Bolton student describes aftermath of sackings
An undergraduate taught by the recently dismissed University of Bolton lecturer Damien Markey has described how the decision has affected students.

An undergraduate taught by the recently dismissed University of Bolton lecturer Damien Markey has described how the decision has affected students.

Education election briefing also hears claims that coalition’s private colleges policy was ‘completely mad’

A university has launched what it claims is the UK’s first module in ‘drag studies’
Move angers universities, who say plan to take funds from research pot have yet to be approved by European Parliament

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A lupine alliance may have helped Homo sapiens to beat the competition, says Simon Underdown

Peter Horrocks, the Open University’s new v-c, highlights how the loss affects individuals and society

THE study determines average cost of creating a course for the FutureLearn platform

Higher education figures interrogate the main parties on subjects from policy mistakes to part-time study

An academic and a graduate give their views on embedding employability into higher education courses

Question time -Â Our election panel grill the politicians

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Hong Bing examines plans for a Great Leap Forward in the sport

One of the most innovative archaeologists of his generation has died

We speak to the film, TV and theatre actor on taking an undergraduate degree in her forties at Brunel University London