By. Scientific and university bodies have reacted warily to the proposed introduction of student loans for doctoral students. More...
13 juin 2015
13 juin 2015
Transnational students ‘more likely to progress to postgraduate courses’
By . A combination of short undergraduate courses and master’s programmes may be attractive to overseas students, Hefce says. More...
13 juin 2015
Academics get pen pals to spread word on research
By . The hope is that the exchange of letters will help researchers to understand what the general public thinks of their work, and will help the public to engage with the latest thinking at the university. More...
13 juin 2015
Science inspired by fiction
By . A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge. More...
13 juin 2015
How universities played their part in revolutions
By . A conference will explore the role of “Universities in Revolution and State Formation” all the way from 19th-century Sicily to the Arab Spring.
The conference, which takes place at UCD on 5-6 June, is designed to form part of a wider programme looking at “how universities function as instruments of cultural, social and political change” and the role of both radicalism and conservatism – among staff as well as students – in this. More...
13 juin 2015
Author Azar Nafisi tells students to toughen up
By . A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should “go back to the womb” if they can’t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with. More...
13 juin 2015
QAA chief: do not ignore support for peer review
By . The UK’s “internationally admired system of peer review” should remain part of any future higher education quality assurance system, the head of the sector’s standards watchdog has said. More...
13 juin 2015
QAA reviews ‘could be abolished’
By . Institutional reviews by the Quality Assurance Agency could become a thing of the past in favour of more robust internal monitoring by universities themselves, a draft policy paper suggests. More...
13 juin 2015
Universities in firing line as BIS faces almost half a billion in new cuts
By . The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the government department covering higher education will have its budget for this year cut by a further £450 million. More...
13 juin 2015
Offa launches review of bursary impact
By . The Office for Fair Access is to review how much poorer students benefit from financial support while at university. More...
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