Gold rush too fast, too furious
On open access as in other areas of reform, the coalition has failed to heed the maxim that slow and steady wins the race
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Mustn't ask, mustn't tell
David Erdos believes a bid to tighten European data protection will have a chilling impact on social science and humanities research
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Is open-access publishing fools' gold?
Open-access publishing, once a niche preoccupation, is now a hot-button issue. But concern is growing that unintended consequences of new publication mandates will cost individual scholars and the UK...
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On Glasgow and Edinburgh by Robert Crawford
Willy Maley identifies an old-fashioned charm in the telling of a tale of two rival, divided cities
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Obama unveils major HE policy changes
US president Barack Obama has said that taxpayers “cannot continue to subsidise higher and higher and higher costs of higher education” in his annual State of the Union Address, and published...
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Aberystwyth to re-launch 'pioneering' course after lack of interest
Aberystwyth University is to re-launch a “pioneering” master’s degree that was withdrawn after it failed to attract any students.
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Sussex sit-in gathers celebrity support
A student occupation at the University of Sussex is gathering momentum with more than 100 people signing a statement supporting its aims.
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Schavan resignation shocks German politics
Germany’s science and education minister has resigned after a university revoked her doctorate, having ruled she had plagiarised parts of her thesis.
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Inside Higher Ed: Liberal Arts Go Dutch
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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EU research budget proposals welcomed
The next European Union research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has been allocated a budget of almost €71 billion (£60.4 billion) in an agreement reached on 8 February.
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Part-time students ‘enjoy job stability’, says report
Part-time students enjoy a high level of job stability, with four out of five working throughout their studies and still in employment two years after graduation, a new report says.
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Student careers advice needed early, says NUS head
Students should receive careers advice and support at the start of their studies, rather than towards the end of their time at university, the chief executive of the National Union of Students has...
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Moocs credit given the green light
Five massive open online courses, or Moocs, have been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education, meaning students who complete the courses could potentially use their experience as...
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Gove’s climbdown welcomed by arts colleges
One of the most strident critics of the government’s plan to introduce baccalaureate-style examinations to replace GCSEs has welcomed the decision by Michael Gove to abandon the plan.
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Sussex occupation follows outsourcing protest
A campaign group calling itself Sussex Against Privatisation has occupied a floor of the Bramber House conference centre at the University of Sussex.