The week in higher education
• Plans to almost double tuition fees in Quebec could be scrapped after a student-led "maple spring" unseated the province's government, The Guardian reported on 5 September. The election of a...
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Leader: Bring forth the body of evidence
It is outrageous that Whitehall remains reliant on an inaccurate system to measure overseas students' comings and goings
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Odds and quads
The Apollo 15 mission of July and August 1971 was the first to allow a manned spacecraft to spend an extended period of time - close to three days - on the surface of the Moon.
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Remains found in search for English king
University archaeologists searching for the resting place of Richard III are grabbing the news headlines after finding human remains.
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No-holds Bard in digital initiative
A major new resource devoted to the writings of "Shakespeare and his immediate contemporaries, antecedents and successors" has been launched by Oxford University Press.
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New verification system uncovers dozens of bogus universities
A degree verification system has uncovered more than 130 bogus UK universities in just three months.
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Which? launches university comparison website
Consumer champion Which? has launched its university comparison website for students.
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Private cash nudges OECD figures up for UK
Higher education investment in the UK as a share of national wealth has increased, but remains lower than that of other developed nations, an annual study has found.
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V-c takes to YouTube in search of heroes
A vice-chancellor has accepted a most unlikely challenge in a bid to raise money for two local charities.
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Inside Higher Ed: Dishonourable conduct?
By Allie Grasgreen, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tory MP attacks Ebdon over latest access comments
The new director of the Office for Fair Access, Les Ebdon, has been accused by an MP of "salivating" at the prospect of handing fines of up to £500,000 to universities that miss targets for widening...
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London Met students could get temporary reprieve
International students at London Metropolitan University could be given a year to continue their course if the institution is given a chance to challenge its recent student visa ban.
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Government pledges £10 million to aid open-access move
The government has pledged an extra £10 million to help the 30 most research-intensive universities manage the transition to full open access.
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THE World University Rankings most widely recognised
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings are the most widely recognised and widely used rankings among international students, new research has found.The international student recruitment...
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Narrative trust
Dare to write clearly and engagingly whatever the audience, Helen Sword urges junior and senior scholars alike in a myth-busting guide to good academic prose. You have nothing to lose but your...