By Chris Havergal. Five hundred staff face a choice of relocating to Manchester, Milton Keynes or Nottingham, or leaving. More...
Brian Cox: new freeze in research funding would be ‘dire’ for UK science
By David Matthews. Another freeze in research funding over the next five years would be “dire” for UK science, according to Brian Cox. More...
Gap between education of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada widening
By Ellie Bothwell. Study finds proportion of non-aboriginal people in the country graduating from university is improving at a faster rate. More...
The world’s most innovative universities
By Ellie Bothwell. US tops the inaugural Reuters Top 100 Most Innovative Universities tables, a ranking of institutions that contribute the most to science and technology. More...
Students hold national day of action over axeing of maintenance grants
By Chris Havergal. Student campaigners are to lobby MPs across the country over the government’s plan to scrap maintenance grants. More...
Social sciences and humanities faculties to close in Japan after ministerial decree
By Jack Grove. Many social sciences and humanities faculties in Japan are to close after universities were ordered to “serve areas that better meet society’s needs”. More...
REF inclusion by ethnicity and gender
By David Matthews. British academics with black or Asian ethnicity were less likely to be selected for inclusion in last year’s research excellence framework (REF) than their white colleagues, even when other factors were controlled for, a study has revealed. More...
Graduate outcomes by mission group
By Chris Havergal. Graduates of Russell Group institutions were the least likely to be unemployed three and a half years after leaving university, with just 1.7 per cent falling into this category, figures show. More...
Hitting the buffers
By David Matthews. Post-crisis, UK academics’ pay stays flat. Figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) illustrate how academic pay at UK universities has stalled since the financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent tightening of public sector budgets. More...
THE World University Rankings consulted by one in three international students
By Ellie Bothwell. A third of prospective international applicants to UK universities consult Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings when choosing where to apply. More...