By John Morgan. An American who recently graduated from the University of Birmingham with a PhD has spoken of his shock at being locked up in an immigration removal centre after being refused permission to remain in. More...

By John Morgan. UUK and GuildHE lead critical response to Green Paper fee plans, as Jo Johnson faces ‘high stakes’ in HE bill battle. More...

By Jack Grove. Twelve universities have been named among the UK’s most gay-friendly places to work.
Cardiff University is the sector’s highest-placed institution in this year’s annual Stonewall Top 100 Employers, positioned as the UK’s 20th best employer, according to the gay rights charity.
It is followed by Swansea University (36th place), which enters Stonewall’s top 100 for the first time. More...

By Jack Grove. The number of full-time female academics rose sharply as the total employed by UK universities officially passes landmark for the first time. More...

By Jack Grove. Higher Education Academy report proposes a raft of changes to help improve reward and recognition of good teaching at universities. More...

By Jack Grove. University staff and students who have lost a friend or relative to suicide are at far higher risk of leaving work or study, new figures suggest. More...

By Jack Grove. Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students. More...

By Jack Grove. UK academics and professional and support staff inhabit “two parallel universes that have little point of contact”. More...

By Jack Grove. Many black and ethnic minority staff at universities are also downbeat about their promotion chances, according to a new University and College Union survey. More...

By Jack Grove. Some 343,930 women submitted an application to study full-time at a UK university by the Ucas deadline of 15 January this year – 94,140 higher than the number of men who applied by this point, according to data published by the admissions body today. More...