“Nothing short of a scandal.” That was the verdict from Margaret Hodge, the Labour MP and chair of the Public Accounts Committee, on the government’s controls over public spending at private colleges...
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Times Higher Education reports that Eric Anicich recommends classifying a paper according to the type of citation it is, and in particular, to try to eliminate negative citations from citation counts...
I was surprised to read in the article on university governance (“Where next for university governance?”, www.timeshighereducation.co.uk, 4 December) Ferdinand von Prondzynski’s suggestion that the...
Because of the historical association between the Kirk and Scotland’s four ancient universities (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St Andrews), these higher education institutions still prepare...
As the president of All European Academies (ALLEA), the federation of 58 European academies of science and humanities, I welcome the emphasis that Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European...
I would like to applaud Alison Phipps for her article on the personal cost of impact (“Prude. Joyless. Vapid. Man-hater. Idiot. Toxic. The price of impact”, Opinion, 4 December).Coincidentally, I was...
The government’s support for a postgraduate loan scheme is to be warmly welcomed. The Treasury and ministers at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also made the right call by opening...
Union claims that conflict of interest means leader of a government body formed to help students caught up in a visa crackdown must go
Nicholas Boyle, the author of 2014: How to Survive the Next World Crisis, reflects on the predictions he made about the past 12 months
Problems associated with the system of research assessment would be reduced by a move to annual reviews, Paul Grout argues
Communal, high-tech or under lock and key, lavatories reveal more than you think, says the emeritus professor of English literature
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as proven by our Twitter followers, who rushed to respond to our call for pictures of their campus decorations.Here are some of the festive displays sent...
Universities told to help doctoral students explore wider career opportunities
‘Ethical and moral’ focus aids University of Notre Dame’s collaborative ambitions in officially atheist state