Life after whistleblowing
Academics who have made disclosures reflect on the long-term impact on their careers
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Prevent language death
In June 2013, the University of Salford announced that it would close its modern languages department. Following the local University and College Union branch’s resolution to support colleagues...
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Fees in a free Scotland
Ferdinand von Prondzynski’s account of the legality of an independent Scotland charging tuition fees to students from the continuing UK (“Independent or not, a global attitude is critical to Scotland...
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Vice-chancellors fear £2bn funding gap as Labour hones tuition fees policy
University leaders voice concerns about impact of party’s mooted plan to lower fees to £6,000
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Surge in popularity of two-in-one degree courses
Student loans access for a master’s qualification thought to be principal cause
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Ideology: the enemy of a sane funding system
We must return to first principles to develop a fair method of paying for higher education, argues Bahram Bekhradnia
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31 July 2014
Weathering the storm - University whistleblowers reflect on the fallout
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Your doctorate’s been doctored
In a shock move, the governors of our university have revoked the honorary doctorate that was bestowed upon the minister for science and universities, David Willetts, shortly after his accession to...
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University of Cambridge plans formal teaching-only posts
Academic says the move is a ‘huge change’ for the institution
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Universities are top destination for government R&D spending
Universities have secured an increasing share of government expenditure on research and development since 2001, according to data from the Office for National Statistics
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Dropout rate tumbles, but not among IT crowd
Hefce figures show overall attrition rate down to 6.6 per cent but computer science struggles to improve retention
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The high costs of courage
Academic whistleblowers face ostracism and curtailed careers until the system fully recognises the value of more transparency
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The week in higher education - 31 July 2014
Barely two weeks after stepping down as minister for universities and science, David Willetts has advocated selling off student debt to universities so that institutions have a “direct financial...
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An ill-advised boycott
Israel’s wall in the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza are aimed at separating Palestinians from Israelis. Tom Hickey and others (“Shift in opinion over boycott in Israel”, Letters, 24 July) want to...