6 January 2011
Campus watchmen - How far should universities go in policing extremism?

Campus watchmen - How far should universities go in policing extremism?

The president of the National Union of Students has set out a series of issues that must be addressed by the government’s new advocate for access to education if the role is to be more than “window...
The number of people bidding for a university place in the UK for 2011-12 is up by 2.5 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
After 18, the government becomes very confused about education, says David Colquhoun
“I’m 25...I’m not here to party; I’m here to work.”This is how one student introduces himself to his tutors each semester at a private non-profit higher education institution in the US. He also...
Tim Wilson, who retires today as vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, has been knighted in the New Year Honours.

As its progenitors mature, popular culture is rising to the challenges of facing the inevitability of ageing, writes Tara Brabazon
A senior Liberal Democrat who opposes tuition fees has been appointed to a new post that will see him work to encourage young people from poor backgrounds to go to university.
Scotland must stand against tuition fees and preserve universal state-supported access to higher education or risk a return to Dickensian darkness, argues Kate Smith
Pensions ballots at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge saw more than 80 per cent of the staff members who voted rejecting the employers’ plans to cut benefits in the Universities Superannuation...
The Scottish Highlands and Islands could soon have their own university after the UHI Millennium Institute cleared a major hurdle on its way to securing university status.

The University of Chichester has appointed its acting vice-chancellor, Clive Behagg, to take over the role permanently.
In cricket, as in other fields, choosing sides matters, writes Richard Bosworth
The number of higher education institutions in Wales is to be cut from 11 to six within the next two years, the Welsh funding council has said.