The Royal Society has called for drastic measures, including a fundamental reform of the A-level system, to break the “self-perpetuating cycle” which has resulted in the UK producing too few science...
Higher education proved to be one of the few winners in the latest US federal Budget, which today set out a 10-year plan to make $1.1 trillion (£687 billion) in deficit savings.
More than 100 UK-based German students and academics have signed an open letter objecting to the choice of panellists for a debate at the London School of Economics later today.
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed
Never mind the roses: no Valentine’s Day would be complete without academic insights into the nature of love in modern Britain.Among the research released this 14 February is a study that suggests...
As technological advances continue apace, university students are being offered the opportunity to experience a “global” education without leaving the lecture theatre.One noteworthy recent venture in...
The government has threatened to legislate to allow it to intervene in the undergraduate tuition fee levels set by individual universities if too many rush to charge close to £9,000.
Henry Farrell is glad to see the web's democratic credentials tested, even if the case is overstated
Electronic music innovation paved the way for the future, says David Toop, despite being frowned upon
John Donne was no stranger to personal theatrics. As an 18-year-old law student at the Inns of Court - where he was known as "a great frequenter of plays and ladies" - he commissioned a portrait of...
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government might turn out to be the most blamed political alliance in British electoral history. The Lib Dems will be blamed for years to come for betraying their...
An exploration of space-age theory development doesn't probe deep enough for Shobhit Mahajan
Who buys books, and why? Are they bought to be read by the buyer? To be given away as presents? Are they bought for their text? Are they bought for their illustrations? Are they bought to act as a...
Even the most technically minded orthopaedic surgeon will be aware of the influence of social and cultural factors on the delivery of healthcare. Although modern medicine is supposedly evidence-based...
Questions over whether fee remission counts as widening participation. John Morgan reports