The tuition fee cap in England is set to rise to £9,000 after the coalition government survived a rebellion from Liberal Democrat backbenchers to win a House of Commons vote.
Amanda Goodall finds this analysis perceptive, useful...and it's written by someone who has led
Many of today's common phrases originated in the Authorised Version, Hannibal Hamlin discovers
Much has been written about women in wartime and post-war Germany, generally to the effect that they were left to shoulder the burdens of maintaining family life in both the terrifying and chaotic...
It is not, I suggest, just an accident that all those we think of as typical rational beings - namely human ones - have begun their lives as babies, living in a deeply affectionate and dependent...
Malcolm Gillies enjoys this aphoristic guide to university life but fears time may have moved on
Until the 19th century, the average person consumed $3 per day (in today's prices). There were small blips for ancient Rome, the early medieval Arab world and late medieval Europe, but otherwise the...
This book advertises itself as a self-directed course to explore mind, brain and consciousness in a way that involves not just reading, but engaging in various activities that allow diligent students...
University of Northampton - Trash to cashProceeds from a university's new social enterprise are to be used to fund student scholarships. We Re PC, the company launched by the University of...
IndiaTurn it up to six, protests demandThousands of staff from about 200 universities took part in a march to demand that the Indian government increase its investment in education. The protesters,...
As the country struggles with problems caused by the quake, distance learning stirs optimism for some young people. Sarah Cunnane reports
International students are being invited to follow in the footsteps of an award-winner who took a passion for international development and apple crumble from her time in the UK.Entries are sought...
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILFirst Grants• Award winner: R. Ward• Institution: University of Manchester• Value: £195,226Hairdressing, image and body work in care services to older people•...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: No flag of surrender
University of AlbertaEvangelos MichelakisThe work of a researcher examining two seemingly unrelated fields - pulmonary hypertension and cancer - has been recognised by the national advocacy group...