Sussex given injunction over protests
The University of Sussex has been granted an injunction that it says will pave the way towards ending the seven-week occupation of its Bramber House conference centre.
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Ethnic minorities ‘less likely’ to gain Russell Group places
Students from ethnic minorities are less likely to gain places at top universities than white pupils with the same A-level grades, a new study has claimed.
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UKBA to be split in two
The UK Border Agency is to be split in two, between a visa body and a law enforcement body, and brought back under the control of Home Office ministers.
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London Met manager warns against consultation false hope
The project manager who oversaw a huge overhaul of London Metropolitan University’s undergraduate teaching has said that universities need to be careful not to raise false hopes when they promise to...
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Unions set out pay stall for 2013-14
Unions representing higher education staff are asking for a pay rise in 2013-14 that is likely to be worth more than 3 per cent.
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Inside Higher Ed: Coursera's Contractual Elitism
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Langlands to leave Hefce to become Leeds v-c
Sir Alan Langlands is to leave his job as chief executive of England’s funding council to become vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, where he has been welcomed as a “stellar figure” in higher...
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St Hugh’s settles Shannon case
The University of Oxford is set to review its policy on postgraduate admissions after a college reached a settlement with an applicant who claimed it discriminated against poorer students.
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Regent’s College given green light on university title
Regent’s College will become the latest private provider to gain university status, with the charitable institution hoping to boost its international prospects and join Universities UK as a result.
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Second cyber security institute launched
Teams from six universities will make up the UK’s second cyber security research institute, it has been announced.
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Birmingham strike threats ended
All threatened strike action at the University of Birmingham has been called off after the University and College Union reached an agreement with the institution’s management over compulsory...
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Undergraduates ‘should be taught entrepreneurship’
Universities should teach undergraduates how to start up companies, the prime minister’s enterprise advisor has said.
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Students ‘need more say in running universities’
Students and academics need to be much more involved in the management and improvement of universities if the future of higher education is to be safeguarded.
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Durham’s former head of alumni relations joins cancer charity
Tim McInnis, the former director of the alumni relations office at Durham University, has left the institution to join a cancer charity.
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Gove receives ‘bad academia’ backlash
Academics have been making their voice heard on Twitter after education secretary Michael Gove mocked 100 university professors who had criticised his plans to reform the national curriculum.