The slow road: where PhD success comes late, if at all
Liverpool John Moores and Bedfordshire fall short in delivering results. Paul Jump reports
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Higher education becomes a globally traded commodity as demand soars
A worldwide trend of falling state investment and rising tuition fees will prompt intense competition in the "globally traded commodity" of higher education - and the sector must also prepare for the...
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Over-recruitment bill: £16 million
De Montfort pays the biggest penalty as Hefce confirms grants. Simon Baker writesUniversities and colleges that recruited too many students in 2009-10 will have their grants cut by a total of almost...
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Business secretary moots 'graduate tax' to replace 'poll tax'
Vince Cable's alternative to fees and student loans comes under fire from critics. Simon Baker reports
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Great and good voice concerns at Cable's attempt to 'turn back the clock'
University leaders have warned of the dangers of "turning back the clock" on student numbers and prioritising low-cost courses after the government told them to prepare for contraction and "deep cuts...
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Give and take on national student-charter agenda
The development of a national student charter took a step forward last week as a group was convened to examine the idea.Expectations on feedback, learning facilities and student welfare will be set...
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Physicists defend coffers from a raid by engineers
Learned societies fight their corners as BIS seeks advice on UK research needs, writes Paul Jump
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Unions call for national ballot on USS changes
Employers and trade unions are again at odds over higher education's biggest pension scheme, this time disagreeing about a consultation with members on major changes.The consultation, a statutory...
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Leave your machete at home and other safety tips
Conference debates how best to advise overseas students on avoiding trouble. John Morgan reports
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Hundreds sign petition to save literacy unit from closure
Governors at a London university are being lobbied to save a consultancy and professional development centre for staff working in literacy and numeracy.More than 1,000 people have signed petitions...
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What price victory? Ten times more than defeat
The huge costs that universities can incur fighting employment tribunal claims, even when the institution is vindicated by the result, have been highlighted by a case in Scotland.The University of St...
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Wanted: grants made for walking
ESF chief says young researchers value mobility and autonomy over job security. Paul Jump reports
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News in Brief
Graduate jobsPrescription for successThere is wide variation in graduate employment rates between universities, figures show. The proportion of graduates who are working or studying six months after...
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Profit and loss
Gary Day watches a story of spiralling debt and fails to be uplifted by a fairy-tale take on unemployment