The week in higher education
Scientists investigating the effects of pornography were stumped when they failed to find any 20-year-old men who had not already been exposed to X-rated material. The researchers, at the University...
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Pedagogy a poor second in promotions
Study finds 'hypocritical' sector fails to practise what it preaches. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Peer pressure: review's timing could thrust fees in to the election spotlight
Policy options emerging from the independent review of fees will be consulted on before the likely date of next year's general election, Times Higher Education has learnt.The Independent Review of...
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Embattled board refuses to resign
London Met governors claim damning report isn't based on the evidence. Melanie Newman writes
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REF rivals square off over value of impact proposal
Supporters debate opponents at round table event as consultation nears end. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Deputy leader steps down only seven months after taking up post
Manager who blamed top staff for financial woes leaves Gloucestershire. Melanie Newman writes
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Man wins sex discrimination case in tribunal
A male academic has won a sex discrimination case against the University of Surrey.An employment tribunal said the university had rejected psychologist David Gilbert for a lecturing job because he...
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10 December 2009
Bears, scares and hot air - How fear can trump facts in the climate debate
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Report damns Student Loan Company’s ‘conspicuous failures’
Sir Deian Hopkin’s analysis calls for overhaul of senior management in wake of processing blunders. Melanie Newman reports
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The insecure scholar: Charting the imbalance between reputation and career
A guest lectureship treat can’t compensate for job uncertainties
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Lord Browne begins
Fees and finance panel makes first call for evidence. John Morgan reports
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Opinion: Blood on our hands?
Academic evidence to the Iraq Inquiry points to the Government’s terrible planning, but the hearings’ remit is too narrow to tackle the big questions: the war’s legitimacy, the state’s culpability...
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Cumbria plans to ‘mothball’ historic campus
Protests greet university’s decision to end undergraduate provision at Ambleside. Melanie Newman reports
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Two vice-chancellor appointments announced
York St John and University of London name successors. Melanie Newman reports
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'Why not choose a happier subject?'
Sorcha Gunne and Zoë Brigley Thompson explain that they study rape and its narratives to understand and demythologise a difficult and unpleasant subject. But such is the taboo, it's tough to discuss...