In our second look at the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition, we cover the six “significant challenges” it identifies as impeding the adoption of technology in higher education
George Osborne has announced a programme of collaboration between leading universities in China and the UK’s Russell Group institutions.
The new Higher Education Policy Institute director has called for reform of regulatory differences between universities and private providers.
Download the podcastThe implications of a proposed marking boycott, the possibility of banks providing an alternative to student loans, and Nick Hillman’s first interview as director of the Higher...
Social scientists are of ‘lower average intelligence’ than those in natural sciences - at least at elite universities, authors argue
Our use of housing as an asset to be traded is a collective failure that is preserving inequality, finds Tim Hall
Poor theses often betray inexpert supervision, say external examiners David Alexander and Ian Davis
It’s hard for specialist institutions to go it alone, but mergers may bring few benefits, says Miriam David
How can the US legal system confuse the singing of hymns by an elderly nun with the acts of a terrorist?
Women-friendly policies insufficient at even Athena SWAN universities, finds THE Best University Workplace Survey
Following the news that an English lecturer from the University of Nottingham has apologised for describing a third-year student as an “idiot” and “semi-literate” on Facebook, our Deputy Head of...
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We speak to the professor of computer science and dean of the Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering at the University of Southampton
N8 Research PartnershipShare options pay dividendsA consortium of universities in the North of England has built a toolkit to help guide institutions looking to share equipment. The N8 Research...
United StatesHarvard mistake hits 11,000A US university accidentally overtaxed thousands of its employees for four years in a payroll error. Owing to a mistake in the way it reported its employees’...