Universities are mismanaging performance
The misapplication of private sector HR techniques harms individuals without raising performance, says Rob聽Briner
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Political parties think universities are too toxic to touch, says provost
UCL鈥檚 Michael Arthur discusses fears for lack of long-term financial support and of a British exit from the EU
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The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You鈥檙e Not Looking, by Michael C. Corballis
Daydreaming relies on memory and our past helps us imagine future possibilities, finds Luna Centifanti
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Campus close-up: Queen Mary University of London
A scholar鈥檚 project on Lewis Carroll鈥檚 heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital鈥檚 museums
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7 May 2015
Political jump-starts 鈥撀燬cholars discuss what can be done to improve the state of British politics
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Huddersfield deputy v-c to be Leeds Beckett head
The next vice-chancellor of Leeds Beckett University will be Peter Slee
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General election 2015: which way are your university's staff likely to vote?
We drill down into our election survey of the higher education sector for a clue
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Derby appoints Kathryn Mitchell as next v-c
Kathryn Mitchell is to succeed John Coyne as vice-chancellor of the University of Derby
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Aberdeen staff balloted on strike action
Members of the University and College Union at the University of Aberdeen are being balloted on potential strike action over the loss of 150 jobs
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Universities must reconnect with the outside world, says UCL professor
Michael Stewart uses inaugural lecture to criticise social sciences and arts in particular for being too insular
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Manchester jobs 鈥榓t risk鈥 after 鈥榬edeployment鈥 rule change
Around 40 jobs could be at risk at the University of Manchester after it announced plans to drop longstanding opposition to compulsory redundancies
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Student accommodation satisfaction 鈥榝alling鈥, figures suggest
Despite students reporting increasing levels of satisfaction with UK higher education, one area is bucking the trend: university accommodation.
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LSE ends occupation and states 'desire to tackle inequality'
A student occupation at the London School of Economics has come to an 鈥渁micable end鈥, according to the institution 鈥 although protesters said there were 鈥渓egal threats鈥.
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Indian private universities 鈥榳ill overtake others鈥
Amity chancellor claims traditional institutions are lagging behind on research investment
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Charlie Hebdo conference given green light after all
Change follows 鈥榗omprehensive risk assessment鈥 by Queen鈥檚 Belfast