'Hippocratic' oath for academy could well do harm, swears scholar
Proposed vows are said to be status anxiety-driven and inimical to free thought. Jack Grove reports
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Starkey's a celebrity, get him out of here
Pundit's Newsnight performance gave history a bad name, scholars write. Jack Grove reports
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Post-1992s give sector an object lesson in instruction
But HEA awards also point to rising focus on good teaching at older universities. Jack Grove reports
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Another year, another improvement in A-level pass rate
A-level pass rates have risen for the 29th successive year to 97.8 per cent, up from 97.6 per cent in 2010.
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Table plots who offers the most for students' fees
Hertfordshire rates itself highly on a graph showing the best-value institutions. Jack Grove reports
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Footage of UK riots may damage overseas recruitment
Scenes of riots and looting beamed around the world last week could affect the recruitment of overseas students to UK universities, experts have said.
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University progression up among ‘free school meal’ pupils
More students from poor families are going to university, according to new data.
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Age may not wither them but stale sector needs variety of staff
A bottleneck of over-60s leaves scant room for 'new blood', data suggest. Jack Grove writes
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Report calls for diversity audits across all subjects
Science and maths courses should touch on topics such as gender, says the NUS. Jack Grove reports
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Training plan may endanger education departments
1994 Group fears proposed changes to teacher training could be devastating, reports Jack Grove
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Knight who came in from Gove's realm no stranger to outside view
High-profile debut in the academy holds no fear for Reading's v-c. Interview by Jack Grove
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Applications fall 10 per cent in England
University applications from UK-based students have fallen by 8.7 per cent, official figures show, with those in England falling further still.
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Radio astronomer unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds
A scientist was forced to leave his job at the University of Manchester after being subjected to a "barrage of shouting and verbal abuse" by a senior professor, a tribunal has ruled.
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BBSRC unveils new doctoral training centres
Fourteen doctoral training partnerships for the biosciences have been unveiled.
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Alea iacta est. Really? Come on, roll again
Discipline's doyens launch Classics defence against Royal Holloway plans. Jack Grove writes