Big pay rises for Russell Group chiefs in £9K fees era
Rise in average vice-chancellorial salary far outstrips 1 per cent pay offer to rank-and-file staff
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A New Year message from your vice-chancellor
You know, people often tap on the window of my limousine and ask if I can spare them a bob or two from my enormous salary. And my reply, as I wind up the window, is always the same: “Go and work for...
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Lecturers forced to use red cards on rowdy students
Academics turn to primary school tactics to quash bad behaviour, study finds
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Defamation Act comes into force
New libel laws come into force today that aim to protect academics from the threat of legal action when writing peer-reviewed material in journals
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NHS charges likely to hit overseas students
International students could be hit by new healthcare charges for migrants in the UK.
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New Year’s Honours revealed for higher education
A clutch of professors have been knighted while the former head of Loughborough University is among those made a dame in the New Year’s Honours.
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Shokalskiy scientists remain trapped in Antarctic
A group of scientists remain trapped on a boat in the Antarctic after another attempt to rescue them stalled due to poor weather
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‘Big data’ could create ‘dystopian future’ for students
Using “big data” to help match people to courses could cut freedom of choice and ultimately put students off higher education, an expert has warned.
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Birmingham pro v-c to be next Nottingham Trent head
A former NHS manager has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
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Top 15 Times Higher Education stories of 2013
From the advice you need (but rarely get) to pick the right PhD supervisor, to an extraordinary rant about the idiocy of the research excellence framework, we reveal our most-read stories of 2013
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Peter Capaldi put forward as Glasgow rector candidate
Hundreds of people have signed a petition nominating actor Peter Capaldi to be the new rector of the University of Glasgow.
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Cambridge colleges raise £150 million through bonds
A group of colleges at the University of Cambridge have collectively raised £150 million for capital projects through the private debt market.
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A-level students ‘still look to move away’ for university
Fewer sixth-form students want to attend a university near their home despite tuition fees rising to £9,000 a year, a new survey says.
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Further education praised for ‘unique’ HE contribution
Further education colleges are giving students a “unique” environment in which to undertake higher education, according to a new report.
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Amity’s London campus gets Indian government backing
An Indian private university has been given official backing by the Indian government for its off-shore campus in London.