‘Oxbridge obsession’ blamed for holding back social mobility agenda
A “narrow, Oxbridge-obsessed” approach to higher education reform will thwart attempts to increase social mobility, according to a new report by a group of new universities.
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Lib Dems vote for rethink on loan repayments by part-time students
Delegates at the Liberal Democrat party conference have supported a motion asking the government to look again at its proposals for the tuition fee loans given to part-time students.
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Inside Higher Ed: Abuse of trust?
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed
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International students ‘do not use Facebook to choose their university’
Only 4 per cent of international students use social media to select a foreign university, according to a worldwide survey of undergraduates.
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Tech-savvy students want real-life lecturers too, study finds
Universities have been warned not to assume that “digital native” students will embrace all e-learning initiatives, or indeed prefer them to traditional forms of education.
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Police pay £20k to Nottingham student arrested over terror manual
A student who was arrested after downloading an al-Quaeda training manual from a US government website during research for his master’s degree has been paid £20,000 by Nottinghamshire Police in an...
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Lecturers up the ante with vote for campaign of industrial action
University and College Union members have voted to hold “sustained industrial action” over cuts to their pensions, potentially disrupting exams and assessment at 67 universities.
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News in brief
United StatesCuts call for campus autonomyA US state university system should loosen its control over its 26 campuses, according to a report. The recommendations to the University of Wisconsin, given...
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Sciences Po proves critics of 'priority' scheme wrong
Poor students thrive at elite university and go on to earn more than their peers. Jack Grove reports
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EU is keen to double its funding for Erasmus
Around 450,000 students a year could study abroad on the Erasmus scheme after a funding increase by the European Union.
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Latin America forges Bologna-style links at home and in Europe
EU-funded project will develop affinities between institutions on two continents. Paul Jump reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment(NIHR HTA) programme• Award winner: Charles Knowles• Institution: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry• Value: £529,...
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Flock may change course
Studying abroad is of great value and the cost of UK degrees will shortly become prohibitive. Peter Brady identifies a dangerous mix
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'Huge strains' on the UK pay spine
Ucea chief tells John Morgan that national salary bargaining will be tested in the new fees order
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News in brief
Economic competitivenessEcosystem of exploitationA business thinktank led by Lancaster University has published its first report. The Big Innovation Centre's Making the UK a Global Innovation Hub...