Life after Aimhigher: access from the ground level
The sector should take the lead on the mooted national widening-participation framework, says Graeme Atherton
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QAA queries UK's most international degree course
Foreign students struggle to gain recognition for Oxford Brookes’ distance-learning qualification.
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Concern over ‘one-size-fits-all’ visa service fee
Premium route to highly trusted sponsor status will cost £8k a year. David Matthews reports
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Still sing the songs of protest
Attempts to crush dissent, silence alternative thinking and promote conformity jeopardise higher education’s future
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UK higher education faces financial ‘avalanche’
Austerity a greater threat than Moocs and private providers, writes John Morgan
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News in brief - 21 March 2013
Politics and international relationsUWE department shrinks to fitThe University of the West of England has opted not to close its politics and international relations department but will instead...
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News in brief - 21 March 2013
United StatesClosed session opensA US university’s governance group has decided to end its practice of discussing the awarding of honorary degrees behind closed doors in response to criticism that it...
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Citations won’t boost bottom line
Publication not always relevant to business success, industry and sector figures argue
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Central funding could 'threaten' Welsh autonomy
Proposal for government to directly fund universities could ‘damage reputation’, say respondents to White Paper consultation
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Kingston University’s new chancellor sets out her aims
Bonnie Greer pledges to champion entrepreneurs and tackle race and gender inequality. Matthew Reisz writes
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Campus round-up - 21 March 2013
Answers on a postcardWork by photographer David Bailey, animator Nick Park, film-maker Mike Leigh and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith are among 2,700 pieces of art featuring alongside students’...
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Association of Commonwealth Universities: 100 not out
Secretary general points to body’s valuable support for the developing world
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Odds and quads - 21 March 2013
The People’s Palace on London’s Mile End Road - described by The Times as a “happy experiment in practical Socialism” - was designed to educate and entertain the people of the East End.The original...
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From Where I Sit - Comfort reading
Theft is rare in Japan. When you go to Starbucks you are asked at the counter: “Do you have your seat?” At busy times, you are supposed to find a seat first and leave your bag and coat on it,...
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THE Scholarly Web - 21 March 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere