Yale and others team up for Asia project
A grant of $500,000 (£320,000) from the Carnegie Corporation of New York has enabled Yale University to join forces with a wide range of international institutions to develop a global network of...
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Ireland reforms attacked by departing union president
Planned reforms of higher education in Ireland have come under fire in a speech by the outgoing president of the sector’s main union.
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Spooky Mooc will offer degree credits
From Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Edward Cullen in the Twilight series, vampire characters have long had the ability to capture the public’s imagination.
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Student places plans revealed by Hefce
Details have been released about proposals to allow universities in England to win more undergraduate places if they can show they are recruiting strongly.
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Oxford big data centre to get £30 million
A “big data” health research centre at the University of Oxford has been announced as the latest to benefit from the government’s UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.
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THE books podcast: Robert Eaglestone interview
Podcast Powered By PodbeanDownload the podcastOur second Books podcast features Robert Eaglestone, professor of contemporary literature and thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, in...
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ULU closure backed by London college leaders
College leaders have voted to scrap the University of London Union after backing a review which said the student union’s federal structure was outdated and offered poor value for money.
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Four more universities join Futurelearn
Four more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education institutions involved to 21.
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THE podcast: 2 May 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanDownload the podcastThe startling levels of gender inequality in research-intensive universities, the involvement of UK universities in the academies movement and the Times...
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Students to dance in lectures as part of health scheme
Two-minute blasts from students’ own music collections to allow dancing in lectures every 20 minutes is one of the techniques being employed by a university to encourage less sedentary behaviour...
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Campus round-up - 2 May 2013
Source: ReutersHealth down the TubePeople working or travelling on underground railways for sustained periods of time could be at increased risk of health problems because of metals in the ultra-fine...
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News in brief - 2 May 2013
United StatesEverything has its priceThe governor of California wants to tie some state funding for its public universities to a host of reforms. Jerry Brown aims to attach the investment to...
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Odds and quads - 2 May 2013
These two iron locks, one (with key) for a door, the other probably from a chest or strongbox, form part of a collection that was donated to the Manchester School of Art in 1911 by the architect...
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Goldsmiths assays its future prospects
University of London college targets graduate employability and research cash