Fees pioneers map coalition wrong turns
Loans architect and Browne panellist spot flaws in reforms. John Morgan and Simon Baker report
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'Doomsday scenario': private access to student support may cost academy
Places at established universities could be cut to accommodate the government's plan to open up higher education to more private provision, it has been suggested.The "doomsday scenario" was...
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Listless reply to USS consultation
Employers and critics offer divergent interpretation of 1 per cent response rate. John Morgan reports
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Hefce consults on what data applicants should see
Universities will have to publish data on graduate earnings, teaching and assessment methods and contact hours under plans published this week.The Higher Education Funding Council for England,...
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Black spots loom as Aimhigher shuts
Experts say closure may mean some people get poor advice or none at all. Rebecca Attwood writes
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With a scholar of German studies under siege, medievalists mobilise
Bristol's plan to cut post would harm UK expertise, warn colleagues worldwide. Simon Baker reports
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UCL finds researcher deliberately engaged in misconduct over paper
A former University College London researcher falsified data and sabotaged colleagues' experiments to cover his tracks, an investigation has concluded.Jatinder Ahluwalia worked in the laboratory of...
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A night to remember
The splendour of the Times Higher Education Awards 2010 is captured in this sketch made on a napkin by Curtis Tappenden, a lecturer at the University for the Creative Arts. "The drawing was made just...
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Call for Irish to make drama a way out of economic crisis
Academics argue that literary and artistic tradition can help rebuild republic. Hannah Fearn reports
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UK as a whole will suffer if a big mistake is made on student visas, v-c warns
Divisions within the government over student migration may result in a visa system that damages universities and the UK as a whole, senior figures in the sector have warned.The coalition government...
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US academy's changing face
Increase in PhDs spearheaded by women in science and engineering, Paul Jump writes
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Gove's lesson plan to train teachers raises concerns
Don't forget that universities have a critical role, warns IoE's new head. Sarah Cunnane reports
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UCU to hold strike ballot over jobs and pensions
Members of higher education's biggest union will vote on whether to strike over jobs and pensions in the new year, unless concessions are made by employers.A motion to hold "separate but parallel"...
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News in Brief
British CouncilLanguage programme savedA scheme that allows language students to spend a year abroad teaching English has survived the threat of closure. The Department of Education will continue to...
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Open access and wide-open remit
Groundbreaking journal to publish across all social science and humanities fields. Paul Jump reports