Concern for academics and students in Belarus came to a head at a recent meeting of the Council of Europe's steering committee for higher education and research.As Times Higher Education has reported...
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Surpluses must be invested in vocational subjects to ward off for-profits, study says. Simon Baker writes
A new government advertising campaign about higher tuition fees is failing to explain a "key message" of the reforms to students, the official in charge of the admissions system has told a cross-...
The alternative to A level is being underestimated, school heads claim. Simon Baker reports
David Willetts has defended proposals being considered by the coalition government to allow universities to recruit unlimited numbers of home undergraduates who are able to fund their tuition fees...
Unions warn that complex contracts with private firms will lead to job losses, writes John Morgan
Inquiry told of rise in referees' 'counter-productive' demands for extra alterations. Paul Jump reports
Only about a third of postgraduates who are employed by their university as teachers feel that they receive appropriate supervision and feedback.The statistic is included in a charter produced by the...
Academics have been accused of failing to make use of new technology to improve research because they are "selfish" and bogged down in the peer review system.Speaking at a British Library debate,...
Students object to 'heavy-handed' security guards brought in to quell protest, writes John Morgan
The critics are wrong, argues Rick Rylance; the AHRC is funding research into the 'Big Society', not promoting it
The for-profits are coming, warns Matt Robb, and universities must prepare themselves for the rigours of competition before it's too late
Academy take note: the International Baccalaureate offers the best preparation for higher study, argue John Oakes and Anthony Seldon