Ucas says cloud will keep it safe from results day storm
Revamped IT systems are ready for admissions deluge, states Mary Curnock Cook

Revamped IT systems are ready for admissions deluge, states Mary Curnock Cook

Richard Bosworth on the ‘bad air’ of Rome and how it influenced artists and travellers

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Academics rally in support of Aberystwyth vice-chancellor“It is very disappointing news for all those who care about the future of university administration going forward.”That was the reaction of...

The way we were - Scholars look back on seven decades of change

Universities and science minister David Willetts faces a long summer of uncertainty after David Cameron postponed a planned reshuffle that many observers predicted would see his two brains swapped...

David Willetts is a rare politician who thinks and listens. It would be a blow to the sector if he were replaced

Research councils face criticism over decision to allow advisers to submit applications

Young academics quit their day jobs to document alternative higher education projects around the world

Study of the past gives Nick Hillman insight into policymaking dilemmas as well as personal and practical rewards

Five scholars and a recent graduate look back on their experiences during a period when the sector changed for ever

Leadership Foundation head discusses major priority on his watch

Gary Day delights in a critique that sweeps aside the perceived gulf between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture

Jon Marcus asks whether British universities would be wise to emulate the US elite

Warren Bebbington on a flexible response to the limits of growth