The Tolkienesque title suggests a Manichaean struggle between good and evil, but Zara Steiner's new work describes a more complex drama, one with "few heroes, two evil titans, and an assortment of...
A Malaysian university's mission offers a way out of poverty for thousands. David Matthews reports
AustraliaDegree path to migration narrowsFewer overseas students will be able to use their Australian qualifications to obtain skilled migrant visas to remain in the country under tough new rules,...
Visa changes and academic-year shifts may help boost overseas interest. Michael Fitzpatrick reports
The AAB plans could limit choice, narrow participation and damage the UK's reputation, Christopher Snowden argues
Criticism of graduate nursing is an evidence-free zone, Roger Watson argues: mastering the job requires academic ability as well as skill
Elite offers outstripping UK-wide deal could be tied to 'productivity', union warns. John Morgan reports
BPP University College plans to double its student-to-staff ratio as it expands across the country.
Sin language and Lehman's terms deployed in this year's crop of exam howlers. Sarah Cunnane writes
MSc student rejects 'inadequate' offer and prepares to seek further compensation. Paul Jump reports
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is hoping that a formal consultation on the constitution of its subject-specific advisory panels will help to defuse tensions with academics.
Mature students looking to re-skill will lose out in focus on first-timers. Simon Baker reports
The rise of journal impact factors has provoked many inarticulate rants from researchers and editors about the folly of trying to measure research quality numerically.But Peter Tyrer, editor of The...
Investment in innovation viewed as Europe's route to sustainable growth and jobs. Jack Grove reports
The Northern Ireland Executive has been urged by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and the Student Loans Company (SLC) to clarify its position on tuition fees for 2012-13 as a matter...