Counter-Terror bill receives Royal Assent
The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which many academics fear will suppress freedom of speech in universities, has received Royal Assent.
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THE podcast: 12-18 February 2015 issue review
Download the podcastAn estimate that puts the cost of the REF at £1 billion, the impact of the government’s visa crackdown, Danny Dorling’s analysis of student admissions, and the life of Sir David...
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UUK calls for new “Council for HE” to become main sector body
The next government should create a new lead regulator, the Council for Higher Education England, and toughen rules for private providers
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Danny Dorling: six trends in university admissions
What has been the impact of £9k fees and what is in store when the cap on student numbers is lifted?
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Labour’s warning to v-cs critical of £6K fees plan
UUK letter disparaging policy ‘compromises ability to influence party’s thinking’
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Academic estimates ‘real’ cost of REF exceeds £1bn
Sector challenged to share data on REF costs and come up with less ‘disingenuous’ figure than official estimates
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Visa crackdown affected ‘more than 12,000’ international students
NUS survey reveals extent of the fallout after the Home Office ended visa sponsorship at 65 private colleges
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SLC pays out £200m too much in grants
FoI request finds that £132m is still outstanding despite a fall in total overpayments
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Research: the wrong priority for the arts and humanities?
Public funding in these subjects would be better spent on teaching, argues David Oldfield
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The countries employing young graduates
The employment rate among young people graduating in the UK is higher than that of the US, Australia and Japan, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Andrew Thomson, 1936-2014
One of the leading figures in post-war British management education has died
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Q&A with Stephen Sparks
We speak to a geologist whose work on volcanic eruptions has earned him the equivalent of a Nobel prize for the earth sciences
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Grant winners - 12 February 2015
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Colin PowellInstitution: Cardiff UniversityValue: £1,984,669PUMA: Paediatric early warning system (...
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World in brief - 12 February 2015
USIt’s a lot easier for the richA study of 45 years’ worth of US data suggests that rising tuition costs and drops in federal government aid have made it harder for the country’s students from low-...
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News in brief - 12 February 2015
UK general election 2015More Oxbridge ties in the House?The next Parliament will likely include a disproportionately high number of MPs who graduated from Oxbridge, research suggests. A study by the...