A chance to break free of administrative and regulatory tyranny
The new funding regime may allow universities, led by a British 'Ivy League', to refocus on their missions, argues Peter Oppenheimer

The new funding regime may allow universities, led by a British 'Ivy League', to refocus on their missions, argues Peter Oppenheimer

Amid chill budgetary winds, institutions and students need clarity from the government about access and fees, Paul Marshall argues
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Executive is split over support for fees protest, while officers threaten to strike, John Morgan writes
The review that sparked the government's transformation of higher education in England spent the "astonishingly low" sum of £68,000 on research - with nearly all of that going on an unpublished...
Assessing why some people stick to their new year's resolutions while others fail at the first whiff of chocolate may not be an exact science, but that has not stopped academics attempting to...
Observer offers blue-sky thinking in appraisal of global higher education. Sarah Cunnane reports
Lord Browne of Madingley is likely to appear before a cross-party group of MPs when a wide-ranging inquiry into the government's reforms of higher education is launched.Adrian Bailey, chair of the...
Lib Dem deputy must move quickly in access role, say senior sector figures. Rebecca Attwood reports

These cans are part of the brewing collection in the University of Glasgow’s Scottish Business Archive.
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Freedom of speech is passionately defended in UK education, but when Islamic extremism and even terrorism have emanated from some of our campuses, should institutions step in? Matthew Reisz weighs up...
Aspiring and seasoned US journalists alike are looking to tech-savvy graduate schools to help them survive and thrive in a new multimedia environment. Jon Marcus reports
Duncan Wu enjoys the intensity and obsession in a portrayal of a ballerina losing touch with reality

Gary Day enjoys a feast of detective fiction over Christmas, made all too poignant by real events