Cambridge academic jailed for stealing £238K
David Barrowclough tricked Heritage Lottery Fund by applying for money for fake projects

David Barrowclough tricked Heritage Lottery Fund by applying for money for fake projects

Harvard University, Imperial College London and Oxford University and a handful of others are some of the few prestigious institutions run by women.

This week's edition discussed by the Times Higher Education team

A scheme promoting representation, progression and success of minority ethnic staff and students has recognised eight UK universities with a race equality award.

Universities in the United States take the eight top spots in a list of universities with the most Nobel prizewinners this century.

The proportion of graduates employed 12 months after completing an undergraduate degree is highest in St George's, University of London, followed by Imperial College London.

Belfast, Southampton and Nottingham all score highly on the RBS Student Living Index 2015.

London Metropolitan University leads the sector for overall decrease

An economic historian who ‘almost single-handedly’ transformed our understanding of technological change has died

The new principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, on widening participation and comparisons to Marvin the paranoid android

University’s v-c and deputy also raise concerns about teaching excellence framework’s timescale, choice of metrics and impact overseas

Reaching out offers many benefits to universities, says dean

Queen’s University Belfast research finds that students use footage to reinforce traditional learning, not replace it

Peer review system ‘lacks capacity’ to deal with ‘flood’ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed

Former Labour education secretary defends his top-up fees policy and attacks ‘unacceptable’ coalition changes, as he starts King’s College London role