Government recognises growth is already in the university mission
Greg Clark’s portfolio will benefit institutions by recognising the vital role they play in local communities, Lord Heseltine argues
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super-scholar
Scholarly superheroes and campus life often feature in comics, but do they capture the real-life dramas of academia?
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Countdown to the Scottish referendum: ensure a global outlook is continued
Ferdinand von Prondzynski on the importance of the international nature of Scotland’s academy, no matter how the vote goes
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Thomas Docherty to face insubordination charge in tribunal
September proceedings set for suspended University of Warwick academic who is accused of undermining department head
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Time in Powers of Ten: Natural Phenomena and their Timescales, by Gerard ’t Hooft and Stefan Vandoren
Considering different timescales is a fun way to digest serious science, finds Graham Farmelo
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Sheffield’s lifelong learning under threat, say students
Mature students decry plans to cut Institute for Lifelong Learning courses and move some provision to faculties
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Veto of student loan sale raises fears of unfunded expansion
BIS budget may have to bear extra burden, some worry
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Philanthropy must come without ideological strings
Some donors try to steer Israel studies to political ends, but gifts must fund impartial enquiry, says Charles Keidan
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The week in higher education - 24 July 2014
A senior Aids researcher killed aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has been praised for his “tireless efforts towards defeating the disease”, the Independent on Sunday reported on 19 July. Joep...
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Grant application success rates dip
Four research councils report lower success rates for curiosity-driven funding
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Seeing the big picture
David Roberts suggests that using full-slide images with minimal text can fully exploit students’ learning potential (“Target visualisation”, Opinion, 17 July). This is as big an error as the one...
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MBA student fees fund management research
The most expensive degrees in the world are said to be subsidising scholarship
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Economist ‘gobsmacked’ by Australia’s uncapping of fees
Architect of Australia’s HECS says change will leave universities free to raise charges far above the cost of teaching students
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The fightback against sexism on campus
Sally Feldman on efforts to counter negative attitudes towards women on and offline