Cutbacks in research funding may cost the British economy dearly
The UK's first-class knowledge economy will be consigned to second-class status if the axe is wielded too savagely, Steve Smith warns
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Daytime TV: The history boys
The Norman Conquest and the Domesday Book offer great sparring material, says Gary Day
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19 August 2010
www.notthatimpressed.ac.uk - University websites fail to click with prospective undergraduates
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‘I just wanted my bagel’: an academic stickler bites back
A New York professor has become a hero to all those who are sensitive about the use and abuse of English after taking Starbucks to task over its “invented language”.
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Something for everyone
National university league tables are aimed at student consumers, but the revamped THE World University Rankings have a broader constituency: the global academy in all its variety. Phil Baty reports
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Satisfaction levels rise, but sector warns that improvements cost money
Satisfaction levels among students in England have risen slightly this year, according to the results of the National Student Survey.The findings, published today, show that overall satisfaction has...
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At the environment’s service
Attention all sixth-formers: worried about securing a university place? How about a period of volunteering during which you can learn new skills, help the community and gain a financial fillip before...
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Harvard retains top spot in US rankings
Harvard University has topped its second university ranking in a week, taking the top spot in a national ranking of US universities in addition to its pole position in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s...
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Private provider answers universities minister’s call
Kaplan, the for-profit higher education provider, is to offer tuition for external University of London degrees in a direct echo of a model for widening participation suggested by universities and...
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Dutch university aims to lure British students who lose out on UK places
A university in the Netherlands is hoping to attract some of the thousands of British students that may fail to gain a place after the A-level results are announced this week.Maastricht University is...
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Library investment benefits bottom line, survey states
Researchers believe they have found a correlation between investment in university library collections and levels of grant income. A 16-month study, led by Carol Tenopir, director of the Center for...
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US universities still the best, Chinese league table suggests
The US has retained its dominance in the annual world university ranking compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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Great escapes
Breaking out of the academy may seem daunting, but scholars' skills transfer to many other jobs. Matthew Reisz talks to four who made it to the other side. But then there is the final move out of the...
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Poetics of fact
Literary journalism and the best book reviews both value the subjective but tie it to hard facts. Susan Greenberg describes how truth can be as creative as fiction, while Christopher Phelps offers 10...
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So clichéd
Mary Evans laments the growing use of 'university-speak' in the academy - otherwise known as a part of the 'knowledge economy'