'Transnational' education isn't dying, but it is changing. Jon Marcus reports on Western institutions' moves to mitigate the risks of foreign outposts, thanks to a little help from their hosts
A university that has been on the funding council’s “at risk” list for 12 years – longer than any other in England – has been removed from the register.
A Turner Prize-winning artist has criticised a decision by a university art school to concentrate more on digital-based courses in a restructure that threatens around a dozen jobs.
A professor of English studies at the University of Strathclyde has been named as the new director of research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Universities in the UK should be wary of any attempts by the European Commission to take greater control of higher education policy as it could present a threat to institutional autonomy, a vice-chancellor has told a House of Lords committee.
The University of Leeds International Textiles Archive includes embroidery, fibres, stencils and pattern books, slides of processing equipment and stunning fabrics from places as far afield as Indonesia and Italy.
A risk-based approach to quality assurance could lead to more rather than less red tape for universities because the government's reforms are likely to put pressure on standards.
Nationally agreed criteria for the appointment of external examiners are to be introduced, along with a greater role for students in scrutinising the system.
Any attempt to legislate to make it easier for private companies to take over universities could be challenged by one of the government's own watchdogs, it has emerged.
Teaching in universities that are usually ranked towards the bottom of higher education league tables is more consistently of a high standard than instruction at institutions towards the top of the rankings, a study has suggested.
The vice-chancellor of an Australian university is to step down along with his deputy over “irregularities” that helped a close relative to secure a place at the institution.
The Astronomer Royal has called for a system of scientific research funding which puts far less stress on “improving efficiency in the ‘office management’ sense” and sets out to “maximize the chance of landmark achievements”.
Universities that do not demonstrate “extensive school involvement” in their initial teacher training provision may cease to be able to offer such courses.
A total of 27 universities and colleges have applied to lower their tuition fees in 2012-13 so they can compete for some of the 20,000 cut-price places being created by the government.
A substantial collection of material relating to New Jersey-born rock legend Bruce Springsteen has been acquired by Monmouth University in West Long Branch, US.
The gap between the salaries of workers with postgraduate degrees and those holding only undergraduate degrees has grown significantly, a study has shown.
Applicants for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grants will have to identify the national importance of their research for up to 50 years in the future.
Observers have welcomed the news that women will be permitted to submit one fewer output to the 2014 research excellence framework for each period of pregnancy they have during the census period.
Universities wishing to improve the "student experience" have been warned they are placing too much emphasis on satisfaction scores despite their limited usefulness.
