About 190 support-staff jobs are at risk at De Montfort University, prompting warnings that students will shun institutions seen as having “cheap and cheerful” support services.The university has...
A controversial merger between two University of London colleges is to take place after the governing body of the School of Pharmacy approved a plan to become part of University College London from...
London Metropolitan University is to cut nearly 100 administration jobs and close two libraries in the latest blows at the institution.London Met staff yesterday received an email from Paul Bowler,...
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...
Lewis Dartnell considers the theory that complex life on our planet owes its existence to the Moon
Janet Todd discovers a few gems among some fictitious revelations from deceased authors
Paul Scheffer is renowned for his seminal 2000 article "The multicultural drama", which sparked a debate in Dutch politics on immigration and integration. He wrote of a lenient, generous Dutch people...
Whether or not we have ever travelled there, we all "know" the old American South: the South of Gone with the Wind, Show Boat, Uncle Remus and Aunt Jemima. Karen Cox's Dreaming of Dixie shows us how...
Entice gamers to tackle real-world problems? It's not a far-fetched idea to Harold Thimbleby
The humanities have long been the target of criticism for becoming too obscure, theoretical and self-reflective. These attacks seem unfair, although we humanists also know it is our job to change the...
Power is in the administration of everyday things, and nowhere is this epigram of Max Weber more evident than in the impenetrable jungle of international organisations. Frank Vibert's book provides a...
Report finds that a focus on content does not address students' needs. Matthew Reisz writes
Crisis has taught one v-c to prize civic engagement above academic reputation, Hannah Fearn hears
As MBA graduate career prospects recover, the student profile is shifting. Matthew Reisz reports
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Services Research programmeAward winner: Andrew StreetInstitution: University of YorkValue: £129,267Combining routinely collected data and patient...