By Agency. Inmates at high-security prison score higher marks than undergraduates for essays in criminology and justice system as part of Inside-Out programme. Read more...
'We are safer now than 30 years ago,' says leading terrorism expert
By Javier Espinoza. Professor Louise Richardson believes the French response to the Paris attacks with the language of warfare has helped terrorists “spread fear and terror”. Read more...
French education minister announces new degree qualifications database
By John Elmes. The French education minister has announced plans to create a unique digital database for degree qualifications, which aims to simplify the task of verifying job candidates’ academic ability to employers and to save a significant amount of government money. More...
Business schools ‘must challenge leader stereotypes’
By John Elmes. Women in Leadership conference host says schools must ‘deconstruct’ curricula to combat gender bias. More...
King’s College head: ignoring online education is big danger
By John Elmes. Ed Byrne, president and principal of King’s College London, believes that any university not exploring the world of distance education will find itself in “real trouble” because no institution is “immune to disruption”. More...
Liberal arts in the UK: how are students finding the model?
By Natasha Turner. With Regent’s University London the latest to offer the US-style of undergraduate education, Natasha Turner looks at how courses are being received elsewhere. More...
Is a postgraduate degree necessary to get a job?
By Victoria Halman. Victoria Halman investigates how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification to help them land a first job. More...
THE MENA Summit: New universities 'should stop apologising for their youth'
By Chris Havergal. Register now to attend the THE Young Universities Summit on 5 to 7 April 2016 Universities in the Middle East and North Africa have been told to stop “apologising” for their relative youth. More...
THE MENA Summit: Call for liberal arts revival in Arab world
By Chris Havergal. A preoccupation with technical skills means many Middle Eastern graduates lack broader knowledge and understanding, according to university leaders who called for a re-imagination of liberal arts. More...
Bank looks to students for answers to technological challenges
By Chris Havergal. With huge spending power and thousands of employees, what could one of the UK’s largest banks possibly learn from students. More...