The QAA quality mark: will the new scheme make the grade?
The Quality Assurance Agency has created a new mark to reassure students and the public about the quality of, and standards in, UK higher education. But will QAA's model work, asks Newell Hampson-Jones?
June 2012
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Branding in higher education - just how feasible is distinctiveness?
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Rising up the rankings: how Exeter moved up the league tables
May 2012
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Comparing universities: which country comes top for higher education?
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Universities must be research active – and that includes vice-chancellors
April 2012
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Oxford's summer school: learning from a decade of access work
Sinead Gallagher shares the challenges and lessons learnt from Oxford University's UNIQ experience
March 2012
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'Science research is not a tap you can turn on and off at will'
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Corporate social responsibility in HE: could universities be doing more?
February 2012
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What are universities doing to improve the HE experience for postgraduates?
Frederika Whitehead finds out more about the ways graduate schools are both attracting students and keeping them happy during their studies
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Hidden geniuses: science researchers who don't get enough credit
By telling the story of Alf Adams – and his discovery of lasers – Stephen Sweeney shows how groundbreaking technology from universities is being taken for granted
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The fight against bogus degrees in higher education
Carolyn Campbell talks to Frederika Whitehead about the biggest challenges in HE regulation
January 2012
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Higher education in 2012: a global perspective
In the last of our predictions series, we ask HE leaders in the US, Australia, India and South Africa to share what trends and issues could have the most impact on the sector
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Universities must compete with the NHS to recruit midwifery educators
Louise Silverton looks at the struggle UK universities are facing to recruit teachers and explores how the sector can compete with the leading employer
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Developing computing degrees: how universities are working with industry
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Engaging undergraduates in research: live chat, Friday 13 January
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Higher education in 2012: leaders in the sector look ahead
Eric Bohms, MD of Electric paper, suggests ways for the sector can create better feedback loops
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Great expectations: the challenge to prove the quality of British HE
Without binding quality assurance, there is a risk that consumer power will lower standards rather not raise them, says Kim Catcheside
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What is the purpose of higher education? Live chat, 16 December
Join us to debate the question: is this the end of knowledge for knowledge's sake? 12pm to 2pm GMT
November 2011
Learning from QAA review: inside the assessments
Academics and assessors talk to Frederika Whitehead about what they've learned during review and the impact the QAA visits have had on teaching quality in higher education
