Some panels assessing work under the research assessment exercise could find themselves "drowning" under the weight of their workload, panel members said this week.Currently 67 sub-panels of...
- A quarter of nursing students quit before the end of their course at a cost of more than £98 million a year. Figures obtained by the Nursing Standard under the Freedom of Information Act show that...
Policy paper seeks more work skills accreditation and intensive degrees, writes Rebecca Attwood
The Higher Education Academy has suspended its director of research and evaluation after the publication of a letter in Times Higher Education.
V-c blames ELQ funding cuts and higher wage bills, but union begs to differ. Melanie Newman reports
Taking a degree is now seen as "like passing a driving test", a report from the student complaints body said this week as it published figures showing a 25 per cent rise in complaints.The Office of...
DIUS student juries are concerned about pass marks, class size and staff numbers, says Rebecca Attwood
Application and course advice is inadequate, juries tell Government. Rebecca Attwood reports
Students have branded the university finance system unfair, illogical and bureaucratic.In a series of "student juries" held around the country, students demanded much clearer information on funding...
Data from Thomson Scientific’s Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1997–31 October 2007
Tara Brabazon takes a listophile’s delight in a celebration of musical progress
We are frequently asked if disciplinary warnings that have expired can be taken into account in later disciplinary hearings. Is this the case and what are the risks?
In a pioneering move, Poppleton University announced this week that it was abandoning its traditional concern with high-quality research. Our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, explained...
Tim Birkhead on the trumpet-blowing and florid fiction of the academic CV
Cardinal O'Brien's intemperate broadside against embryology research buries an opportunity for discussion in invective