Philip Nelson to be next EPSRC chief executive
Southampton pro v-c to take over from David Delpy

Southampton pro v-c to take over from David Delpy

A private college “supplied misleading information” that led to students wrongly gaining access to public-backed loans, according to the government

Download the podcastThe inaugural Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey was published on 30 January 2014.In this special podcast, which this week replaces our regular issue review,...

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Loughborough academic alleges ‘process problem’ with journal’s trust-based system

Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom

Michael Crow is among a growing band of US university leaders whose pay is performance-related

Simon Kemp sends students on ISO 14001 module into big firms to audit and learn

Royal SocietyUniversity Research FellowshipsAward winner: Pascal-Antoine ChristinInstitution: University of SheffieldValue: £451,518Fine-scale genetics of large-scale evolutionary innovationAward...

One of the leading philosophers of his generation has died

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Who got that job? Lesley Lowes on becoming chair of clinical nursing practice at Cardiff University. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments

As a University of Cambridge graduate in June 2012 at the ripe old age of 64, I, too, take great exception to Jeremy Paxman’s harrumphing and growling at the mature students on University Challenge (...
I was disappointed to read that the rise in the complexity and number of complaints and academic appeals relating to students’ marks is being reported as a result of the rise in tuition fees (“Marked...