In a six-page special, The THES looks at the impact of new technology on our society and the degree to which we control it or it has come to control us. There is growing political and commercial...
Fake degrees for universities in Britain, America and Australia that are claimed to be verifiable with correct serial numbers and student IDs are being offered across Asia. "Verifiable" degrees are...
Thousands of students are being forced to survive below the poverty line, the National Union of Students said this week. Releasing new figures to coincide with Wednesday's national demonstration in...
Student leaders in Northern Ireland have condemned a series of apparent Loyalist paramilitary attacks and threats against students living in South Belfast, writes Olga Wojtas. Two students were...
The government says an extra 400,000 students will be needed to meet its higher education expansion target by 2010, signalling growth that could cost billions of pounds. The Department for Education...
News Joint effort: merger plans of the University of North London and London Guildhall University Features Masculinity under the microscope Plus : Three academics argue their corner on privatisation...
Lower-rated research to be cut by a third Funding for lower-rated research is to be cut by a third, according to funding chiefs. Departments that received a grade 4 in last year's research assessment...
Market forces should help determine the future shape of higher education in England, according to higher education minister Margaret Hodge. Ms Hodge, who has been touring campuses up and down the...
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has ordered an investigation into vice-chancellors' pay. A survey by The THES , published a fortnight ago, identified that the highest-paid vice-chancellors...
South Bank University will scale back on research so it can concentrate on teaching, writes Alison Goddard. Vice-chancellor Deian Hopkin will no longer allow teaching to subsidise research. Combined...
Academics may have to ask the government's permission before publishing work or appointing foreign research students under the Export Control Bill, now in its final stages of passage through the...
Higher education in the United Kingdom will be threatened if it is included in global moves to liberalise service industries, Universities Scotland has warned. Scotland's principals say that bringing...
V-cs shun 'Mickey Mouse' and elite tag Vice-chancellors have hit back at claims that universities are purveyors of "Mickey Mouse" degrees and elitism. Universities UK launched its Employability and...
The higher education quality watchdog has revealed that ministers, not vice-chancellors, are dictating the blueprint of the new quality assurance regime, raising questions about universities' right...
Universities that offer students flexible learning routes are being unfairly penalised, according to vice-chancellors. Students who take time out, switch between full-time and part-time study, drop...