Lecturers at one of the country's largest colleges have called an all-out strike from Monday. Staff at the 42,000-student Leicester College are striking over a contract that their union, Natfhe, says...
Luton University staff were this week expected to reject management concessions on redundancy plans and go ahead with a ballot for a series of rolling strikesnext month, writes Chris Johnston....
A record 22,000 more women than men were offered places on full-time degree courses in the UK for the current year, according to the latest figures. A total of 198,198 women were accepted on courses...
There has been a leap in the number of students in receipt of the disabled students' allowance, a conference heard this week. According to the latest performance indicators from the Higher Education...
Plymouth University, which has one of the highest proportions of disabled students in the country, is leading the field in efforts to meet student needs, writes Chris Johnston. Judith Waterfield,...
The study of engineering, manufacturing and construction is less popular at universities in Britain than in other European Union countries, according to a report from Eurostat, the EU's statistical...
The majority of students think academics are good at explaining things, make the subject interesting and are enthusiastic about what they teach. But they are less impressed with the feedback they get...
Higher education risks failing to meet the needs of students because it is out of touch with modern life, writes Olga Wojtas. Mary Stuart, pro vice-chancellor at Sussex University, gave this warning...
It is the lot of many students to wait on tables to make ends meet. But a team of Plymouth University divers found themselves in the murky waters of the city's Sutton Harbour after a waterfront cafe...
Universities and colleges were this week invited to bid to host one or more centres for excellence in teaching and learning (Cetls). Some £315 million will be ploughed into launching more than 70...
The spiralling cost of higher education is becoming a key issue among candidates vying for the support of middle-class voters in this year's US presidential election, and university officials are...
Canadians overwhelmingly feel that governments, not students, should make up gaps in university funding, according to a poll for the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Tuition...
Harvard University is believed to be willing to bid for large holdings of pine and hardwood plantations in Australia that the New South Wales Labor government is preparing to put on the market. The...
Israel's National Academy of Sciences is suspected of suppressing international evaluations that recommended ways of improving the country's science. The national newspaper Ha'aretz reported that in...
Italy's government has attacked the job security and freedom from control enjoyed by Italian academics. The cabinet has approved legislation that, pending passage though parliament, will introduce...