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Articles by Rebecca Attwood
A name change - along with the inauguration of a new chancellor this week - is intended to mark the start of a new era for the former Thames Valley University. Rebecca Attwood delves into the University of West London's colourful past and hears of its ambitions for a brighter and more secure future
Young people from poor backgrounds are more likely to see university study as "a means to an end" than to view it as an intrinsically worthwhile experience, a survey suggests.
Access and dropout rates improve but elite still face participation hurdles, writes Rebecca Attwood
Review aims to make examiner system less cosy and more transparent. Rebecca Attwood reports
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for philosophy to be saved at the University of Greenwich.
The University of Greenwich has appointed a new vice-chancellor.
Some pharmacy students are getting less than half as much contact time as their peers at other UK universities, according to new figures.
Academics welcome proposal but warn financial constraints may interfere, writes Rebecca Attwood
The Quality Assurance Agency has launched a full investigation into the impact of course closures on students at the London College of Communication.
The new head of the Student Loans Company is feeling "quietly confident" about the future despite the fiasco that left tens of thousands of undergraduates without funds.
Thousands of students at private colleges are already accessing public student loans, according to data obtained by Times Higher Education.
University disappointed at QAA's judgement of 'limited confidence'. Rebecca Attwood reports
Scientist claims true fulfilment is achievable only through the humanities, writes Rebecca Attwood
Two executives who were separately involved in two of the highest-profile university management disputes in recent years have joined London Metropolitan University.
Breaching ?6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports
Universities that miss their targets on recruiting students from poor backgrounds will not be hit by sanctions, according to detailed guidance from the access watchdog today.
Sir Howard Davies has resigned as director of the London School of Economics, and the school’s governing council has launched an independent inquiry into its relationship with Libya and with Saif Gaddafi.
Government plans to open up degree-awarding powers to organisations that do not teach have been described as "revolutionary".
Southampton site to reveal comprehensive figures on courses and campus. Rebecca Attwood reports
Two experts on higher education law have warned that ministers' latest guidance to the access watchdog treads dangerously closely to interfering in a key area of academic freedom.
The University of Exeter, which is led by Steve Smith, president of Universities UK, plans to set undergraduate tuition fees at ?9,000 a year, the maximum allowed.
To keep prices down, loans will be extended to private-sector students and caps on places will be loosened, but minister wants more time to prepare White Paper
'Share' project diarists divulge how they are losing their weekends to work. Rebecca Attwood reports
