Campus close-up: GSM London
Unhindered by league tables, a for-profit business-focused institution says it is happily widening participation
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Murder and ‘blasphemy’: Pakistan’s academy in danger
Scholars at Risk Network warns of threats to academic freedom after the killing of a lawyer defending a scholar
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Room for growth in Japan-UK student traffic
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for ‘globalisation’ and more exchanges at university leaders’ summit at University College London
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One for all: everyone wants a touch of Sorbonne magic
The venerable term is now used by three universities and three institutional clusters in Paris
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How Saudi Arabia can create an academic oasis
Philip Altbach on three problems hindering the kingdom’s institutions in their pursuit of world-class status
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Pfizer saga: health warning for UK university research
Life sciences ecosystem may lose out if US firm was ever to take over Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
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Multi-professional approach delivers results in obstetrics training
Tim Draycott, who led the development of the PROMPT course, on the fellowship that gave him three years’ precious thinking time. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Private providers ‘need closer monitoring’, says Alliance report
Private providers should be monitored more closely to ensure they are delivering similar quality to universities, a mission group has argued.
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Hepi survey highlights wide disparity in contact hours
Students’ hours of study can vary by up to 25 hours a week depending on their course, a survey of undergraduates has found.
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Fears raised over new Welsh HE bill
There are fears that new higher education legislation in Wales could make universities subject to “micro-management” by the Cardiff government.
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Russell Group capital spending ‘comparable to 2012 Olympics’
The Russell Group will spend £9 billion on capital projects over five years, “comparable” to the UK’s spend on hosting the Olympics, a report claims
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Can senior managers be fired just for disagreeing with the boss?
Scott Jaschik writes for InsideHigherEd on a row that has captivated Canadian higher education
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V-cs highlight benefits of EU membership ahead of elections
Open letter from UUK board members points to research funding and mobility as being ‘central’ to success
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Climate researcher rejects claims of “deliberate suppression”
A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons
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University of London 'plans closure' of Institute of English Studies
Proposal prompts resignation of advisory board chair