Language of the market
It is heartening to see growing recognition that language skills are increasingly important in the global marketplace ("Sorry, non comprendo, I'm British", 21 October). However, this should not be...
Search
-
-
American way's benefits
Times Higher Education cites Barack Obama's praise for Singapore's higher education system, which places an emphasis on science and technology rather than the liberal arts ("World crisis in...
-
Cult of personality
I have read with interest the discussions about concentrating research funding on "centres of excellence" (Letters, 30 September).The notion that students benefit from their encounters with "great...
-
Progressive state
Kerala's distinctive higher education system is undergoing reform with some success, but there are problems it shares with the rest of India that will take much effort to overcome, say Philip G....
-
Can we afford not to spend more?
The Browne report heralds long-overdue competition and diversity in English higher education but, says Vernon Bogdanor, it also sets a big challenge for the government because its vision will not be...
-
The market charge
Did necessity or ideology drive thinking behind Browne and the CSR, and will unleashing student/consumer demand improve or imperil the sector? Simon Baker investigates
-
28 October 2010
The shape of things to come - What will the spending review and the Browne report mean for the academy?
-
V-cs set to lose more than 75% of teaching grant, survey reveals
Cuts to government grants for teaching over the next four years will amount to more than 75 per cent for several institutions, according to a survey of vice-chancellors.
-
Funding cuts will start before higher fees introduced, Willetts tells MPs
Universities in England should expect some cuts to their funding a year before the revenue from higher tuition fees starts flowing into institutions, David Willetts has told a cross-party group of...
-
Just the facts, please
Peer review is being co-opted into the political process, says Sandy Starr, at the cost of impartiality and independence
-
Inside Higher Ed: Academic freedom and Holocaust denial
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
-
Cameron announces cash to bridge gap between lab and market
More than £200 million will be invested in a network of innovation hubs to improve links between universities and business, David Cameron has announced.
-
One-course town with a teaching model the world wants to copy
College of the Atlantic focuses on human ecology and lets students lead the way. Jon Marcus reports
-
Caps in the air? No delight from research elite over Willetts’ hint at keeping tuition fees limit
An indication by David Willetts that the government is leaning towards retaining a hard cap on tuition fees has provoked a swift response from the elite research universities, which have lobbied hard...
-
University of Dundee to axe 195 jobs
The University of Dundee is to cut up to 195 jobs as part of a “strategic review” of its activities.