‘Graduate tax’ coming home to roost
John Cater considers the long-term impact of the loans the Class of 2012 is now starting to repay
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Is tweeting the modern equivalent of Comte staring into his mirror while he wrote?
Twitter may be a medium for academic vanity, but it also serves some very useful scholarly purposes, argues Les Back
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Learn locally to think globally
Trisha Craig considers how universities can help foster in their students a lifelong commitment to community service
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Germany and England: fees contrast is part of wider social gulf
National attitudes to universities echo the Bundesliga-Premier League contrast, says John Morgan
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Social policy must reform itself or face oblivion
Academics will continue to have negligible impact on social policy unless they forge new collaborative relationships with service users, says Peter Beresford
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University of Glasgow economics lecturer move sparks row
Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities
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Spending on UK higher education rises by 6%
Tuition fee income increases sharply as funding council cash declines, latest sector-level data shows
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Africa Summit 2016: do not 'rely on poor taxpayers' for HE funding
Vice-president of Ghana says institutions must develop ‘sustainable’ financing
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Africa Summit 2016: ‘overcome’ public-private 'divide'
Distinction between two types of institution ‘not helpful’ for continent, say senior African university figures
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The dangers of ‘character education’ in universities
Schools and universities are increasingly looking at how improving personalities can boost social mobility. But in doing so, they may be forced to choose between teaching what is helpful, and what is...
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German students don’t worry too much about university reputation
German students probably wouldn't want to pay tuition fees to boost the reputation and quality of German universities, says a student blogger.
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English university graduates now face most debt in key English-speaking countries
Graduates of universities in England are facing £44,000 debt – even more than graduates of private, for-profit universities in the US, a report reveals.
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The things you hate most about submitting manuscripts
13 tips to make submitting your paper a breeze