Health regulators risk ‘sleepwalking’ into a repeat of drug trial disaster
Overhaul of NHS regulation may fail to prevent another Northwick Park incident
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Plymouth University's vice-chancellor returns after suspension
Wendy Purcell ‘will have to regain confidence of staff’ at the university
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Can post-publication peer review endure?
The process may mean greater scrutiny but is it legally viable?
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UCU accepts end to final salary scheme but row over alternative rumbles on
Tensions remain high as marking boycott over pensions reform continues
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Boycott broken – shock allegation
Shouts of “scab” and “blackleg” greeted one of our senior academics when he arrived on campus this morning.According to informed sources, Professor Lapping of our Department of Media and Cultural...
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Mass movements in higher education
Alan Ryan on the parallels between Moocs and the early days of The Open University
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The future of women-only universities
Jon Marcus examines the decline of all-female institutions in the West and their rising popularity in the developing world
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The academic ‘further achievers’ who live to work
University leaders must lead the debate on realistic workloads, says Doris Ruth Eikhof
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Economics degree course drops 21% in National Student Survey
Manchester students criticise ‘flagship’ programme’s lack of alternative perspectives
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Tips on looking after your mental health as a PhD student
Learn to recognise and respond to signs of depression and stress. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Grant winners - 13 November 2014
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilScience in Culture Innovation AwardsAward winner: Charlotte SleighInstitution: University of KentValue: £63,932Metamorphoses: gaming art and science with OvidAward...
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13 November 2014
Different beasts - Comparing degree standards in an age of mass higher education
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‘Lost Gospel’ scholars claim manuscript reveals 'a married Jesus'
A new book claims to ‘fill in the 30-year gap in Jesus’ resumé’
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Sheffield academic asks for docked pay to go to students
A University of Sheffield academic has called on the institution to give students the pay docked from his salary for being part of a marking boycott
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Third of graduate internships unpaid, figures suggest
Nearly a third of university graduates who are employed as interns receive no pay, a new report says