By John Morgan. Half of money cut to be reallocated to tuition fee grants, which Plaid Cymru says will end up in English universities. More...
Wolverhampton to shut down Mauritius campus
By John Morgan. V-c tells staff that decision to close campus, which has just 140 students, ‘not taken lightly’. More...
Social sciences: how to deliver on their potential
By Matthew Reisz. A leading research funder has explored both “the strengths of contemporary UK social science” and how the community can “achieve all that it is capable of”. More...
Tanzanian universities combat female genital mutilation
By Chris Havergal. Better training will help communities to prevent and deal with consequences of procedure, says vice-chancellor. More...
‘Lad culture’ and marketisation share blame on sexual harassment failure
By Matthew Reisz. Goldsmiths conference looks at issue of harassment on campus – and why it is often ignored or dismissed. More...
Student loan expansion relies on ‘accounting trick’
By John Morgan. Government’s moves to lower student loan write-off ease path to postgraduate and part-time lending. More...
Spending review: winners and losers from the new Global Challenges Research Fund
By David Matthews. A qualified welcome for George Osborne’s real-terms protection of research, but uncertainty over how new overseas aid spending will operate. More...
Personalised learning on a massive scale has potential and pitfalls
By Chris Havergal. Open University report predicts that adaptive teaching tools will grow in popularity, but highlights need to tread carefully with the data they collect on students. More...
Noises off: mime, teaching and the academy
By Jack Grove. Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching. More...
Russia internationalisation 'compromised' by political conflicts
By Ellie Bothwell. 'Confrontational policies' will have long-term consequences on universities' international collaborations, claims academic. More...