Tower of Babel shock
In an exclusive interview, the architect of the Tower of Babel has cast doubt on the recent claim by David Willetts, the universities and science minister, that by the year 2050 people will no longer...
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Stark disparity in paternity pay, says UCU
Packages vary widely with 10 universities offering new fathers only two weeks’ statutory pay
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Pathway providers hope for US bonanza
For-profit firms eye tie-ups with regional institutions ‘desperate’ to boost international intake
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Marking? It’ll be done in just a tick
Lecturer Emma Rees has 65 essays to mark. But first, Iced Gems, tea, more tea…
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Opinion: Peter Hennessy on a rich seam of history
Mining memories on the anniversary of the South Wales Miners’ Library
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Asia: Does university R&D really create economic growth?
Unesco report suggests that institutions’ research ‘does not yield large financial payoffs’
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Spotting good teaching is not a guessing game
It is possible to measure the quality of university teaching in a useful way, argues Graham Gibbs
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London Met 'plague' email was only 'banter'
No victimisation, tribunal rules, in Unison official’s case against the university
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Tables arrangements may be a distraction
Focus on league tables could shift Middle Eastern universities from honourable priorities, argues Cesar Wazen
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NUS to hold day of action on disability cuts
The National Union of Students is to hold a national day of action on June 6 against plans to cut support for students with disabilities
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Willetts welcomes increase in student complaints
FoI request by BBC suggests 10 per cent spike in complaints to universities
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Oxford academics call for fossil fuel divestment
Around 60 University of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies.
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What do you eat for breakfast?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tales from the Crypt: LSE guerrilla lecture lives again
Lord Giddens joins nine students and a fox in teaching experiment
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Race equality plan signs up universities
Thirty universities have joined the national trial of a new race equality initiative.