The use of the Freedom of Information Act to elicit details about the way universities are run has increased dramatically in the past year, particularly among commercial companies.According to a...
Students in Swansea have smashed the world record for the most people dressed as Smurfs in a single place. The record-breaking 2,510 blue-faced students from Swansea University met at the Ocean...
Terms of academic's compromise agreement halt QAA and Hefce queries. Melanie Newman reports
IndiaForeign universities to be let inIndia is planning legislation to allow foreign universities to set up in the country, opening a potentially huge market in higher education. Kapil Sibal, the new...
Unesco group calls for global ombudsman and index to bolster academic values, writes Phil Baty
Electronic tools will give humanities researchers new ways to explore and collaborate. Katey Pigden reports
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winners: Peter Davies, Andrew Hogg and Yakun GuoInstitutions: University of Dundee, University of Bristol and University of AberdeenValue: £310...
Love it or hate it, the honours system survives and is copied by many - we'd be daft not to keep it, says Adrian Furnham
Interdisciplinarity is beneficial, but it's not the only way to advance knowledge. Specialisation remains essential, writes Robert A. Segal
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The appointment of Sir Alan Sugar, star of The Apprentice, as Gordon Brown's enterprise czar was grist to the mill for David Willetts, the Conservative Shadow Universities Minister. Addressing an...
Mandelson's talk of sector raising skills in key economic areas worries leaders. John Gill reports
Business school says poor degree results are no bar to students applying for postgraduate study
Research assessments in hard sciences will now be 'informed' by bibliometrics. Zoe Corbyn writes
Universities should assume control of A levels because the qualification no longer requires candidates to think for themselves and fails to prepare future students for tertiary education.A report...