Stark facts exposed about anti-regulation therapist
Campaigners post details online of professor's unconventional methods. Melanie Newman writes
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Plan for students who can't get no satisfaction
Academics in art and design have drawn up a plan to tackle stubbornly low scores for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.As long ago as 2007, Sir Michael Bichard, at that time the...
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Top scholars are kings of 'wishful thinking'
Academics have been accused of taking positions and expressing opinions on "the flimsiest evidence" and sometimes despite "clear evidence to the contrary".In a lecture at City University London, "...
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Morale plunges as London giants target academics
Imperial cuts jobs as UCL sets up committee to prepare ground for layoffs. John Morgan writes
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Hefce reduces carbon targets after protests
University funding chiefs have bowed to pressure to set less ambitious targets for carbon reduction in the sector.Universities face financial penalties if they fail to make significant cuts to their...
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Digital copyright law will be 'burdensome'
Universities say they already police compliance and infringements effectively. Matthew Reisz writes
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Researchers fear that early end to collection loan will hit REF standing
Lancaster must return historical manuscripts five years earlier than expected. John Morgan reports
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Alternative medicine plan is 'waste of money'
Two professors are at loggerheads over the value of a new project to advance the science behind complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), after one claimed that it was dominated by partisan...
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Daytime TV: Shadow lands
From the Enfield Poltergeist to the most haunted pub in England, Gary Day has still to see proof of ghosts
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28 January 2010
Master your universe - Channel the old spirit to power through troubles
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Beware ‘unintended consequences’ of cuts, Welsh Assembly told
Sector warns that funding shifts may damage competitiveness. Hannah Fearn reports
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Independent probe into UCL’s ‘suicide bomber’
Review will examine whether Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was radicalised during his time at Gower Street. John Morgan reports
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The insecure scholar: Experience – just not the right kind
Failure to make the running exposes the problem of having an unconventional background
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Appraisal system will restrict freedom, scholars say
Academics fight proposals to align individuals’ research goals with managers’ objectives. Hannah Fearn reports
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Opinion: From Tottenham to the top
As the gateway to the professions, universities must do all they can, including considering context in admissions, to ensure fair access, says David Lammy