British universities have been told that their "special relationship" with US institutions may be lost unless urgent action is taken to strengthen transatlantic links.A report published this week by...
United StatesBottom line is the bottom lineThe American public increasingly view colleges as being more concerned with their finances than giving students a good education, according to a survey. The...
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCILThe ERC's second Advanced Grants Awards, each worth up to EUR3.5 million (£3.1 million), are provided to established researchers. UK-based winners in the life sciences are...
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A prominent geneticist has been named deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of Sunderland. Peter Strike will take responsibility for research, knowledge exchange and business engagement...
Poor student attendance and generous exam marking are making a mockery of higher education, reveals a lecturer
In the long run, 150,000 extra students financed by tuition fees alone would damage the quality of higher education, says Steve Smith
The influence of industry on the curriculum has never been greater, says Frazer Mackenzie, but it is far more positive than simply creating a workforce
Our literary culture is threatened by the decline of quality criticism. Kevin Sharpe demands that scholars fight back
It is best known in the West for its annual world university ranking, but on 19 February, Shanghai Jiao Tong University found itself in the spotlight for less welcome reasons. The Chinese institution...
Fears grow for teaching development as budget reductions are confirmed, Rebecca Attwood writes
Graham Gibbs discusses the implications of cuts for UK pedagogy and teaching development
The editor of a leading international law journal is to stand trial in a French court after he refused to pull an academic book review to which the author took exception.Joseph Weiler, editor-in-...
A peer-reviewed academic journal is turning the spotlight on celebrity culture. Zoë Corbyn reports
Report asks whether sector-wide arrangements are 'enablers or barriers'. Melanie Newman writes