Honorary professorships can be controversial because they are sometimes awarded to individuals who have made large donations or who can serve marketing and promotional purposes, and also because they...
Taxpayer-backed funding for students at private colleges rose by 138 per cent to £100 million last year, with a private equity-owned institution that did not meet all quality standards accounting for...
David Matthews on growing signs of cross-party accord as BIS recasts education as an export
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party’s front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the “snobbery” surrounding university education.
NUS survey shows higher rates of work, worry and withdrawal among worse-off. Chris Parr reports
Academics at the University of Sussex say they were left stunned at a meeting of the institution’s senate when management refused to discuss motions put forward by union members of 17 departments...
Report draws US notice but experts say journals will not ‘play RCUK game’. Paul Jump reports
St Mary’s fails to transform into university following QAA critique of hypnosis course. Jack Grove writes
Holyrood seeks power over admissions, governance and, via the SFC, courses. David Matthews reports
Gandhi is the inspiration for a rail-based college. Joanna Sugden reports from New Delhi
The value of a traditional, campus-based degree is being eroded by rising confidence in online courses, a US survey has revealed.
Personal experience can drive scholars to push the boundaries in their chosen field, writes Jon Marcus
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University of WarwickSridhar SeetharamanWMG (formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group) has appointed Sridhar Seetharaman to the Tata Steel and Royal Academy of Engineering joint chair for research into...
Spring is dawning in the Gulf and the UK academy’s links with the region’s repressive, anachronistic autocracies look increasingly questionable, says Christopher Davidson