Afternoon delight
Sally Feldman on the simultaneous crescendo in age and music
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Terms of disfigurement
The devaluation of the degree is often blamed on the rise of the post-1992 universities. Surely the real downfall of British university education began when college became “uni” and terms became “...
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US ‘ethical crisis’ over foreign recruitment
State cuts lead sector to impose ‘arbitrary’ student targets. Phil Baty reports from New Orleans
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Portugal’s blurred binary line needs redrafting
EUA advises greater coordination for ‘confused’ system
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BPP University College criticised in QAA report
Institutional review approves academic standards but says ‘lack of clarity’ in marketing claims could be ‘misleading’
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Stars align to protest Sussex outsourcing
But registrar insists management is on the right track
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Please Professor, I want some more
‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era
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British Council spies overseas ‘hotspot’ activity
Report identifies ideal environments for UK. Jack Grove reports
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Sub-minimum wage for graduate teachers
NUS finds ‘illegal’ pay conditions in some universities. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Market threatens post-92’s politics of diversity
Campaign fights West of England proposal to scrap courses. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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UKBA clarifies universities’ responsibilities
Institutions need not subject international students to biometric attendance monitoring, agency reveals
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London Met to reapply for licence to recruit
But it continues with court case seeking to overturn home secretary’s decision to revoke Highly Trusted Sponsor status last year
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Qatar strives to weave its Western branches into one
Emirate’s flagship aims to integrate partners in postgraduate programmes as part of ‘2030’ plan
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Critical comeback
Having been away of late, I am only now able to respond to Simon Blackburn’s review of my book Imagining the University (“Creative steps to po-po-mo heaven”, 31 January).First, the role of any...
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Evidence urges policy change for UKBA
I agree with your conclusions about Prime Minister David Cameron’s potentiallyencouraging statement in India on student visas (“Talk of fair play is not enough”, Leader, 21 February). While it is...