Turf flaws
While John Furlong may have right on his side in his criticism of some aspects of recent English education policy, he is making the classic mistake of trying to persuade people that the grass is...
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Leader - Another boom bang-a-clanger by watchdog
The gulf between the QAA benchmark on study time and the hours students put in raises questions about its judgement
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On Love: A Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century by Luc Ferry, translated by Andrew Brown
Jane O’Grady on how the rise of love as a central value of modern society is leading us to the brink of second humanism
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QAA grossly overestimates student workloads
Hepi/Which? uncovers huge shortfall in study time
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Human psychology (with emphasis on the human)
Technology augments but cannot supersede intuition, argues Annette Karmiloff-Smith
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My worst student
Somewhere, in a class past or future, your nemesis awaits. John Kaag on the existential terror of a pedagogical puzzle
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Southampton shows teeth and watchdog backs down
Russell Group member successfully appeals against full QAA review
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AstraZeneca’s move will increase North-South divide
Research facility clusters mean the benefits are too localised, say Henry Overman and Christian Helmers
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Appointments - 16 May 2013
Durham UniversityTed SchreckerThe new professor of global health policy at Durham University said he felt “sheer delight” when offered the post. Ted Schrecker, associate professor in the department...
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H. Paul Friesema, 1936-2013
A leading environmental researcher and campaigner has died
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16 May 2013
Jeepers creepers - How to cope with that once-in-a-lifetime worst student.
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Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet by Finn Brunton
Unsolicited emails can be a costly nuisance, says John Gilbey
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UK 'fly in, fly out' scholars fail to take off in China
Students dissatisfied with contact hours, QAA overseas provision review shows. Jack Grove writes
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Laurence Coupe, Sandra Leaton Gray, June Purvis, Sara Read and Peter J. Smith...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Disconnect the narcissistic network
The humanities classroom offers reflection of a healthier sort, says Robert Zaretsky