Leonard Marsh, 1930-2014
A leading authority on primary education who served for more than 20 years as principal of what is now Bishop Grosseteste University has died

A leading authority on primary education who served for more than 20 years as principal of what is now Bishop Grosseteste University has died

We speak to the new chair of Universities Human Resources and HR director of the University of London

Alistair McCulloch wonders if those seeking to expand research assessment beyond the UK are a bit too parochial in their ambitions

Royal SocietyUniversity Research FellowshipsAward winner: Robert CrainInstitution: Liverpool John Moores UniversityValue: £419,196The gaseous universe in realistic cosmological simulationsAward...

Research assessmentHave your say on a global REFOpinions on the merits of UK academics having their research assessed alongside that of scholars from around the world are being sought by the Higher...

Members of the University and College Union have voted to strike over proposed cuts to their pensions. In a ballot involving UCU members in pre-1992 universities, 78 per cent of those who voted said...

Universities collecting data to monitor performance must be transparent and in sync with academic work and goals

The suggestion made by two University of East Anglia students that urinating while showering could result in huge water savings (āThe week in higher educationā, News, 16 October) may have health...
In response to Bruce Macfarlaneās piece (āIf not now, when?ā, Opinion, 16 October), I come from Hong Kong, and am now living in England. Iām one of the privileged who can immigrate.People in the West...
Amanda Goodall and Andrew Oswaldās argument that the social sciences need a shake-up (āTime for a makeover?ā, Features, 9Ā October) seems to have overlooked the fact that social scientists are often...
As a student at the University of Essex, Iāve had the pleasure of being mentored by Marina Warner, Glyn Maxwell and Derek Walcott. Statements from the university that portray studentsā education and...
Last week, the Employers Pension Forum published āProposed Changes to USS ā Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandingsā. The document contains misinformation and a mistake. We focus on the section ā...

Students at post-1992 institutions will receive just a quarter of the help offered by older universities

Symposium hears of efforts to build broad-based humanities study on British soil