Maths key to lack of women studying economics, says study
The small number of women taking maths at A level may explain why only about a quarter of economics students are female, a new study says.
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Durham to run criminology classes in prisons
Students will join prisoners in what the institution says is a European first
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Scottish government switches student support spending to loans
Amount spent on bursaries and grants cut by almost £40 million last year
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University Alliance names new chief executive
Whitehall civil servant Maddalaine Ansell has been named as the next University Alliance chief executive
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QAA clears Anglia Ruskin after ‘dumbing down’ complaint
Former employee made claims about standards on electronics course
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11 new #HEwords for academics that should be in the dictionary
We asked our Twitter followers to suggest words from the world of higher education that should exist, but don’t. They didn’t disappoint…
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Harvard president under pressure over corporate post
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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THE books podcast: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein interview
Download the podcastAcclaimed novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein in conversation with Times Higher Education books editor Karen Shook.Goldstein’s much-lauded novels include The Late...
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University lecturers to boycott marking over pensions row
Staff at older universities will begin a marking boycott next week in a row over pension changes
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Artists shouldn't be ‘colonised’ for impact, scholar says
The pressure for academics to deliver “public engagement” should not lead to them “colonising the creative arts”
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Blog: Battle for the Warburg
With a court judgment imminent, Chris Cobb reflects on the legal tussle over the future of the institute
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Teacher training review: Ucet highlights importance of academic route
Student teachers must still have the option of taking an academic qualification alongside their classroom training
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Thomas Docherty ‘deeply moved’ by support
Thomas Docherty, the University of Warwick professor suspended in January, has thanked his supporters after allegations against him were dismissed
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Next government must ‘prioritise’ new HE law, says Hefce
Higher education legislation should be a priority for the new government after 2015, according to England’s funding council.
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‘Cheap, pathetic gestures’ on immigration harming HE
A business leader has said he is “appalled” to see universities end up as “victims of political point-scoring” and a “meaningless” migration target