Dozens of further education colleges will offer degrees for less than £6,000 a year from 2012-13, while from the following year private providers may be able to charge £9,000 backed by state funding...
Zombie Institute aims to invade prospective science students' brains. Sarah Cunnane reports
Pioneering female academics who forged links between experimental and theoretical physics, revolutionised our understanding of ethical communities and even unearthed the bones of a pygmy hippopotamus...
London Met's bonfire of the humanities may spark breach of contract concerns. John Morgan writes
The division between academics and university administrators persists despite attempts to bring the two camps closer together, an international study suggests.
US private providers damaging sector by exploiting students, it is claimed. Hannah Fearn reports
Study considers the possible impact of fee rises on institutional selection. Matthew Reisz reports
Universities are accused of a lack of respect in the row over partnerships. Hannah Fearn reports
Research fundingCuts could hit charity investmentFurther government cuts to research funding could have a damaging effect on charity-funded research, Cancer Research UK has warned. A report by the...
A football project is inspiring homeless men to improve their health. Sarah Cunnane reports
Clea Caulcutt on elite group chief's contentious plans to attract high-fee-paying foreign students
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winner: Steven Hooper• Institution: University of East Anglia• Value: £644,933Fijian art: political power, sacred value, social transformation and...
Peter Geoghegan lauds an HEA-funded project that aims to correct the commodification of the academic experience
Sciences Po shows that massive tuition-fee rises can be used to underwrite efforts to widen participation, Peter Gumbel writes
Our willingness to end funding for 2* work bodes ill for the future of research at elites and new universities alike, says Michael Rayner