29 January 2015
More helping hands needed - Is ‘academic citizenship’ under strain?
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Is Labour’s timidity on tuition fees a tactic?
A vague policy on higher education could help the party win the next election, argues Nick Hillman
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Labour may call for Dearing-style major review
Party’s policy announcement awaited as prospect of call for £6,000 fees continues to vex sector
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Is ‘academic citizenship’ under strain?
A wide range of essential under-the-radar tasks sustain academic culture, but who will perform them in an increasingly careerist academy?
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Make your mind up time
As we are constantly reminded, the general election draws ever nearer.Here at The Poppletonian, we regard it as vitally important that all our readers have a clear knowledge of how each of the main...
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MPs launch early day motion on international students
A cross-party group of MPs has launched a fresh bid to get international students removed from the UK’s net migration target.
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Terrorism bill will make universities ‘agents of the state’, warns vice-chancellor
Anthony Forster explains why university leaders have strong concerns about the proposals
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Free school meal pupils ‘half as likely’ to attend Russell Group university
School pupils eligible for free school meals are half as likely to go to a Russell Group university after completing A levels, new figures suggest
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Mena snapshot puts Texas A&M at Qatar in top spot
Qatar and Lebanon are the top performers in a snapshot of what a new ranking for universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like
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Baroness Blackstone criticises ‘lousy’ private colleges
Students enrolling at ‘lousy’ private colleges should not be allowed to access public funding, a former education minister and vice-chancellor has said
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University leaders call for exemption from anti-terror laws
Twenty-four university leaders have urged the government to exempt universities from the counter-terrorism bill or risk harming academic freedom
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Funding for Scottish universities 'held back'
Scottish universities have accused the Holyrood government of ‘holding back’ £21.5 million of funding for the sector
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Holocaust Memorial Day: FutureLearn launches Moocs on atrocity
The online learning platform FutureLearn has launched two free courses exploring the history of the Holocaust
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Graham Upton named as interim Glyndwr v-c
Glyndwr University has named Graham Upton, the former vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, as its interim vice-chancellor
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David Latchman in investigation into alleged research misconduct
Papers from Birkbeck master’s research group among ‘an unspecified number’ being looked at by University College London