While cinemagoers enjoy the Tina Fey romcom Admission - set at Princeton University - a real-life admissions furore has been unfolding in the US press. Writing in the Wall Street Journal on 5 April,...
If the UK wishes its sector as a whole to be as well regarded as its elite stars, the right balance must be found in funding
Former prime minister’s higher education policies still elicit respect and rancour. Jack Grove reports
Cross-party group will review for-profit higher education operators
Future European funding may depend on identifying how research affects women as well as men
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status
The theory and practice of tampingArguments about whether universities should place “employability at the heart of the student experience” have escalated after the announcement of a new Poppleton...
Demise of matched funding leaves majority of institutions worse off. David Matthews reports
Former prime minister’s higher education policies still elicit respect and rancour. Jack Grove reports
Report says distribution would change little if based on research council cash. Paul Jump writes
A Conservative peer and a former vice-chancellor will lead a cross-party review of for-profit higher education providers.The Higher Education Commission - a group of business leaders,...
Former president tells Chris Parr that online courses could drive down students’ costs
Addressing whether research has a “gender dimension” is to become a greater priority under new plans for European funding.The term refers to the fact that research does not always account for...
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status. Jack Grove writes