Input, not imperium
In a recent letter (18 July), I suggested that the Robbins report led to a mistake because the number of UK university places was driven by student demand rather than economic need. Paul Temple...
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‘Enemy within’ returns Inglis’ unfriendly fire
Thank you, Fred Inglis, for jolting me out of my false consciousness (“Incinerated by the branding iron”, 18 July). We can all agree that university branding often seems flaky, while managerialism...
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Humanities crisis? Which humanities crisis?
A sense of impending doom is nothing new in higher education, says Alan Ryan
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Paris Intense: The Nabis – from Bonnard to Vallotton
Christoph Bode reflects on a Munich exhibition of artists who rejected representation in favour of an emphasis on materiality
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First things first
“I have every sympathy with the University of Surrey’s desperate attempts to increase the number of its students with top‑class degrees.”That was the supportive response of Dr K. T. Rounding Upwards...
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Megan Crawford, Clare Debenham, David Kennedy, E. Stina Lyon and June Purvis...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights, by John Gerard Ruggie
An exercise in persuasion by an expert in corporate responsibility is a must-read for Aurora Voiculescu
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Why Europe Matters: The Case for the European Union, by John McCormick
Roger Morgan welcomes a book that tackles ignorance, dispels confusion and inspires appreciation about the EU
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Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis, by Nancy Fraser
Gwendolyn Beetham on a collection of essays that remind us that an alternative to global capitalism’s inequality is badly needed
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Contested Spaces: Abortion Clinics, Women’s Shelters and Hospitals, by Lori A. Brown
Annmarie Adams on the architecture of buildings with ‘controversial’ uses
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Student workloads compared and contrasted
Times Higher Education analysis adds to fears about degree comparability
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Austerity threatens Spanish reforms
Can Spain keep reform of its stagnant university system on track in tough times, asks Jack Grove
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Spain grapples with reform of stagnant system
Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?
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Private players clueless about graduate destinations
Findings likely to be of interest to BIS as student loan costs grow
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The week in higher education - 1 August 2013
Medical students are renowned for their antics, but stuffing the remains of a walrus into a coffin would seem extreme even for them. But this could be a possible explanation for the puzzling...