Nearly one in 10 female students who responded to a study of sexual violence in higher education said they had been raped. How did it get to this. More...
28 mars 2018
28 mars 2018
Universities threaten to punish striking staff over cancelled lectures
Staff told they could be docked pay as unions warn the stance could prolong strike action. More...
28 mars 2018
Letters: universities are cathedrals of public relations not learning
Most of our highly paid deans and pro-vice-chancellors have not conducted an undergraduate tutorial in years, and many more highly paid staff neither teach students nor carry out academic research. Deans, heads of department and promotion committees were elected, but now they are appointed from above. More...
28 mars 2018
The university pension strike will only end when we’re listened to
Staff walk out on Monday for at least four days. With exams looming, time is running out to resolve this dispute. More...
28 mars 2018
Brexit brain drain: elite universities say they are losing future research stars
Many top European academics working in Britain arrived as young PhD students. Now universities fear discoveries and research are at risk because of a drop in applications from bright EU PhD candidates. More...
28 mars 2018
UK universities stronger in arts than sciences, rankings suggest
The 2018 QS world university rankings, published on 28 February, show that the UK is home to the world’s leading universities in 10 subjects – two more than last year. UK universities make up a third of the world’s top three positions, but these are concentrated in the arts and humanities. More...
28 mars 2018
World university subject rankings: the UK is back on top
Ten of the 48 subject tables are led by UK institutions. No UK institution that held a world-leading status in 2017 has been overtaken by an international competitor. The University of Oxford has retained its number one status for four subjects. The University of Cambridge has taken the top spot for anthropology from Harvard. The UCL Institute of Education remains unrivalled in its field. More...
28 mars 2018
Baby boomers had it tough: even sex was scarce
Most of us grew up without central heating; icy bathrooms, phoning from the only phone in a freezing hall, doing homework next to a single-bar electric fire. Holiday accommodation – rarely, if ever, abroad – consisted of youth hostels or tents. Car ownership tended to be limited to enthusiasts with car maintenance skills. More...
28 mars 2018
Politicised students are a nightmare for the government – any attempt to neutralise them is doomed
Tuition fees were meant to pit teachers and learners against each other. Instead, they have bound them together in solidarity. More...
28 mars 2018
University staff pension dispute moves to Acas
The pensions dispute between universities and their staff moved closer to resolution on Tuesday after four days of strike action. Following a two-hour meeting in London, the two sides announced a joint attempt at arbitration through the industrial conciliation service Acas. More...
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