US colleges drop fees to poach students from neighbouring states
Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations
Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations
Liberal Democrat education spokesman Don Foster has written to the education secretary David Blunkett urging him not to reappoint Ofsted head Chris Woodhead (above) without proper competition. In the...
President believes that Waseda has already reformed in key ways, helping make its case for support under the country’s excellence initiative
Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative
Once it becomes common knowledge that a UK master’s degree is worthless, the sector will be in trouble, says an anonymous academic
Watchdog also says government should consider legislating to ban custom essay writing services
Weeks into the job, Freddy Boey promises to cut red tape, rethink teaching – and unsparingly weed out underperformers
Prospective students more likely to base decision on prospectuses, institutions’ websites and campus visits, survey suggests
Ministers only want to protect freedom of speech that they agree with, claims former Oxford vice-chancellor
‘Seat scalpers’ and institutions put a price tag on their workspaces, sparking debate about fairness
Ambitions to boost institutional profiles will fail unless academics are motivated, trained and rewarded to take the initiative, says Sheldon Jacobson
Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ‘utilitarian’ course offer while ‘top university’ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader
London-based provider told to remove text from website that implied it could award postgraduate degrees
As world’s most famous archaeologist makes his last big-screen outing, real-life researchers reflect on how the character and his famous hat and whip have influenced their discipline
Former Palatinate editors claim they feared expulsion after intervention by Chris Higgins