Spring in their step
New universities’ flexibility, chutzpah and willingness to innovate offer many advantages over older competitors, argues Brian MacCraith. “Youth is nimble, Age is lame;Youth is hot and bold, Age is...
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Swiss precision
Source: Jamani Caillet/EPFL EPFL is the world’s leading 100 Under 50 university: its president, Patrick Aebischer, explains why the institution has risen so high, so fast. In the not-so-distant past...
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100% future-proof
Source: Alamy The Frank Gehry-designed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, home to the UTS Business School One Australian institution is producing a generation of graduates fully prepared for the workplaces...
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Swastika row raises issues at George Washington
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Heythrop and St Mary’s ‘merger’ talks near conclusion
One of the UK’s oldest higher education institutions has moved a step closer to a potential merger with a Catholic university
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Labour and Tories not backing up ‘warm words’ on science
The two main parties’ manifestos have a mismatch between rhetoric and commitment to investment in science and engineering, an analysis has suggested.
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Universities make 0.9% pay offer to staff
Employers have called on unions to “consider carefully the real value” of a 0.9 per cent pay offer for university employees.
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Complete University Guide reveals its top UK universities 2016
Data also show improvement in staff to student ratio
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Salford confirms Helen Marshall as v-c
The University of Salford has confirmed that Helen Marshall will remain as its vice-chancellor on a permanent basis.
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Reinstate sacked University of Bolton staff
Dear Sir,The dismissal of Damien and Jennifer Markey by the University of Bolton has rightly received significant press attention. The university’s actions in this matter have been nothing short of...
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Geography teacher training quality questioned
The quality of school-led geography teacher training in England has been called into question by a new report.
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Lower fees would mean different course choices, say students
About 40 per cent of university applicants might choose a different course if tuition fees were reduced to £6,000 a year, a new study suggests
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Warwick rebranding sparks petition
A petition to “halt the rebranding of the University of Warwick” has attracted over 4,000 supporters.
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Charlie Hebdo conference: new risk assessment announced
Queen’s Belfast move suggests event could still go ahead, but confusion remains about why conference was cancelled
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Soas to divest from fossil fuel industry
Soas, University of London, is to divest from fossil fuels within the next three years after the institution’s governing body today approved the decision.