University teaching chiefs ‘rarely have education background’ Study finds general management skills are valued more in education pro vice-chancellors than pedagogic expertise Jack Grove 6月 12日
Top universities’ journal subscriptions ‘average £4 million’ Average spending has increased by 19 per cent in four years, Freedom of Information requests reveal Rachael Pells 6月 12日
Students ‘support tougher action’ against campus drug use New survey finds barely a quarter of undergraduates have used illegal drugs during their degrees Jack Grove 6月 12日
Lords criticise England’s ‘deeply unfair’ student loan system Slash interest rates and reintroduce maintenance loans, says critical report Jack Grove 6月 11日
TEF 2018: improved performance, or a more favourable methodology? While the latest results of the teaching excellence framework brought joy for a number of institutions, they also throw up new questions about the validity of the exercise Anna McKie 6月 11日
Safety fears could force university to close engineering facility University of Chester refused retrospective planning permission over proximity to oil refinery Rachael Pells 6月 11日
Regulation of academics ‘has undermined public trust’ Public suspect researchers are performing ‘impact’ and hitting targets for the benefit of government regulators, not them, European academies argue David Matthews 6月 9日
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018: knighthood for Les Ebdon Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands Chris Havergal 6月 8日
Mandelson: left’s opposition to fees hijacked by elitist right Architect of Browne review says he is yet to hear ‘wholly convincing’ case for reducing fees Chris Havergal 6月 8日
Cardiff plans review after suicide of ‘overworked’ lecturer Malcolm Anderson, a lecturer in accounting, was said to be ‘struggling silently’ with new work responsibilities Rachael Pells 6月 8日
‘Moonshot’ science trumps basic research in EU budget proposals University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council David Matthews 6月 7日
Minister attacks ‘threadbare’ courses at English universities Sam Gyimah criticises institutions for trying to get ‘bums on seats’, as graduate earnings analysis reveals wide variation in performance Anna McKie 6月 7日