Glyndwr and Bangor being ‘lined up for merger’, says MP
The Welsh university funding council is “pursuing an agenda” to merge troubled Glyndwr University with Bangor University, an MP has suggested.
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Scottish panel looks to future in wake of referendum
An expert panel has been formed to secure the future of research and innovation at Scottish universities in the wake of the independence referendum
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Chicago suspends Confucius Institute negotiations
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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THE World Academic Summit 2015 to take place in Melbourne
The 2015 Times Higher Education World Academic Summit will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne, it was announced today
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Pension plans would cost staff ‘tens of thousands’, says union
University staff would see “tens of thousands of pounds a year wiped off their pensions” if Universities UK plans for change are introduced.
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Open access threat receding, suggests briefing
Analysts’ report points to ‘little or no damage’ inflicted on publishers
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Science and construction fuel graduate employment surge
The revival of the science and construction industries has helped drive the biggest drop in UK graduate unemployment for 15 years, says new research.
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THE podcast: Ben Brabon Mooc interview
Download the podcastBen Brabon, academic courses manager for the School of Arts and Humanities at Nottingham Trent University, was responsible for the first for-credit massive open online course in...
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Nature Communications goes fully open access
The decision to make the prestigious journal Nature Communications fully open access amounts to a “flag in the ground” on the issue
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Success rate for women on Royal Society fellowship tumbles
A research funder has seen success rates for women applying to one of its fellowships plummet by more than 30 per cent since 2010
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THE podcast: 25 September - 1 October 2014 issue review
Download the podcastConcerns about the University of Central Lancashire’s Cyprus campus, the Labour party conference, the Times Higher Education books section, and reaction to the Scottish...
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Your time is up
Discussion about enforced retirement for older academics to make way for younger colleagues was hotly debated over the internet
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Making the ancient seem modern
Scholars strive to find explanations that clarify without stereotyping
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Grant winners
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Technology Assessment ProgrammeAward winner: Nadine FosterInstitution: Keele UniversityValue: £1,179,586Stratified care for patients with sciatica and...