Campaign aims to double number of US students studying abroad
150 universities pledge to join Institute of International Education initiative
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It’s casual, and that’s a problem
Zero-hours contracts make staff feel anxious and ill-used; they must be tackled as the sector seeks a sustainable future
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13 March 2014
Zero security - The perils of life on a contract with no guarantee of work
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R&D spending drops as share of GDP, new statistics show
UK spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to new figures.
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THE podcast: data visualisations and research
Download the podcastHow important is the visual presentation of data to getting research noticed by policy makers?At the Jisc Digital Festival 2014, reporter Chris Parr met with Jo Wood, professor of...
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Princeton group questions student criminal records check
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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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