Les Ebdon 'will not enhance’ access targets
Universities will not be asked to admit more students from deprived backgrounds in their new access agreements, the director of fair access has indicated.
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Craig Mahoney to be next UWS v-c
The chief executive of the Higher Education Academy is to be the new head of the University of the West of Scotland.
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Harlem Shake ‘costs Oxford librarian her job’
A librarian at a University of Oxford college has reportedly lost her job after a group of 30 students filmed an internet dance video in the library.
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AstraZeneca cuts UK headcount and moves to Cambridge
In a further demonstration of the lure of the so-called golden triangle, pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has announced plans to relocate its UK-based research and development activities from Cheshire...
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Koen Lamberts to be new York v-c
The University of York has unveiled Belgian cognitive psychologist Koen Lamberts as its new vice-chancellor.
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Internet pioneers win inaugural engineering prize
Five engineers who laid the foundations for the modern internet have won the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
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Inside Higher Ed: Politics and Cautions in California
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Graduate premium in starting salaries ‘up by a quarter’
The graduate premium in starting salaries increased by a quarter between 2005 and 2010, according to new research.
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Graduates in STEM ‘need to rise by half’
The UK needs to boost its output of science, technology, engineering and maths graduates by almost 50 per cent to satisfy market demand, a thinktank has calculated.
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International relations ignores South, says scholar
The academic field of international relations ignores the Global South and is limited by its reliance on the English language, a South African humanities scholar has argued.
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UWE decides not to close politics department
The University of the West of England has opted not to close its politics and international relations department after a campaign by students and staff to save it.
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Plea to selective universities over GCSE English
Some of the highest-achieving A-level students could be unfairly denied a place at the most selective universities if such institutions insist on candidates holding a grade A for GCSE English...
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Universities' income falls as Hefce warns of further hit
The English higher education sector last year saw its first real-terms cut in income since records began almost 20 years ago, while institutional finances will take a further hit this year because of...
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THE podcast: 14 March 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanOpen access policy, university sport and the impact of the government’s reforms on part-time students all feature on this Times Higher Education issue review. Chris Parr is...
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Leveson to be Liverpool John Moores chancellor
Liverpool John Moores University has chosen a high-profile judge as its new chancellor – although the appointment may not win many plaudits in the national press.