The government’s “very radical” policy to slash direct public funding for teaching in English higher education is seen by the rest of the world as “completely bonkers”, according to the head of...
Robert Gordon v-c critiques traditional rationale for scholarly activity. David Matthews writes
Boston, one of the global capitals of higher education, was thrown into chaos last week after bombers targeted the city’s marathon, sparking a manhunt that ended in further violence. Our US...
Funding council plans new contract as legislation is ‘pushed to the limit’. John Morgan reports
Applications for the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science gender equality award have soared since it was linked to research funding by the Department of Health.Sixty-eight higher education...
Wales must encourage more applications to the elite institutions, says MP. David Matthews writes
1-2-3. It’s so elementaryOur intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) tells us that David Willetts may be one of the first students to adopt the new mathematics curriculum devised by his ministerial...
Anti-austerity? Come join the resistanceWe are a group of people working in higher education who are increasingly alarmed by the government’s austerity programme and are increasingly determined to...
‘Is this right, Mr Gove?’Our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) tells us that David Willetts may be one of the first students to adopt the new mathematics curriculum devised by his ministerial...
Les Gofton ventures into the shadowy suburban world of competing cultures
Improving the student experience is a priority for universities the length and breadth of the land
Eric Michael Johnson reviews the argument that human moral feelings have been shaped by natural selection
Informal group admits reform will require more work than previously thought
The rest of the world thinks so, says Hefce funding chief
Jon Marcus reports on how one of the global capitals of higher education rose to the challenge posed by terror