A firm grasp of written English and a passion for a chosen course subject are the most desired attributes in university applicants aside from exam grades, according to a survey of admissions officers...
Students are occupying the University of Warwick’s council chamber to protest against the “marketisation of higher education”.
Scientific research in the UK has been harmed by the current spending freeze, a report has claimed
Vince Cable, the business secretary, says he has “ruled out categorically” any rise in interest rates for graduates who took out student loans before 2012, while stressing that plans for a sale of...
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has been announced as the new chancellor of the University of South Wales
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
The UK’s platform for free online university courses has announced its first international members.
The proportion of students entering Russell Group universities who are state-educated has fallen in the last decade, a report from a government commission on social mobility has said.
The University of Liverpool has been accused of “putting a gun to the head” of almost 3,000 staff who a union says face losing their jobs unless they accept altered working terms and conditions
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List includes a knighthood for Eric Thomas, the University of Bristol vice-chancellor and Universities UK president
The government should urgently clarify its plans for the sale of the student loan book and reassure existing graduates that their repayments will not be raised, according to Labour’s shadow higher...
Science ministers from the G8 group of the world’s richest countries have jointly endorsed the need to increase access to publicly-funded research.
Students are starting their search for a graduate job earlier than ever, a new survey has revealed.
Download the podcastThis week’s issue review looks at the number of women professors in UK universities, our ever-popular Books section, and the growing number of student complaints against higher...
By whom, and for what reasons, has development throughout the “poorer nations” of the global South been thwarted in the post-colonial era? Vijay Prashad’s book offers an unambiguous answer to this...