Universities ‘ignoring’ sexual harassment issue, says NUS
The National Union of Students has accused universities of being ‘prepared to ignore’ incidents of sexual assault and harassment on campus
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Will Self: freedom of speech a ‘fetish’ in wake of Paris attacks
Freedom of speech has become a “sexual fetish” in the West in light of the Charlie Hebdo terror atrocity, according to academic and writer Will Self
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University ‘equal pay’ days marked by protests
Student groups are holding a series of protests this month against pay inequality in universities
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Racism accusations spark academic freedom debate in Canada
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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British Library unveils eight-year plan
The British Library has announced an ambitious “vision for its future development” over the next eight years
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Universities ‘should be excluded’ from counter-terror powers, say MPs
Government plans to tackle “extremism” will have a “seriously inhibiting effect on bona fide academic debate in universities”, MPs and peers warn
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Jobs for graduates predicted to hit record high
Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research
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Students from poorer backgrounds win places in US
Sutton Trust scheme sends UK applicants to Harvard, Yale and others
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Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift targeted by petition over knighthood
A petition has been set up calling for Nigel Thrift, the University of Warwick vice-chancellor, to be stripped of his knighthood.
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Duke of York defended by Huddersfield v-c
The University of Huddersfield vice-chancellor Bob Cryan has defended the Duke of York, its patron, in the face of “ridiculous” sex allegations
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Sir David Bell calls for change of tack on teacher training
Government fixated with education departments being ‘Marxist hotbeds’, says Reading v-c
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Obama to make “free community college” proposal
US president promises two years of free higher education for “everyone willing to work for it”
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Universities’ place in North West economic plan highlighted
David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities’ involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West
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NSS to include teacher training students after funding council steps in
Hefce to fund participation after DfE agency pulled plug on money
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New University of Ulster vice-chancellor unveiled
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor