Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education, by David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
Questions over whether King Charles’ doctor holds certain institutional roles increase need for more formalised way of handing out honorary titles, critics say
Hesa figures suggest uptake has hit record high, with more scholars on teaching and research contracts having a teaching qualification than those employed as teaching-only
Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington
A decade of English university policy has sought to improve standards by increasing competition. However, new institutions remain small and peripheral. Tom Williams asks whether the prestige gap and...
Neuroscientist’s unrivalled track record from Oxford comprehensive to college head stands her in good stead to be vice-chancellor of world’s most highly ranked university
A Times Higher Education survey bears out the growing difficulty of finding time for research
How the rich row admissions currents Following up your reporting of the illegal admissions fraud story in relation to some US universities (“US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality”,...
Do the sums before opening a foreign branch As the University of Reading faces egregious losses over its branch campus fiasco (“‘Warning signals ignored’ over branch campus losses”, News, 3 January...
Data unclear on whether older scholars are keeping younger researchers out of jobs
Enrolment of Peter Cvjetanovic on political theory master’s sparks debate about whether universities can consider applicant’s political views in admissions processes
New centre could have £200 million price tag and be funded by wealthy benefactor
University and College Union says selection of ‘Tory cheerleader’ raises questions about new regulator’s role in English sector
Emilie Murphy was not the first academic to declare that the teaching excellence framework could not possibly be credible “without anyone actually stepping foot inside classrooms and lecture theatres...