Does liberal arts education have an image problem?
Liberal arts colleges are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant. But the best among them excel in areas such as engagement and focus on critical thinking. Ellie Bothwell explores whether...
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Sir Mark Walport: my ambition as first chief of UKRI
The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive
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What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Concerns raised over splitting research and universities, while Theresa May’s focus on ‘industrial strategy’ prompts questions
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A mere letter?
At its final session in committee on the Higher Education and Research Bill on 30 January, the House of Lords debated amendments on the proposals for UK Research and Innovation. Lord Prior, only a...
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How can we solve the crisis in university teacher training?
John Cater believes his Higher Education Policy Institute report offers some answers
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How much has higher education changed?
Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives from 45 to five years ago and discovers some recurring themes
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Silicon Valley and local universities show ‘mismatch’
Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universitiesÂ
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Life sciences strategy to strengthen links between universities, NHS and pharma
David Cameron is to announce a new government strategy developing links between university medical research, the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Power steering
The claim that regional strategies, innovation and the Northern Powerhouse (the future of which is in doubt) need universities is right but the implication that this can only be driven by research-...
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Three things we hope the chancellor says in the Autumn Statement (and two we hope he doesn't)
Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, has hopes and fears ahead of Philip Hammond's speech
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Why my university is not entering the TEF
Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year
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General election 2017: the biggest threat to the HE Bill since it was introduced
Some aspects of university reform – including parts of the TEF – could ‘turn to dust’, says Nick Hillman
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‘Learn to listen’ to boost campus diversity, summit told
Harvey Mudd head explains how elite college became ‘poster child’ for diversity
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Hard Brexit would be ‘disaster’ for UK universities and economy
Education committee hears University of Oxford’s head of Brexit strategy call for ‘openness’