University College London has become the latest British institution to introduce a mandatory open-access repository for its scholars' work in what is a growing international trend.The institution...
Expert on 18th-century German thinker to counsel Melbourne's leader. Hannah Fearn reports
Paul Bishop, professor of German at the University of Glasgow, considers what Goethe's work can teach today's university leaders"It is not for nothing that the central figure of arguably Goethe's...
A "new wave" of universities is emerging that is redefining higher education and consigning the old axis of elite and non-elite to history.
Media-savvy explorers outflank academic members of Royal Geographical Society. Zoe Corbyn reports
Financial crisis offers chance to present Christian principles in education, Rebecca Attwood hears
Many academics see e-learning as "expensive and time-consuming", a survey has found.About half of university staff polled believe that learning technologies are popular with students but only a small...
UCU head criticised for starting vote without backing keeps quiet at congress. Melanie Newman writes
Academics are urging Liverpool Hope and Liverpool John Moores universities to provide study materials to four students who were arrested on terrorism charges.The four Pakistani students were arrested...
A part-time academic who accused her university of discrimination has lost her case after an attempt to compare herself to a full-time colleague failed.Kaye Carl, a journalism lecturer, sued the...
A lecturer's expertise on The Beatles has contributed to an encyclopaedia on the Fab Four.Stephanie Piotrowski, a media studies lecturer at Teesside University, researched the evolution of the band's...
Union disputes number affected and claims that university breached rules. Melanie Newman reports
The panel of judges for this year's Times Higher Education Awards has been unveiled on the eve of the deadline for entries.The annual awards will honour outstanding achievement in 18 categories,...
Sociologist says publishers are halting low-price publications of scholarly works. Zoe Corbyn writes
Watchdog to meet managers to discuss claims at level of 'informal inquiry'. Hannah Fearn reports