Sheffield’s lifelong learning under threat, say students
Mature students decry plans to cut Institute for Lifelong Learning courses and move some provision to faculties
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£9K fees: now it’s exceptional not to charge them
Willetts’ prediction that market forces would keep fees down have been proved false
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Union clash looms as employers’ pension plans revealed
Employers propose scrapping final salary scheme to cut USS deficit
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Government recognises growth is already in the university mission
Greg Clark’s portfolio will benefit institutions by recognising the vital role they play in local communities, Lord Heseltine argues
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Research council head warns against pegging back science funding
A flat-cash settlement for research in the next spending review could cause a “slowly gathering storm” to hit the sector, a group of peers has heard.
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Ethnic minority applicants to university ‘less likely to receive offers’
Discrepancy exists even allowing for academic record or social background
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Lancaster University voted top for halls of residence
Lancaster has been voted by students as having the best university halls of residence in the country
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Student loan system ‘needs urgent review’, say MPs
BIS committee also criticises plans to sell loan book
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Graduate vacancies and salaries rise
UK employers are reporting an increase in the number of graduate vacancies this year
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US universities must ‘acknowledge mistakes’ on handling sexual assault cases
By Jake New, for Inside Higher Ed
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Cable ‘scraps’ sale of student loans
Vince Cable has reportedly announced plans to scrap a planned sale of student loans, raising questions over the uncapping of student numbers
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Young scientists worried by rising cost of study
Young people visiting London for an international science forum have aired concerns about the cost of a university education in the UK
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Gender segregation on campus "unlawful"
New guidance for universities and student societies stating gender segregation is “unlawful” contradicts advice provided by Universities UK.
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New Imperial College president reveals pay
The new American president of Imperial College London has chosen to disclose her £421,000 pay package before she even starts in the job.
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British Academy announces 42 new fellows
More than 40 academics have been newly elected as fellows of the British Academy