More than a quarter of the purchase value of for-profit provider BPP has been written off by its US parent company because of uncertainty surrounding the UK higher education market's future.End-of-...
Insider says sector may resist changes aimed at streamlining organisation, writes Rebecca Attwood
A centre that supports students at London Metropolitan University is to shut under plans to cut 44 posts.London Met has announced its intention to close the Learning Development Unit, which helps...
Expert group to 'number crunch' different models of graduate contribution. Hannah Fearn reports
The next president of Universities UK has been appointed amid dissatisfaction among some vice-chancellors at the organisation's handling of the battle over cuts.It was announced this week that Eric...
Growing middle class in China credited for surge in students from region. John Morgan writes
Too much research concentration may have contributed to the erosion of the US' position as a "colossus of science".A new report by Thomson Reuters shows that although the average citation impact of...
Conference debates role of alternative therapies in mental health services. Matthew Reisz reports
UCET chief warns against 'damaging' plans to switch funding to schools. Sarah Cunnane reports
After the funding cuts come the cost-saving measures: academics at the University of Aberdeen have been asked to take on cleaning duties in an attempt to save money.Staff have been ordered to dispose...
Published research'Flawed' paper pulledA paper describing a technique to identify all metabolic activity in a population of cells has been retracted, even though its main corresponding author insists...
Prize for lecturer despite his application for judicial review in harassment case. Hannah Fearn reports
The narrow make-up of the Browne panel provides evidence of a profound shift in higher education policymaking, says Gareth Dale
From BBC Radio 4 to St Peter's, Oxford, Mark Damazer has worked to put scholarship in the spotlight. Matthew Reisz reports
Duncan Wu on the sheer delight of Arcimboldo's punning, painstaking and peerless portraits