Cold spot?
I was surprised and disappointed to hear that David Willetts, the universities and science minister, labelled Yeovil an “obvious cold spot” for higher education in a speech to the Universities UK...
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Transforming the tariff
Ucas points have served us well for more than 10 years. The tariff helps universities to attract and make offers to the widest possible range of students, and the inclusion of the average entry...
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Refusing to recognise market is of no use
Simon Marginson writes interestingly as ever (“There’s still no such thing as a higher education market”, Opinion, 10 April), here arguing that UK higher education does not (and probably should not...
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Grant winners - 24 April 2014
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSocial sciencesAward winner: David Ceri JonesInstitution: Aberystwyth UniversityValue: £115,5George Whitefield (1714-70) and transatlantic ProtestantismAward...
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The week in higher education - 24 April 2014
A “racist” swan is terrorising international students at the University of Warwick. The Daily Telegraph reported on 11 April that the bird has taken to policing a footbridge on Warwick’s campus, and...
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A little lift could help everyone
Postgraduate study is a financial struggle for most, and low pay for graduate teaching assistants does nothing to alleviate it
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Double or quits
“It’s an extraordinarily exciting time for all those with a deep intellectual interest in the philosophy of branding.”That was how Georgina Edsel, our Deputy Head of Brand Management, responded to...
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Sector traditions can survive ‘digital avalanche’
UUK head dismisses warning over technological change
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Campus close-up: Brunel University
Broad-based restructure aims to encourage interdisciplinary research collaborations
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Not the standard model: the physics of pole dancing
A University of Sheffield scientist is using pole dancing to make his subject more accessible
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‘Beautiful minds’ neglected as KAUST courts global elite
Saudi princess sounds alarm over institution’s share of local students
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How Dubai’s business school bubble burst
Boom and bust could herald a depression for the global sector, warn Finnish academics
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A cocktail for violence
Campus lifestyles and easy access to guns can create the perfect storm, say Deborah D. Rogers and Howard P. Segal
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Aberystwyth’s surge into action to keep students safe from storm
Pro vice-chancellor John Grattan recalls his hastily constructed plan of action in the face of the January storms