Universities set to benefit from Ā£50 million boost to TSB
The governmentās innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board will see a Ā£50 million boost to its budget this year, the government has announced.
Search
-
-
Universities in ādangerousā era for student expectations
There is āno signā that students paying up to Ā£9,000 in tuition fees in 2012-13 are receiving more for their money from universities, according to a survey of contact hours, workload and satisfaction.
-
Transnational education ābrain drainā warning
A study into transnational education has found that it can help train students to fill skills gaps in host countries, but also warned that it can contribute to a brain drain and has not led to...
-
Inside Higher Ed: Should His PhD Have Been Granted?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
-
Research paper āsloppinessā on the increase, warns publisher
Editors have noted a ācertain level of sloppinessā creeping into research papers, the executive editor of the Nature Publishing Group has said.
-
Degrees of success for Btec and A-level students
Students who use a Btec qualification to progress to a degree are slightly more likely to gain employment than their counterparts who take A levels, but will be paid less per hour, research has found.
-
Drop entry tariffs for summer-born students, says study
Universities should lower their entry tariff requirements for students born in August to reflect the lower achievement levels of children born in the summer, a new study suggests.
-
Physics veterans bring harmony to different universe
Reformed graduate rock band provokes reflections on how much has changed since the heyday of āSpontaneous Emissionsā
-
THE podcast: 9 May 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanDownload the podcastUS sororities, a new regional alliance of UK universities, and the university visiting habits of Vince Cable and David Willetts are up for discussion on...
-
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for help from UK universities
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has called on British universities to help remedy the suppression of Burmese universities by the nationās former military regime
-
9 May 2013
Pillow talk - A husband and wife debate the research excellence framework.
-
The week in higher education - 9 May 2013
āBoringā university lectures are likely to be the first victims of the rise of online learning, according to Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. Speaking to BBC Online on 1 May, Mr Wales suggested that...
-
UEL left rudderless after v-c and two senior managers resign
East London institution is mired in difficulty as leadership disintegrates
-
London votes to close down ULU
Questions are raised about whether colleges have outgrown the universityās federal structure
-
UCL biologist cleared of research misconduct
But investigation finds that practice ādid not always meetā expected standards