Toni Pearce heeds discontent with NUS
Incoming National Union of Students president Toni Pearce has acknowledged that sections of the organisationâs membership are dissatisfied with its direction, and is determined to bring them back on...
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Overseas academics âwill have open access exemptionsâ
Exceptions in the UK funding councilsâ open access policy will be made for researchers hired from abroad, the Higher Education Funding Council for Englandâs head of research has pledged.
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World University Rankings video competition
World University Rankings 2013-2014 coming 2 October 2013The Times Higher Education World University Rankings video competition is back for 2013.As last yearâs shortlisted videos exceed 30,000 views...
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THE podcast: NUS National Conference 2013
Podcast Powered By PodbeanReporter Chris Parr heads to the National Union of Studentsâ 2013 National Conference to speak with Toni Pearce, who was elected president of the union at the event in...
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Australian higher education hit by large funding cut
A huge cut to the Australian higher education budget announced just months before the next federal election is the largest since 1996, according to umbrella body Universities Australia.
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Scottish universities criticised on pay
Action needs to be taken against Scottish universities because senior staff members are being given âworrying levels of high payâ, the National Union of Students Scotland has said.
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US humanities PhDs âproduce more employable graduatesâ
Arts and humanities PhD graduates from the US are more employable than their UK counterparts, a conference on doctoral education has heard.
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Inside Higher Ed: Reprimand for a Blog
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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BBC ârisks damaging UK academic reputationâ
The BBCâs use of a student group from the London School of Economics to gain access to North Korea could jeopardise the overseas reputation of UK universities and the work of academics more generally...
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Craig Calhoun on BBC's 'dangerous' use of LSE camouflage in North Korea
LSE director condemns BBC tactics over controversial Panorama documentary
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Diverse workforce linked to high-quality research
European countries that have a greater proportion of foreigners in their skilled workforce produce more highly cited research, a study has concluded.
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Mooc? Whatâs a Mooc?
Survey reveals online revolution is news to large proportion of European universities
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STFC lab wins major Czech contract
Scientists in the UK have won a major Czech research contract worth ÂŁ10 million to develop laser technology.
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Asia University Rankings 2013 methodology
 The Asia University Rankings guarantee quality by employing the same methodology as the blue-riband World University Rankings: here we detail the criteria that lie behind the calculations The Times...
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THE podcast: 11 April 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanFundraising inequality among universities, race discrimination in academia and a research journey to deepest, darkest Romania (literally) all feature on this Times Higher...