Research Excellence Summit: east-west gap ‘worsened by EU easy money’
Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ‘part of the problem’ for new member states
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Academic fraud a ‘real challenge’ to UK’s quality assurance
Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice
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A graduate guide to post-university budgeting
Student loan debt hangs over many students’ heads. However, it shouldn’t be treated like a regular loan and careful budgeting can mean that you can learn to live with it
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Economic crisis crippling progress at Venezuelan universities
University leaders introduce three-day timetables as teachers struggle to pay bus fares to get to class
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Social media ‘fair game’ in admissions process
But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions
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Publishers split over how to tackle ResearchGate
While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal
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Pros and cons of Purdue’s ‘budget cutter without peer’
Land-grant university’s seven-year tuition freeze under former Republican governor means out-of-state recruitment drive
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No more graduates needed: Switzerland goes it alone on HE
Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons
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New research partnership model devised after Facebook scandal
Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers
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Decisive action is needed to address the gender pay gap
If the legislative requirements to respond to gender pay gaps are perceived as weak, the moral imperative for universities to act is strong, argues Anthony Forster
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Student teacher: learning how to teach in a prison
When given the opportunity to teach in a prison, student teacher Laura Warner relished the challenge and how it informed her teaching in a mainstream classroom
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Three years on campus ‘should not be norm’ in England, says minister
Sam Gyimah tells MPs that for universities ‘to carry on as if we are still in 1965 is not acceptable’
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Students’ bid for UK strike compensation ‘passes legal milestone’
Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action
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Brain gain: education credited for Australian population growth
Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia’s biggest cities