Recession may force cuts in library jobs and services
Scholars are being warned to brace themselves for reduced access to new books, says Hannah Fearn
Scholars are being warned to brace themselves for reduced access to new books, says Hannah Fearn
Aspiring and seasoned US journalists alike are looking to tech-savvy graduate schools to help them survive and thrive in a new multimedia environment. Jon Marcus reports
Brunel council's 'stuffed donkeys' embroiled in latest governance row, writes Melanie Newman
More students than ever are satisfied with their university experience, the results of this year's National Student Survey show, writes Rebecca Attwood. Initial data indicate that students have given...
Deborah Lee of Nottingham Trent University, the author of the National Student Conduct Survey, found disturbing tales of staff under stress and lacking support. This survey, building on research I...
Review calls for robust measures of contributions to students' learning, 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.
Andrew Oswald considers recent moves in economics, famously the most dismal of sciences, to take the happiness and psychological health of the population as seriously as a country's GDP
While student satisfaction overall is high, survey shows improvements are needed. Tariq Tahir reports. It is students' single biggest gripe, and universities are rapidly waking up to the fact that,...
Commons committee chair calls for evidence on 'dumbing down' as inquiry starts work. John Gill reports
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I believe universities should have just two functions: to teach students and to conduct research.They should not be places with whole departments of staff managing...
International comparisons of universities still have their detractors, but the appetite for them continues to grow. Phil Baty traces their roots and looks at how they are increasing in number and...
Vice-chancellors blame 'payroll strain' for the squeeze on university funds, reports John Gill
Application and course advice is inadequate, juries tell Government. Rebecca Attwood reports
The man who financed Facebook is offering 20 two-year $100,000 fellowships to teenagers with big ideas - as long as they leave university. Jon Marcus reports