By Carla Kweifio-Okai. Share your suggestions on the titles that development students could benefit from reading as they prepare for their studies. More...
My father took his own life while I was at university
By Lucy Meekley. I was too grief-stricken to go to counselling – I had to find my own route to recovery. More...
Meritocracy is in retreat in 21st-century higher education
By . Once it mattered what class degree you got – now it is which university you attended. And so inequality is entrenched. More...
Chinese universities to poll faculty and students on new policies
By David Matthews. Chinese universities must run opinion polls among faculty and students before issuing major policies, according to the country’s Ministry of Education as part of a raft of directives to make institutions more open. More...
LSBF licence to sponsor overseas students suspended
By John Morgan. The government has suspended the visa sponsor licence of the London School of Business and Finance, part of an umbrella group that now owns the University of Law. More...
Merge fundraising and corporate relations departments, universities told
By Ellie Bothwell. Fundraising consultant says management restructure would increase industry funding to HE. More...
Stellenbosch documentary: minister claims racism ‘rife’ at South African universities
By Chris Havergal. South Africa’s higher education minister has claimed that racism is “rife” at the country’s historically white universities, after a film detailed alleged discrimination against black students. More...
Ulster University to close school of modern languages
By Chris Havergal. Computing, maths and business management in line for ‘rationalisation’ as spending cuts hit institution. More...
University participation rate bounces back but concerns remain
By Chris Havergal. Higher education participation rates have bounced back after dropping sharply following the introduction of £9,000 undergraduate tuition fees, official statistics show. More...
‘Intelligence, not rhetoric’ needed to transform South Africa’s universities
By Chris Havergal. More than 20 years on from the end of apartheid, the pressure for South Africa’s universities to shed their old identities and to embrace transformation is greater than ever. More...