Universities must struggle to hit the ABB moving target
This year’s small deflation of A-level results still has a big impact on the sector, says Ucas head
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Strong enrolment brings call to boost sector pay deals
Dip into surplus to improve below-inflation 1% offer, union tells sector
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Obamarank: US academy up in arms over president’s plans
Critics turn on proposal to ‘shame’ sector into cutting costs
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Note to paper’s co-author sparks investigation
Organometallics and University of Western Australia are reviewing article containing instruction to ‘make up’ data
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The real purpose of the First World War centenary celebrations
Commemoration of the 1914-18 war should involve critical reflection rather than arouse an inarticulate glow of national pride
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EC study finds low citation gains for gold open access
Advantages to making research freely available are still limited when publication is via gold journals
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To write better, cut the clutter
Too many adjectives and adverbs spoil academic broth, scholar argues
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Inside a cooperative university
We report from Spain on the University of Mondragon, which is fighting to preserve its teaching mission, industry-focused research and mutual governance model
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Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert, by John Drury
Hugh Adlington gains a greater appreciation of one of England’s greatest devotional poets
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Rural is off the rankings radar
League tables should recognise the work of community-focused institutions in the developing world, argues Mukti Mishra
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‘Publish or perish’ blamed for extreme results
Methodological controversy and a “publish or perish” culture explain why papers from US behavioural studies are more likely to exaggerate findings.
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'Mooc' makes Oxford online dictionary
The acronym Mooc has made the Oxford Dictionaries Online – a web-based lexicon of current English by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Zero-hours probe launched by Scottish union
A Scottish lecturer’s union has launched an investigation into the use of zero-hours contracts by universities and colleges in Scotland
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Buckingham launches independent medical school
The first UK undergraduate medical degree to be offered by a private university has been launched, and will begin teaching from January 2015
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Ivy League's huge debts revealed
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed