Liberal Democrat MPs could be "emboldened" to follow Sir Menzies Campbell's example and vote against any increase in tuition fees in England, the party's former leader has said.Sir Menzies, who is...
Academics will be well aware of William Shakespeare's line about all the world being a stage, but it remains to be seen whether they will welcome advice about how to play their parts on it in a more...
Sector's successes celebrated amid warnings over a 'new academic ice age'. Paul Jump reports
The wave of industrial action over job cuts at UK universities has continued as plans for two one-day strikes were announced at the University of Sussex.However, action at King's College London has...
This week's tweet of the week is: Seeing part-time professional students on children's workforce course blossom at Northumbria University. Amazing lifelong learning - @ianrobsonsTell us why you love...
David Willetts has applied extra pressure to the pension-reform process, saying that students should not be expected to "prop up" the academy's final-salary deals.The comments by Mr Willetts, the...
Framework for 2013-20 must double funding for pure science, say research elite. Paul Jump writes
Targeted global scholars respond in droves to Academic Reputation Survey. Phil Baty reports
A University of Oxford academic is setting up an award to recognise misrepresentations of research in the press.Dorothy Bishop, professor of developmental neuropsychology at Oxford, announced the...
British Academy stands up for the humanities' socio-economic impact. Matthew Reisz writes
Commons select committeesLabour MPs to take chairsTwo Labour MPs will be in charge of scrutinising UK policy on universities, research and higher education after being elected to head the House of...
Gary Day is dazzled by Ozwald Boateng's style, but less so by England's performance on the pitch
Our Director of Curriculum Development, Janet Fluellen, has responded in kind to the news that Middlesex University's Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy is set to be transferred to...
As an ex-parliamentary researcher, CaSE's new head knows his way around the corridors of power. Paul Jump writes
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