Glasgow School of Art fire prompts anguish
There has been widespread dismay from artists, students and politicians after the listed Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art caught fire
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Institute of English Studies planned closure put on hold
āWider range of optionsā to be explored by University of London
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IOP launches āoffsettingā scheme to cut cost of open access
A publisher has launched a pilot with 21 UK universities to reduce their subscription costs in proportion to the amount of open access fees they pay
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Nottingham apologises after personal data leak
The University of Nottingham has had to apologise for accidentally releasing personal data to around 13,000 people.
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āPlace-hackerā prosecution āattack on intellectual freedomā
Oxford academic at centre of case says āclearly punitive investigationā undermined ethnographic research Ā Ā
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Watchdog called in on private college use of student loans
The UKās public spending watchdog has been asked to investigate possible misuse of public money in the student loans system by for-profit colleges.
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Oxford studentsā union breaks NUS link
The University of Oxford has become the latest higher education institution to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students.
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UCL and IoE merger on track for December
Governing councils give the green light to look at detail of deal
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Saskatchewan president fired after sacked professor row
A Canadian university president at the centre of a row about the sacking of a professor who spoke out about planned cuts has been dismissed.
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THE podcast: 22 May 2014 issue review
Download the podcastAre final salary pensions coming to an end? And will plans to simplify the approval process for research carried out within the NHS work? These are among the issues discussed in...
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22 May 2014
Generation innovation - Supporting scholarship throughout the academic life cycle
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World in brief - 22 May 2014
FinlandEastern neighbours study Finnish institutional autonomyA training seminar was held recently at the University of Helsinki as part of a European Union initiative to assist reform and capacity-...
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Grant winners - 22 May 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth Ā£10,000-Ā£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Graham HargraveInstitution: Loughborough UniversityEnergy efficiency...
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Melanie Jasper, 1954-2014
An āinspirationalā head of the largest provider of healthcare education in Wales has died
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Q&A with Margaret Archer
We speak to the president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the highest-ranking woman in Pope Francisā papacy