Heseltine weighs in to overseas students debate
Former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine has criticised the inclusion of foreign students in government plans to cut net immigration to the UK
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Public against cutting back on overseas students, poll finds
A majority of the public say the government should not reduce overseas student numbers, polling suggests.
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Burning Man to showcase work based on British Library images
Open access project has reached far afield since its launch last year
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King’s College London criticised for closing theology programmes
Two leading theologians have criticised the closure of several postgraduate theology and ministry programmes at King’s
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10 of the most beautiful university buildings in the UK
What’s the #BestHEbuilding? We’re asking our Times Higher Education Twitter followers to nominate their favourites.Here are 10 of the early UK frontrunners (in no particular order).10. University of...
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Mature student numbers ‘hit record level’
A record number of mature students have been accepted into higher education so far this year, new figures show.
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Plymouth chair of governors to ‘stand aside’
Plymouth University’s chair of governors, William Taylor, is to “stand aside” pending the outcome of an investigation into sexual harassment claims
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THE podcast: 21-27 August 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThe International and postgraduate student fees survey 2014, student recruitment following the increase in tuition fees, tweeting academics, and female bodybuilding are all...
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Lib Dems to offer science ring-fence pledge
The Liberal Democrats will offer manifesto pledges to ring-fence the science budget and provide “further support” for Catapult centres.
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THE books podcast: Laurie Taylor and Sally Feldman interview
Source: RexLaurie Taylor interviews John Lydon (also known as Johnny Rotten) for the Sky Arts series, In ConfidenceDownload the podcastTelevision interviews with famous figures supplied the raw...
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Moocs are free – but for how much longer?
Monetising career development courses could be the next step for the university, says Stanford professor
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Offshoring, by John Urry
Tim Hall review an exploration of the placing overseas of work, tax, leisure, waste and security
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Celestial Revolutionary: Copernicus, the Man and His Universe, by John Freely
A study of heliocentrism rightly acknowledges the work of Islamic astronomers, writes Peter Barker
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Ray of light
It is important to highlight three misleading claims in “ ‘Dismal’ start for free public open access service” (News, 14 August), since these will potentially damage a valuable new service that local...
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Stage whispers: Joan Littlewood
When Liz Schafer interviewed the Oh! What A Lovely War director, she was bowled over by her passionate and indiscreet insights into her life in theatre