Analysis: why are v-cs heading for the door?
Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits

Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits

Uncapped student numbers will test the relationship between universities and their local communities

Champion of science and open access, best of a bad Tory lot or crusher of the university’s soul? The Twitter flock speaks

College Measures, a site comparing US graduate salaries by subject and institution, is not welcomed by all college presidents

Institutions are exploring how to address the deficit and keep the scheme sustainable, says Anton Muscatelli

US universities invest twice as much in research for each spin-off company created compared with UK institutions

A flat-cash settlement for research in the next spending review could cause a “slowly gathering storm” to hit the sector, a group of peers has heard.

Discrepancy exists even allowing for academic record or social background

Lancaster has been voted by students as having the best university halls of residence in the country

BIS committee also criticises plans to sell loan book
UK employers are reporting an increase in the number of graduate vacancies this year

By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed

Vince Cable has reportedly announced plans to scrap a planned sale of student loans, raising questions over the uncapping of student numbers

Young people visiting London for an international science forum have aired concerns about the cost of a university education in the UK

New guidance for universities and student societies stating gender segregation is “unlawful” contradicts advice provided by Universities UK.