Thousands of students in England may be taking longer to accept offers of university places this autumn because they wrongly believe they will face tuition fees of up to £9,000 from their second year...
Critical voices question national negotiations in era of differing income levels. John Morgan writes
As the bids come in to run a new city campus, John Morgan examines the decision to go global
Bright graduates are losing out through grade inflation, economists say. Paul Jump reports
The threats and opportunities for universities arising from the government's "Big Society" agenda came under scrutiny at a conference at Royal Holloway, University of London.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has hit back at accusations that it is singling out neuroscience for cuts.
Report on increasing access to research papers rejects pay-per-view proposal, writes Paul Jump
Cooler heads prevail at the student union's annual convention, reports Sarah Cunnane
South AfricaNot in my nameTwo South African universities have vowed to prosecute anyone found to have used a bogus degree issued in their name. The universities of Johannesburg and Cape Town acted...
Disregard diktats and focus on your core missions, universities told. Hannah Fearn reports from Aarhus
Shocked by his students' great reluctance to read, Nicholas Morton sought a way to get them hooked on the habit
LondonChouf OuchoufIn the medina of Tangiers, people live 10 to a house and it's easy to be overlooked. If you don't shout, you'll never be heard; if you don't push to the front, you'll never be seen...
Credit: Untitled (from The Brave Ones series)/Zwelethu Mthethwa/Jack Shainman GalleryFigures & Fictions: Contemporary South African PhotographyVictoria and Albert Museum, LondonPhotography has...
The two men in sole charge of our university maintenance, "Dave" and "Vince", have admitted that they are dealing with the university's pressing infrastructural crisis by "largely making things up as...
The peaceable bonobo, not the aggressive chimp, may offer a better model for human origins and the sector's development