Glasgow Caledonian to open New York campus
Glasgow Caledonian University is to become the first UK university to open a campus in New York.
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Students support around 800,000 jobs, says report
Student expenditure supports more than 830,000 jobs in the UK, a new study says.
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Universities not focusing on teaching, says ex-minister
Many universities are “still not focused enough on teaching” and are using £9,000 fees to subsidise research.
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Smartphone version of Unistats launched
Prospective students can now search for information about higher education on their mobile phones after the government’s Unistats website was updated.
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CBI head John Cridland: country has ‘too many’ universities
England has “too many” universities and some are likely to close, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
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Student numbers soar almost 10 per cent
The number of undergraduates accepted on to courses has soared by 9 per cent after dipping dramatically last year, latest figures show.
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Harvard launches huge fundraising campaign
Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (£4.1 billion).
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Freshers advice offered via Twitter
The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics.
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Homesick students need help from universities, study says
Universities should ensure they have strategies to stop students feeling homesick as they begin their studies, experts say.
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Teaching prize winner puts success down to ‘chalk and talk’
The winner of an annual pan-European award for teaching has put his success down to traditional methods of classroom “chalk and talk”.
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Students ‘working harder’ under 9k fees, survey suggests
Students paying £9,000 fees may be socialising less and working more than their counterparts under the lower-fee regime, new research suggests.
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Taught postgraduate survey results revealed
About three quarters of taught postgraduate students are happy with the teaching and learning on their course, a new national survey says.
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THE podcast: 19 September 2013 issue review
Download the podcast Massive open online courses, the sale of the student loan book and whether the government should employ academics as consultants all feature in this week’s issue review podcast....
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Prophet didn’t see it coming
Vince Cable’s uncertainties about funding reform suggest the contingent, ad hoc nature of coalition policymaking
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Taught postgraduate degrees: are they just about the job?
The rise of the taught master’s course has come with a troubling shift in focus towards ‘employability’