By Carolyn Wickware. TUC analysis of the ONS Labour Force Survey highlights gap between BME and white workers. More...
Brexit campaigners ‘divided on international students’
By Carolyn Wickware. Science Council debate highlights differences in Leave camp about whether more international students are needed in the UK. More...
Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards 2016 shortlist announced
By THE reporters. There’s almost no corner of a university that could not be deemed mission-critical. Every unit, from the small to the large, the unsung to the high-profile, must play its part if the institution is to thrive. The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (Thelmas) 2016 recognise the teams whose awareness, application and vision create an environment in which staff and students can excel. More...
EU students generate £3.7 billion for UK economy, says UUK
By Ellie Bothwell. Universities UK analysis claims that students from the rest of the European Union ‘spend money and create jobs in all corners of the UK’. More...
Young Universities Summit: spice up 'dull' classrooms, says v-c
By Jack Grove. New head of Staffordshire University says sector must think harder about whether classrooms and lecture halls on campus are suited to modern teaching methods. More...
Don’t give up on philanthropy, Young Universities Summit told
By Jack Grove. Philanthropic donations to universities seen in the US can be replicated in Europe and the Middle East, argues former University of Chicago president Hugo Sonnenschein. More...
Big gains for university spin-offs, survey shows
By David Matthews. Graduate start-ups also show employment and turnover growth, although fewer are being founded. More...
Undergraduates 'poorly prepared for PhDs'
By David Matthews. Lack of independent working blamed for difficulties making the leap from undergraduate to doctoral work. More...
Prestige 'has little influence' over university Twitter networks
By Ellie Bothwell. Paper finds that universities are more likely to interact with institutions that are geographically closer to them. More...
Business schools accreditor offers remedy to future threats
By John Elmes. Largest business school accreditation organisation releases report on future of business education. More...