Mourn their passing
The University of Roehampton study that the seeds of some trees on Madagascar could be dispersed only through the droppings of a species of lemur (Campus round-up, 8 September) reminded me of an...
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Chase profit or risk being as ‘dead as disco’, university managers told
A Danish businessman has told a conference of European educators that university managers who resist the profit motive are sticking with a strategy that is “as dead as disco”.
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Scottish universities could face mergers over ‘course duplication’
The Scottish government has said that some universities north of the border should merge to avoid “overlaps in provision”.
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Government accused of cutting science budget ‘by the back door’
The government’s rhetoric on the protection of science funding has not been matched by the “alarming” fiscal reality, according to the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
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Coalition responds to MPs' concerns over UKCMRI
The government has dismissed concerns over the decision to base the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London.
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Proportion of UK GDP devoted to higher education falls again
Investment in higher education in the UK as a share of national wealth dropped further behind the average among industrialised countries even before the current funding reforms, according to an...
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Northern Ireland joins Scotland and Wales in charging ‘rest-of-UK’ students £9k
Northern Ireland has become the latest of the devolved nations to announce that its universities will charge “rest-of-UK” students up to £9,000 a year – a move that will subsidise lower fees for the...
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The top 200 – and the best of the rest
This year’s rankings will also include a list of the 200 institutions just outside the top 200 – not ranked – but for interest and transparency. Phil Baty reports
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Lawsuit filed in Duke cancer case
A university at the centre of a medical research scandal is being sued by two cancer patients and the families of six deceased patients.
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Inside Higher Ed: Plagiarism betrayal?
By Elizabeth Murphy, for Inside Higher Ed
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Debt, not career prospects, weighs most heavily on students’ minds
Young people are more concerned about tuition fees and debt when thinking about university than they are about employment prospects, a new survey suggests.
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'Support your entrepreneurs', sector told
Student and academic entrepreneurs need more support in universities because the UK is lagging behind other nations, a conference heard.
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Anger over St Andrews’ £36,000 fee for rest-of-UK students
The University of St Andrews has joined the University of Edinburgh in offering the most expensive undergraduate courses in the UK for English, Welsh and Northern Irish students.
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Public funding up, fees held in Northern Ireland
Tuition fees for Northern Irish students wanting to study in the Province will be maintained at close to current levels and institutional budgets will be protected by a £40 million investment, the...
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Cheaper by the dozen: universities cut fees in response to White Paper
Around a dozen universities in England are considering lowering their tuition fees for 2012-13 in light of the government’s proposals to hive off some places to institutions charging less than £7,500...