Academics in Northern Ireland face much tougher teaching duties as they cope with a long-term slump in the number of traditional full-time students, it was warned this week.The province is expecting...
Paul Standish of the IoE warns learning is being viewed as a consumer product, writes John Gill
AustraliaResearch funding shortfallThe failure of the Australian Government to fund the full cost of research leaves universities out of pocket by A$900 million (Ā£350 million), claims David Siddle,...
Australian universities say financial constraints are cause of declining performance, writes John Gill
Confronted with a generation of students lacking even a basic understanding of grammar and punctuation, an Australian university has introduced a remedial course to teach first years "language...
New minister Lord Drayson has a Cabinet seat and a drive to champion research. Zoe Corbyn reportsPaul Drayson, the new Science Minister, has sought to quell any fears academics may have that his own...
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: Malcolm ValeInstitution: University of OxfordValue: Ā£721,073The Gascon Rolls 1317-1468Award winner: James HegartyInstitution: Cardiff UniversityValue...
Gary Day learns narcoleptics can't sleep at night, quiz genii are insufferable and ministers clearly evasive
The click-and-copy culture of āfast capitalismā breeds credulity. Tara Brabazon on educatorsā duty to unsettle, probe and offer alternatives
A report recently published by Acas, the advisory, conciliation and arbitration service, offers a fascinating insight into trends in the employment tribunal. Tribunal trends Acas has recently...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1998-30 June 2008
Based on peer regard and impact, Anglophone institutions dominate the social sciences and arts
Universities tried to stop further education colleges gaining the power to award foundation degrees. Hannah Fearn reports on the tension between the two sectors and asks whether their formerly close...
Looking back on her lifelong love of teaching, Sally Brown believes that well-designed assessment is one of pedagogy's greatest tools