Tim Luckhurst on the BBC-LSE spat over Panorama's penetration of North Korea
Complaining about being kept in the dark on undercover reporting in North Korea is peevish of the LSE, believes Tim Luckhurst
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If university education is a human right, high fees may be legally wrong, argues Geraldine Van Bueren
International law could help opponents of rising tuition costs fight their battle, counsels Geraldine Van Bueren
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Obituary - Katharine Giles
A talented young academic who carried out groundbreaking research into global warming has died.Katharine Giles, who was born on 22 March 1978, held a Natural Environment Research Council scholarship...
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Awards and promotions
University of HelsinkiThomas Wilhelmsson“I need to convince myself that I should not interfere because the chancellor needs to understand that the rector does the day-to-day jobs,” said Thomas...
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THE Scholarly Web - Fear itself
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Grant winners
Leverhulme TrustMajor Research FellowshipsAward winner: Paul HenleyInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £141,361The silent time machine: recovering early ethnographic filmAward winner: Paul...
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Research intelligence - Broadcasting a gender
A BBC project aims to boost numbers of female experts on radio and TV. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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US aims to start young and keep going
Starting higher education in school pays financial and academic dividends, writes Jon Marcus
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Literary theory
When I served as the head of an English department in North West England, I was faced with a number of what may politely be called “challenges”. But one challenge I did not face was figuring out what...
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Accentuate for-profit positives, eliminate negatives
US policymakers should not overlook the positive aspects of for-profit colleges, a study has argued.The report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a right- leaning thinktank based in...
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Joined-up thinking could win visa argument
Australia’s united front offers lessons for the UK, forum hears. David Matthews reports
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News in brief
United StatesHoly trinityA US accreditation body has approved the merger of two faith colleges with a university. The Higher Learning Commission gave the go-ahead for the Assemblies of God...
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Permanent revolution
Research paints picture of permanent revolution in sector since mid-1990s. Jack Grove reports
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Odds and quads
This letter, signed by Charles de Gaulle, was sent to Michael D. Jones, founder of the Welsh colony in Patagonia in the 1860s, and now forms part of the archives at Bangor University devoted to the...
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Union message to LSE: hands off our annex
Union defends LSE’s ‘academic annex’ against management plans for reform. Jack Grove reports