Cambridge faces vote on governance reforms
University of Cambridge academics are voting this week on controversial plans to double the number of outsiders on the institution's governing body.Critics say the proposal to have four external...
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Ratings to retain peer-review base
Australia's research assessment revamp to use refereeing alongside metrics, John Gill writes
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Overseas briefing
INDIAE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES EXPANDA boom in e-learning is being hailed as an opportunity for Indians who did not attend university to benefit from higher education. S. Ramachandran, the vice-...
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Immigration rules are 'unrealistic'
Institutions say keeping tabs on non-EU students is an impossible task, Melanie Newman reports
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Number of HE students in FE colleges in decline
The number of students studying for higher education qualifications in colleges of further education has been falling since 2004.The Conservative Party said this week that the neglect of such...
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News in brief
HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY80% of postgraduates happyEight in ten students on taught postgraduate courses rate the experience as having met or exceeded their expectations, a study has found. The Higher...
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20 years ago
Violent scuffles at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, at a private meeting of the Conservative Student Association addressed by South African Embassy Secretary Louis Mullinder, raised questions about free...
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Students likely to hide first degrees
Universities fear ELQ policy will invite applicants to omit qualifications. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Read it, like it, list it, share it
Academics are using social bookmarking sites to share papers and to track research. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe latest funding announcement from the ESRC commits £2.5 million to increase international collaboration with India, China, Brazil and the US in the areas of...
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Shifting goals
Sue Bridgewater sees the globalisation of English Premier League football as a positive step for the game and for fans
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Appointments
A University of Bristol professor has been named alongside former US Vice-President Al Gore and playwright Tom Stoppard as the winner of a $1 million (£503,000) prize. Emeritus professor Geoffrey...
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Personal touch proves key to student retention
Early intervention is vital, say the institutions that buck the dropout trend. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Give us a sporting chance
Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick
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V-c upbraided for plans to cut social sciences at Keele
Academics to raise concerns over 'erosion' of the field at professional conference. John Gill reports