Three British Nobel Prize winners head the list of academics recognised in this yearās New Year honours list.Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both professor of physics at University of Manchester...
An Israeli postgraduate student is claiming victory on her dissertation regrade after alleging her supervisor had āanti-Israelā prejudices.A complaint by Smadar Bakovic, 35, who lives near Jerusalem...
The government will commission research to give āa comprehensive picture of HE provision by private and alternative suppliersā as it invites them to play a bigger role in the new higher education...
The University of Reading has signed a Ā£230 million deal which will see its entire campus accommodation run by a private company.
The university sector has lost a tenth of its secondary-level initial teacher training places for 2012-13, government allocations reveal.
United StatesEmeritus largesseA hedge fund billionaire has donated $150 million (Ā£97 million) to a US university where he was once a professor of mathematics. James H. Simons made the donation to...
Report on Ben-Gurion department 'runs counter' to academic independence. Matthew Reisz writes
The income generated by education exports in Australia has fallen by 15 per cent as a result of a downturn in the number of overseas students choosing to study in the country.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILESRC/Department for International Development Joint Scheme for Research on International Development (Poverty Alleviation)ā¢ Award winner: Catherine M. Campbellā¢...
Separate agreement for research may tempt elite to quit student loans system. Simon Baker writes
Extra funding for Scottish institutions will ensure they 'keep up with England'. David Matthews reports
Newer institutions face undergraduate shortfall, a THE straw poll suggests. Simon Baker reports
Advice designed to allay fears about graduate debt may actually deter many students from applying, an expert on university access has claimed.
David Willetts has expressed his "frustration" that the Browne Review did not address postgraduate funding, despite his own government's failure to resolve the issue.
Members say new funding system could bring heavier workloads and job cuts. John Morgan writes