By Graeme Paton. Universities are increasingly complex, multibillion-pound organisations in which teaching comes a distant second on the priority list. It’s the start of the academic year, and up and down the country, the motorways will be full of family hatchbacks, transporting teenagers to university for the first time. Read more...
By Graeme Paton. The Higher Education Policy Institute says that abolishing limits on the recruitment of students to English universities will lead to a rise in the number of EU undergraduates. Read more...
By Claire Shaw. A new report shows there are plenty of unanswered questions about lifting the cap – we address the key concerns. Along with tuition fees and the inclusion of international students in net migration targets, the plan to lift the cap on student numbers is one of the most debated topics in UK higher education. Read more...By Richard Adams. Cambridge University and Imperial College ranked joint second, with Oxford and UCL claiming joint fifth place in QS rankings. Read more...By . Only 3.5% of UK science PhDs stay in university research. It’s time universities recognised that, and trained them accordingly. Read more...By Bridie Jabour. Seven Australian universities feature in QS World University Rankings top 100 with University of Melbourne taking second spot. Read more...By Natalie Gil. Cultural societies provide a safe haven in your first term, but make sure you also mix with other students. Read more...
By . Universities in the UK and Ireland are the best in the world on informing international students about degree course information, a new study claims. More...
By . Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed. More...
By . Universities Scotland will “continue to work closely” with the Scottish and UK governments on funding and policy following today’s referendum result. Scotland’s university leaders have faced a difficult political climate during the referendum campaign, which resulted in today’s announcement of a win for the ‘No’ campaign, meaning Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom. More...
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