Minister attacks universities over visa comments
The immigration minister has accused universities of creating “a self-fulfilling prophecy for bad news” on student visas

The immigration minister has accused universities of creating “a self-fulfilling prophecy for bad news” on student visas

A second university has threatened academics with a loss of pay over working to rule, Times Higher Education has discovered.

Major philanthropists are more generous to higher education in the US and UK than they are in other regions, according to a new report.

Unions representing higher education staff have announced a second nationwide strike for 3 December.

“Right-on” lecturers and student campaigns cited as among the reasons, Commons event hears

Scotland risks losing its thriving research base if it becomes independent, analysis by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has claimed


By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

The number of international students in US higher education has reached an all-time high according to an authoritative report

A university threatened staff that it would dock them a day’s pay if they did not work unpaid overtime, it has emerged.

The 1994 Group of small research-intensive universities has decided to disband 19 years after being set up.


The president of South Korea has visited Imperial College London to mark a series of agreements between the institution and Korean universities.
The new EU-funded ranking system has secured involvement from around 600 institutions and will see users choose their own indicators.

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