By . What’s behind the big rises for vice-chancellors? Plus, academic pay across the UK.
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Anger about the pay rises enjoyed by so-called “academic fat cats” in charge of UK universities has been fiercer than ever this year – and the criticism has come not just from those working within higher education. More...
By . IAU study identifies threats and opportunities of internationalisation. Universities across the world fear the “commodification and commercialisation of education”, according to a new survey. The International Association of Universities has polled 1,336 institutions across 131 countries to gauge their views on the internationalisation of higher education – through placements abroad, research collaboration and overseas students. More...
By . Proposals part of raft of measures on the table if education secretary gains HE. Students could be asked to wear gowns and mortarboards on campus in plans by education secretary Michael Gove to “restore rigour” to higher education, the Times Higher Education has learned. According to a leaked memo seen by THE, the minister is looking at introducing the strict dress code across all universities over concerns over the “scruffy” clothes worn on campus. More...
By . The UK has the lowest higher education drop-out rate in Europe, a new study shows. Just 16 per cent of students at universities, colleges and technical training institutions in the UK leave their courses before finishing, according to the analysis by Sylke Schnepf, lecturer in social statistics at the University of Southampton. More...
By . Fall is major factor in student numbers from abroad dropping for first time in almost three decades. The number of overseas higher education students studying in England declined in 2012-13 for the first time in 29 years – but students from the European Union have turned their backs on English institutions far more than those from elsewhere in the world. More...
By . George Osborne has predicted that 22 new Centres for Doctoral Training will “inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers”. The centres will train 1,100 postgraduates in engineering and science subjects. More...
By Graeme Paton. Research by Times Higher Education magazine shows vice-chancellors saw pay packages increase to record levels last year, with five handed at least £400,000. The head of one of Britain’s top universities was paid almost £470,000 in the year that student tuition fees soared almost three-fold, it emerged today. Read more...By Graeme Paton. David Willetts, the Universities Minister, unveils plans to create new university campuses in areas identified as higher education "cold spots" such as Shrewsbury. The Coalition has signalled the biggest growth in universities for more than 20 years with plans to create dozens of new campuses in higher education “cold spots”. Read more...By Graeme Paton. The Universities Minister unveils plans for ‘Sharia-compliant’ student loans amid fears Muslims are being put off degree courses by the higher education finance system. A new system of “Sharia-compliant” student loans is to be launched to allow more Muslim students to go to university, it has been announced. Read more...Tuition fees have not put students off university - but they are deterring them from some institutions. /https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
