Fears about further research selectivity dampened by grant letter
The government has effectively confirmed that England’s quality-related research budget will still be distributed on the basis on 3* and 4* research.
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Grant letter: funding stable, but uncertainty for next year
University funding levels will remain broadly similar next year to those announced in 2014, the government’s annual grant letter has today confirmed
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Undergraduate applications hit record number, says Ucas
But experts warn numbers are disguising fall in part-time and mature applicants
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Government announces new rules for private colleges
The government has announced a series of new restrictions on private colleges, including “rapid response” investigations of fraud allegations.
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THE podcast: 29 January - 4 February 2015 issue review
Download the podcastA bounce in student admissions, the best way to re-brand a university, and academic citizenship are all up for discussion in this week’s issue review podcast.Chris Parr is joined...
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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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29 January 2015
More helping hands needed - Is ‘academic citizenship’ under strain?
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Student admissions bounce back after 2012 slump
Ucas figures show domestic intake increased by 14,000 students in 2014
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REF’s diversity-boosters find fewer takers in the physical sciences
Report finds new measures did make exercise more inclusive but panels differed in numbers of scholars submitted with reduced outputs
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Rowan Williams on higher education's ‘inhuman and divisive’ jargon
Jargon demanded by REF ‘risks isolating universities from rest of society’
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Do universities really need to change their names?
As King’s College London drops a controversial name change, Harriet Line details the dos and don’ts of institutional rebranding
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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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Sir David Bell, Sir David Eastwood, Sandra Leaton Gray, Jon May and Juan C. Moreno-Cabrera...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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US student debt: borrowing the long and lending the short of it
Financing options fail to live up to the promises made by politicians, says Alan Ruby