By Chris Havergal. Country’s standardised test shows improvements in undergraduates’ general and subject knowledge. More...
Privatise universities and let them ‘sink or swim’, Thatcher was told
By Chris Havergal. Records of former Buckingham vice-chancellor’s suggestion at 1985 seminar released by National Archives. More...
Focus on ‘elite’ universities ‘risks responsiveness of UK research’
By David Matthews. Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says. More...
How student completion rates vary across Europe
By Ellie Bothwell. A comparison of some of the national policies aimed at addressing study success. More...
Why I am sceptical about recording lectures
By Nicholas Morton. Nicholas Morton is trying to make up his mind about lecture capture. More...
Academia is in desperate need of a workplace revolution
By Victoria Bateman. If more women are to benefit from the gender equality that society prizes, it is time for the world of work to change, says Victoria Bateman. More...
Arts education: banished beyond the Debatable Hills?
By Paul Kleiman. The education system has replaced wonder with tick-box excellence, and mystery with an impact case study, says Paul Kleiman. More...
Alan Rusbridger: lifting the lid on Oxford admissions
By Alan Rusbridger. The spotlight turned on the process last week when a report criticised Oxford and Cambridge for their failure to increase the number of state school pupils studying at Oxbridge colleges. I sat in on three stages of the process to see how candidates are shortlisted, interviewed and pooled between colleges. More...
World insight: Chile has made huge higher education strides, but must invest in technology
By Cristián Larroulet. Rather than scrapping fees, universities in the country should invest the money in developing their research, says Cristián Larroulet. More...
HE Green Paper: reforms will benefit the established elite
By Paul Blackmore. Successful reform of higher education to reward good teaching 'may be an impossibility', says Paul Blackmore. More...