Languages decline ‘puts Oxbridge success rate up’
A shortage of students taking languages at A level means that some have a 50 per cent chance of getting a place to study at Oxbridge, it has emerged
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Tory triumph sets universities on road to EU referendum
The Conservatives have secured a majority after standing on a platform to seek an EU referendum and further tighten immigration rules, which could impact on universities.
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Bolton throws out appeal for employees sacked over alleged press leaks
UCU reacts by pledging to instruct lawyers to fight decision
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Oxford alumna takes university to court over sexual assault policy
A former student of the University of Oxford has launched a legal challenge against her alma mater over its policy on investigating rape allegations
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Infographic: 133 university leaders, 20 women
Just 15 per cent of UK universities are led by women
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THE podcast: 7-13 May 2015 issue review
Download the podcastThe proposed Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes, Times Higher Education’s Young Universities Summit and the oddest things that university communications teams have...
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OECD’s Ahelo project could transform university hierarchy
The UK must decide by 31 May whether to take the next step in a project aiming to measure learning outcomes at a global level
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State-backed master’s loans: is an ‘own goal’ looming?
Sector figures say postgraduate funding plan for England could fuel inflation in tuition fees as well as credentials
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Why maintenance matters more than tuition fees
Support for living costs is vital to participation, but grants that help to provide it are under threat, say Nick Hillman and Nicholas Robinson
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REF tactics: can you win by fielding the whole team?
Universities, and especially the research elite, faced a choice between aiming for highest quality scores and the greatest number of staff submitted
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How to improve British politics
Academics discuss what might be done to improve trust, reduce cynicism and get young people to vote
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Robert Pritchard, 1930-2015
An eminent geneticist who ran the department where DNA fingerprinting was discovered has died
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Q&A with Noel Fitzpatrick
We speak to the star of Channel 4’s The Supervet and clinical chair and chief surgeon at Fitzpatrick Referrals
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World in brief – 7 May 2015
Source: AlamyUnited StatesNo funding, no findingsA report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has highlighted some of the opportunities for scientific research missed by US organisations,...
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Germany’s no-holds-barred title race
The desire to have and to flaunt academic credentials can lead to questionable behaviour from individuals and universities both, says Brian Bloch