Africa’s ‘teaching shops’: the rise of private universities
Are the continent’s for-profits exploiting students or have they helped to widen access?, asks Chris Havergal
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The week in higher education – 22 October 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Grant winners – 22 October 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Tensions rise over Scottish bill fears
Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact
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Student perceptions of career readiness not matched by reality
UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: arts and humanities results
UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground
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Time travel, hoverboards and instant pizza: Degrees to consider on Back to the Future Day
From philosophy to food science, these are the university degrees to consider if you fancy yourself an incarnation of the great Doc Brown or the adventurous Marty McFly from Back to the Future.
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European universities compete with US in Arts and Humanities
The 2015-16 Times Higher Education university ranking for arts and humanities subjects shows European universities rising the ranks to compete with US top dogs.
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University of Leicester launches Department of Transtemporal Studies
Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’
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The prestige that attracts Chinese students to the UK is at risk
The UK’s strong higher education reputation has not been achieved by current policies, says Toby Miller