College heads fear for Durham’s collegiate system
Student reps concerned proposed changes would downgrade colleges to halls of residence
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham - 27 February 2014
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On the folly of turning to private finance
Rama Thirunamachandran is correct when he observes that the current model for student finance is unsustainable (“Bring in the banks: vice-chancellor breaks cover on student finance”, 20 February)....
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Rollback of post-study work rules mooted
Meeting at Treasury hints at moves to repair visa policy’s harm to universities
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Q&A with Sir Patrick Stewart
We speak to the actor and chancellor of the University of Huddersfield
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1% offer ‘endangers’ national pay bargaining
Below-inflation rise could prompt richer institutions to offer enhanced local deals, expert warns
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Clap your hands if you believe
With the Treasury stepping out of its traditional role as panto villain, human capital is back atop the political agenda
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Inquiry will lend an ear to banks’ role
‘No preconceptions’ as Higher Education Commission begins exploration of long-term financial sustainability
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Skills and New Labour: inside education policymaking
Andy Westwood, former New Labour special adviser, asks what went wrong with skills policy
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Volunteer to assimilate
Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu
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27 February 2014
Overburdened? - Academics assess the inaugural research excellence framework
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World in brief - 27 February 2014
New ZealandExport initiatives get cash boostSchemes designed to attract international students to New Zealand’s universities have been given a NZ$465,000 (£232,000) funding boost. The New Zealand...
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Grant winners - 27 February 2014
Health FoundationAward winner: Sara DemainInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £238,000Self-management VOICED (valued outcomes of importance: consensus and disparity) Leverhulme TrustMajor...
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THE Scholarly Web - 27 February 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Alison Jolly, 1937-2014
An academic expert on lemurs, who fought for conservation through children’s books as well as scientific papers, has died