreign students has resulted in a fivefold increase in attendance at the sessions offered by Northumbria University.A team at Newcastle Business School...
In the midst of the digital revolution, academy still needs the human touch. Melanie Newman writes
An economist at the University of Oxford has called for tuition fees to be tailored to specific institutions according to the expected earnings of their graduates.Under proposals tabled by Neil...
General electionGive them what forTimes Higher Education readers are being offered the chance to grill the politicians responsible for higher education ahead of the general election at an exclusive...
'Positive' London Met v-c praises commitment of staff and students. Rebecca Attwood reports
A university has spent more than £80,000 trying to prevent teaching material from its now-defunct homeopathy courses being released for public scrutiny. After fighting for three and a half years, the...