By Chris Havergal. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and physicist Brian Cox highlighted as positive role models. More...
Businesses 'forced to provide basic skills training for graduates'
By Chris Havergal. More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support. More...
Introduce ‘kitemark’ for data analytics courses, says UUK
By Chris Havergal. Report calls for desired graduate skill set in the field to be ‘clearly set out’. More...
Break down barriers between universities and industry, says report
By John Elmes. Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny. More...
US universities slow to respond to prospective international students
By Ellie Bothwell. US and Canada ranked below four other regions for communicating effectively with prospective international students. More...
Top Canadian scientist leaving country for UK over ‘worrisome’ research cuts
By Ellie Bothwell. Robert Brownstone will take up the role of chair of neurosurgery at University College London. More...
BTEC students ‘less likely to gain top degrees’, suggests study
By Times Higher Education Staff. HEA-commissioned report says those with vocational background may need more support, but also warns against seeing such qualifications as inferior. More...
US faculty unions under threat
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could in effect make union membership dues optional for public employees. More...
UCU and Unite members reject pay offer
By Jack Grove. Two unions reject 1 per cent offer, but Unison and GMB get behind it. More...