Augar: protecting ‘failing’ universities not in review remit
Chair of England’s post-18 review says £7,500 fee a cap a fair deal after ‘windfall’ years and that universities in financial trouble are guilty of ‘bad management’
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USS whistleblower ‘sidelined’ and faces conduct investigation
Jane Hutton says that pension fund is trying to deny her ‘whistleblower’ status
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Academics oppose advertising heads of department posts externally
Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty
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V-cs welcome QR funding signal but fear Westminster instability
Sector leaders question why it has taken so long to address long-running decline in value of quality-related research funding
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US labour board moves to ban graduate teaching assistant unions
Trump-dominated panel bolsters campuses that reject postgraduate unions
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More vice-chancellors with Oxbridge educations appointed
University leaders more likely to have attended Oxford or Cambridge compared with five years ago, but also to have gone to a comprehensive school
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A society that relies solely on pedagogy is not kosher
The Augar review should prompt the creation of a network of secular synagogues devoted to adult peer learning, says Tom Schuller
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Young University Rankings 2019: lateral thinking pays dividends
Refusal to accept barriers, whether funding cuts or Brexit, has driven innovation at the University of Warwick since its birth, writes Stuart Croft
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Young University Rankings 2019: methodology
The 2019 Young University Rankings indicate the changing picture among newer institutions around the world. Here we explain the methodology that underpins the tables
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Aberdeen ex-principal’s £282K pay-off probed by funding council
Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university
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Foreign Affairs Committee backs UK post-study work visa call
MPs’ report on UK-India relations also says ‘leading universities’ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ‘the best’ Indian students
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Augar is right: UK universities should embrace access diplomas
The qualification is a valuable tool to recruit students to at-risk programmes that meet projected skills gaps, says the QAA’s Julie Mizon
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Wollongong council pulls rank to OK Western civilisation course
Governing body gambit torpedoes court case but further isolates academic senate
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REF: 15% of academics in survey ‘made to change research focus’
Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed
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Journal articles ‘should cost £300 to publish’
Calculation by open access campaigners questions supposedly unnecessary spending by publishers on lobbying, marketing and executive pay