By . The California Institute for Technology has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year. How do other universities compare? The California Institute for Technology (Caltech) has been named the world’s best institution for the fourth consecutive year in the Times Higher Education’s annual league table. More...
By Australian Associated Press, theguardian.com. Eight Australian universities make the Times Higher Education World University top 200, but rankings editor warns deregulation may weaken second-tier institutions. More...
By Kathryn Nave. Classroom technology is changing tomorrow’s world of learning. Trainee teachers should know how to make the most of it. More...
By Ernie Capobianco. Advertising has changed from an industry governed by hunches to one of data-driven precision – and the driver is maths. When you think of an advertising career, you might envision Mad Men’s Don Draper and his agency cohorts brainstorming brilliant ideas for TV commercials and print ads. It’s definitely an image that conjures up anything but numbers, figures and equations. More...
In a new fortnightly series, researcher Glen Wright attempts to prove academia is not entirely full of stuffiness by sharing some amusing oddities. Though we academics are often maligned for our perceived stuffiness, academia is in fact teeming with humour, wit, and general oddness. This blog, which I have every intention of publishing every two weeks (lest it perish), is my attempt to collate some of this oddity for your Friday procrastination and amusement. More...
By Amy Ashenden. A surprise drop in my maintenance loan means I will be unable to pay my rent this year, writes a student blogger. More...
By Abby Young-Powell. Forget university marketing, sixth-form students can use social media to get the unofficial student view. Social media isn't just for photos and status updates – it can also be used to help sixth-formers make an informed decision about where to go to university. More...
By . The Welsh university funding council is “pursuing an agenda” to merge troubled Glyndwr University with Bangor University, an MP has suggested. More...
By . In-year higher education funding is hit after Northern Ireland government protects welfare bill. Universities in Northern Ireland have warned that multimillion pound in-year funding cuts ordered by the Stormont executive could have a serious impact on the sector. More...
By . Fees paid by growing numbers of overseas postgraduates studying in the UK have helped to subsidise additional places for domestic learners. That is among the findings of a new paper by Stephen Machin, professor of economics at University College London, and Richard Murphy, assistant professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin, which analyses correlations between the increases in the numbers of British-born and overseas students in UK higher education institutions. More...
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