UK student traffic among the home nations
About 30,000 students starting an undergraduate degree this year have decided to pursue it in a different UK country from where they live.The most popular cross-border manoeuvre is from England to...

About 30,000 students starting an undergraduate degree this year have decided to pursue it in a different UK country from where they live.The most popular cross-border manoeuvre is from England to...
Research Excellence FrameworkImpact case studies, studiedA new project will look at the impact on society of academic research conducted at universities. The research, commissioned by the Higher...

Ex-diplomat takes over the vice-chancellor’s chair at London’s newest university. Jack Grove reports

Funding shifts from Länder to Berlin in an €825m overhaul. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports

Anglo-Qatari digitisation project to cast light on Britain’s ‘informal empire’. Matthew Reisz writes
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Robert CernikInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £247,737Using diffracted X-rays to form images with chemical and structural...

Time management and extensive reading can help students develop a sophisticated set of research questions. Holly Else reports

World University Rankings 2014-15

Research Excellence FrameworkImpact case studies, studiedA new project will look at the impact on society of academic research conducted at universities. The research, commissioned by the Higher...

Ferdinand von Prondzynski foresees some separation of English and Scottish higher education after the referendum, but overall a shared future

“There is no connection between the two events.”That was the forceful response from our Director of Creative Finance, Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, when reporter Keith Ponting (30) suggested to him that...
I have no problem with competition from for‑profit providers such as BPP University (“John Denham: £9K fee system ‘wastes money’ ”, News, www.timeshighereducation.co.uk). However, I’ve yet to see...

Jonathan Mirsky on the unfairness and exploitation rife in modern Chinese society

Plans for a car park permit system at Bath Spa disputed by unions

British Library and Qatar Foundation digitisation project to unlock a treasure trove of source materials for researchers