Insults added to injuries

We deeply regret the need for this letter but we cannot leave unchallenged comments by our vice-chancellor, Julius Weinberg (“Kingston v-c defends last post for principal lecturers and readers”, News...

Scots go their own way

Your article about tuition fees in Scotland (“Clock is ticking: Teenagers question sustainability of free tuition”, 6 February) states: “There have been signs that a near-political consensus for free...

Enablers, exemplars and real leaders

The article “Is your university a good place to work?” (Features, 30 January) made interesting reading, although it is difficult to appraise the reported differences between places and disciplines...

News in brief - 13 February 2014

Animals in researchPledge to improve welfare with 3RsThe government will use the high international standing of UK science to pressure other countries to cut reliance on animal research. The pledge...

The week in higher education - 13 February 2014

Which cabinet member has been described as an “arriviste, wannabe toff drooling over the lexicon of long ago while dreaming of the glory days of ‘prep’ and ‘lines’”? The answer is education secretary...

Into profit

“It’s time we abandoned the tired old shibboleth that there is something wrong with people making fat profits out of higher education.”Those were the fighting words from Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, our...

BIS stays the Treasury axe

Grant letter keeps new cuts down and widening participation funding stays

Unionists consider deploying boycott in pay battle

As strike force falters, some UCU members and industrial relations experts think escalation is needed

UK sector urged not to wait for India to pass foreign campus bill

British Council urges universities to press ahead with learning partnerships on the sub-continent

London Met sticks to 12-month embargo on minutes

Policy continues despite warning from Information Commissioner’s Office

Student chants: harmless rivalry or plain misogyny?

The results of a study of ‘laddism’ on campus

Campus close-up: University of Ulster

City-centre project looks to serve whole community and build stability in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland

Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham - 13 February 2014

Higher education bolsters UK soft power

Educating the global elite, including many central bankers, gives Britain a powerful presence, report finds

Row over university link with complementary medicine firm

Australian academic resigns as La Trobe signs deal with Swisse, a ‘global wellness company’, to fund centre