A research council's decision to restrict doctoral funding and accreditation to just 21 university consortia has been criticised, with rumours of possible legal action.The discontent may be a sign of...
People outside tariff system driving applications surge, Hepi study finds. Simon Baker reports
Replacements delayed in light of coalition cuts and Browne recommendations. Simon Baker reports
Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students, will face leadership challenges from "hard Left" opponents who have called for a fresh wave of student mobilisation.Members of the Education...
Further "substantial cuts" in the teaching grant to universities may lie ahead if the tuition fees charged by English higher education institutions "cluster" around £9,000, the head of the funding...
Former universities minister's hackles are up over 'dog's breakfast' approach, writes Simon Baker
Twitter can play role in higher attainment and better engagement, study finds. Sarah Cunnane reports
Experts have raised "serious concerns" about new requirements for lecturer training.The proposals, set out by the Higher Education Academy, are "too detailed and prescriptive" and could be...
Libel rejected as court cites 'moral obligation' to act in research misconduct cases. Paul Jump writes
Rejected candidate says appointment process was 'shambles from start to finish'. Paul Jump reports
Real-term cuts of 23 per cent to the research councils' administrative budgets will present a "challenge", according to Alan Thorpe, chief executive of the Natural Environment Research Council.Each...
Parliamentary oversightMPs probe peer review and cutsThe Commons Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into peer review. It is inviting written evidence on the "operation and...
UCU trio claim body is being 'taken over' by SWP and left-wing members. John Morgan reports
An irreconcilable breakdown in relations among members of the University of Abertay Dundee’s senior management team is behind the suspension of its principal and his deputy, Times Higher Education...
Uta Kornmeier muses on the unexpected unearthing in Berlin of some remarkable survivors of Nazi cultural vandalism