Academics ‘moderate’ students’ political views
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Former Scottish university principals warn against independence
‘Brightest and best future’ for HE in Scotland ‘is to remain in the UK’, they say
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Willetts threatens legal action over private provider student payments
Government admits £8 million paid out to students who had not proved residency
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Sunderland agrees to waive year-abroad fees
The University of Sunderland has joined a growing list of institutions who have decided to waive fees for language students on a study year abroad
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Queen’s Birthday Honours: two Sir Davids among HE knighthoods
The vice-chancellors of the universities of Nottingham and Birmingham have been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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Students ‘relying on payday loans’ to make ends meet
Tens of thousands of undergraduates are relying on payday loans or doorstop lending to fund their studies, a new survey suggests.
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National Teaching Fellows announced
UK’s only professor in education for deaf children among those winning fellowships
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THE podcast: 12-18 June 2014 issue review
Download the podcastWhat might independence mean for Scotland’s universities? Would you be happy lecturing at 9pm? And why have complaints to the higher education sector’s ombudsman fallen for the...
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Late shift proposed to beat squeeze on teaching space
Exeter staff bristle at proposed change to teaching timetable to include 9pm finish
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When the police call, researchers require backup
Shield laws could help protect confidential sources, but most vital is university support, say Ted Palys and John Lowman
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Tips for finishing your PhD thesis on time
Scholar Siân Lindsay’s research on doctoral completion has yielded valuable insights and practical advice
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12 June 2014
Political choices - What might independence mean for Scotland’s universities?
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Grant winners - 12 June 2014
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilAward winner: Andrew McRaeInstitution: University of ExeterValue: £384,725A project looking at Michael Drayton’s 15,000-line topographical poem from the 17th...
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World in brief - 12 June 2014
United StatesNo guns on campus, say leadersUniversity leaders in the US overwhelmingly oppose the idea of allowing concealed firearms on campus, according to a survey of more than 400 college...
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News in brief - 12 June 2014
Disabled Students’ AllowanceBlunkett joins anti-cuts protestFormer home secretary David Blunkett has tabled an early day motion in Parliament to raise concerns over changes to the Disabled Students’...