Open access: report suggests funders ‘could set threshold’ for hybrid fees
Research funders worried about high open access fees charged by “hybrid” journals could refuse to pay fees above a set threshold, a report suggests.
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Warwick suspends prominent critic of higher education policy
But university rejects claim suspension relates to activism
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Ethnic minority groups more likely to have a degree than whites
People of Indian and Chinese descent in England and Wales are almost twice as likely to have a degree as white British people, a new study says.
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UK government commits £300 million to international science projects
The UK is to commit £290 million to three international microscope and telescope projects.
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Best graduate schools in the US ranked
Yale University and Harvard University boast the top two graduate schools in the US for studying law, according to a set of rankings published today by US News and World Report
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New Sussex hearings for protest students branded 'unlawful'
The University of Sussex has held further disciplinary hearings in the case of students who took part in protests on campus in 2013.
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Katie Hopkins and Will Self debate value of arts degrees
A debate on whether “an arts degree is a waste of time and money” saw the motion decisively defeated.
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Female students ‘with resilience’ perform better than men
Tough-minded women are likely to do better in their university studies than men with similar characteristics of “resilience”, a study says.
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Murray Edwards alumnae highlight challenges for women
‘Gender-hostile’ work environments still high on list of problems
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Coalition in ‘complete confusion’ over RAB, says Labour
Labour have accused the coalition of “complete confusion” after Vince Cable said the write-off estimate on student loans will be revised downwards.
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World Reputation Rankings 2014 methodology
Census sensibility reveals the global academy’s greatest names Which universities do scholars think are the best on the planet? This is no idle question, as our annual Academic Reputation Survey...
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Student visas: new immigration minister ups the ante
The government’s new immigration minister has threatened to make it tougher for education institutions to keep their student visa licences.
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THE podcast: 6 March 2014 issue review
Download the podcastPossible cuts to UK universities’ spending per student, this week’s Books section and huge rises in the number of students diagnosed with dyslexia are all discussed in this week’s...
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Edinburgh’s arrested development
The lack of vision over the future landscape of the city is laying the foundations for trouble, says Richard J. Williams
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World Reputation Rankings 2014 results
UK’s ‘golden triangle’ accounts for 8 of the country’s 10 representatives in top 100