MPs attack government on student visa changes
The government must allow overseas students to stay in the UK after graduation to work as current rules are “jeopardising Britain’s position in the global race for talent”, MPs warn
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Government 'failed to protect public money' in private college boom
The government encouraged private colleges to grow “without sufficient regulation in place to protect public money” and a senior civil servant should have opposed the policy, according to MPs
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6 key trends accelerating technology adoption in higher education in 2015
What will be driving the use of education technology in universities in the next five years?
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Newcastle University to open London campus
Plans for a London branch campus teaching 1,200 students have been announced by Newcastle University.
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Is philosophy dead?
Leading philosophers took up the challenge of Stephen Hawking’s claim that “philosophy is dead”
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Durham University students to protest against accommodation fees
Durham students are calling for a freeze on accommodation costs after being hit with a 20 per cent hike over the past three years
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Research funding formula tweaked after REF 2014 results
England’s funding council has changed the formula for distributing quality-related research funding following the research excellence framework
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Britons would rather be an academic than a Hollywood star
Becoming an academic is the third most desirable job for Britons and is seen as more attractive than being a Hollywood film star
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Mandelson warns Labour on £6,000 fees
A cut to tuition fees not coupled with a rise in taxpayer funding would damage universities, Lord Mandelson has said as Labour finalises its policy.
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THE podcast: 19-25 February 2015 issue review
Download the podcastInternational student recruitment agents, this week’s books section, and freedom of information requests are all discussed in this week’s Times Higher Education issue review...
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‘Macho’ university culture mirrors banks’ mistakes
Professors issue warning over obsession with performance management and research excellence
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To Explain The World: The Discovery of Modern Science, by Steven Weinberg
A history of the steps humans took to explain how and why things work delights Cait MacPhee
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An opening-up of new horizons
It’s not just sun and salaries drawing academics to MENA jobs, says Siân Phillips
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Agents paid an average of £1,767 per non-EU recruit
THE investigation shows spike in spending on fees as UK ‘reliant’ on middlemen
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Isis shows ‘Oriental studies’ are essential
The University of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson