By Jack Grove. Information from the Office for National Statistics published on 18 November reveals that the women working full-time in higher education in April 2015 were paid 11.1 per cent less than men – 2.4 percentage points lower than the 13.5 per cent gap in April 2014. More...
06 décembre 2015
Gender pay gap in higher education shrinks
Oxbridge dominance of top legal jobs unmoved
By Chris Havergal. Sutton Trust research finds three-quarters of leading judges and QCs attended Oxford or Cambridge. More...
World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: physical sciences results
By Ellie Bothwell. Universities in Asia have boosted their standing in this year’s Times Higher Education ranking for physical sciences subjects as Europe records mixed results. More...
Top research teams ‘have more overseas academics and use carrots not sticks’
By David Matthews. The research teams who did best in last year’s research excellence framework (REF) tended to have more non-UK academics and people with experience overseas, and generally used carrots rather than sticks to motivate members, a new analysis has found. More...
College of Estate Management gains university college title
By John Morgan. But principal of online, non-profit, private institution warns new Green Paper market entry plans could be seen as 'lowering bar on quality'. More...
‘Naive’ TEF metrics could undermine widening participation, v-c warns
By Chris Havergal. The use of “naive” and “imprecise” metrics in the teaching excellence framework could thwart the government’s widening participation agenda, a university leader has warned. More...
Stellenbosch management bid to make English ‘primary language’
By Chris Havergal. The heads of one of South Africa’s leading universities have called for English to become the institution’s “primary language”, after claims that the use of Afrikaans excluded black students. More...
University of York apologises over ‘crass’ celebration of International Men’s Day
By John Elmes. The University of York has been forced to issue an apology on its website after receiving a social media backlash for deciding to mark International Men’s Day. More...
BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016 results announced
By Ellie Bothwell. China has reinforced its dominance in the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016, claiming half of the top 10 places. More...
British School of Osteopathy wins access to public research and teaching funding
By John Morgan. Clinical evidence on osteopathy ‘fails to show convincingly’ it works, claims critic after private BSO wins Hefce designation. More...
